News about Forest City

JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 8): A solution is quickly needed to resolve the issue of foreigners purchasing residential properties at the Forest City mega project (pictured) in Gelang Patah, said the Johor state government.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad jibed at Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian, saying he would support the latter if he wanted to allow foreigners to reside in Forest City while locals  lived in wooden houses.

PETALING JAYA (September 6): The government is looking into the feasibility of reducing the percentage of foreign ownership in Johor's Forest City project, said Housing And Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): Putrajaya may review policies on foreign property purchases as it investigates the ownership of properties by non-Malaysians in the RM410 billion-Forest City in Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): After the negative limelight over the US$100 billion Forest City mega project in Johor, the state government will now come up with clearer guidelines on residential development, especially involving the issue of gazetted international land.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 5): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has confirmed that Chinese nationals may purchase residential units at Forest City, but visas will not be issued to them.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): Two mega projects are in the local news, lately.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): The recent statement made by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad concerning foreign buyers in the Forest City (pictured) mega project in Johor has cast the limelight on home purchasers from the Middle Kingdom.

ISKANDAR PUTERI (September 3): The Johor state government has proposed to reserve 30% of properties in the Forest City project for Malaysians, amid concerns of mainland Chinese immigrating to the state, reported the Malay Mail.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 2): Putrajaya will come up with more explicit guidelines related to foreign purchases of properties into the RM410 billion-Forest City in Johor to help investors avoid making risky decisions, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.