Forest City

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Rooting out the scam scourge in South-east Asia

2026-08-28T07:30:00.000Z
From Labuan to the purpose-built Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has deployed special rules, incentives and infrastructure to attract global financial activity.
THE FINANCIAL HUB RACE

Malaysia’s strongest card in multi-hub push could be Islamic finance

2026-08-26T23:00:00.000Z
This may offer a lifeline to Forest City, the man-made island that has struggled to live up to its billing as a futuristic new metropolis.

Crypto boss eyes second act for Malaysia’s US$100 billion Forest City

2026-08-12T07:08:42.000Z
Network School has faced allegations that it included participants from Israel, which does not have diplomatic relations with Malaysia.

Malaysia revokes licence of Network School in Forest City

2026-07-21T12:51:11.000Z
Network School opened in 2024 as a private residential community in Johor’s Forest City.

Network School: Malaysia’s Forest City controversy explained

2026-07-17T10:31:19.000Z
Forest City’s pitch is not to displace Singapore, but to offer a lower-cost complementary base across the Causeway.

Malaysia’s Forest City family office push gains traction, but ecosystem gaps remain

2026-06-25T05:23:20.000Z
Questions remain over whether a handful of family offices can generate enough economic activity to revitalise the Forest City mega development.

From ghost town to potential wealth magnet: 6 family offices get green light to operate in Forest City

2025-12-16T23:00:00.000Z
Network School's Balaji Srinivasan, is doubling down on his bet that the world is ripe for his brand of nation-state disruption, and is making Forest City a testing ground for plans to roll out the movement globally.

Techno-utopia rises in Malaysia’s US$100 billion Forest City debacle

2025-08-31T11:15:13.000Z
The 2,000 hectare Forest City township is located off Singapore's western coast and is about four times the size of Sentosa.

Malaysia mulls over plans for casino in Forest City as part of Johor-S’pore Special Economic Zone: sources

2025-02-26T03:04:48.000Z
The incentives come at a time when Malaysia and Singapore are close to finalising an agreement over a proposed Special Economic Zone to be set up in Johor.

Malaysia offers zero tax for family offices in US$100 billion Forest City development

2025-02-26T02:38:25.000Z