CNA938 Rewind - A ghost town – What will it take to revive Forest City?
Forest City – once billed as a living paradise – now holds the reputation as Malaysia's ghost town. Plans are underway to transform the project in Johor, and current developments could work in its favour. Will they be enough? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speaks with Samuel Tan, CEO, Olive Tree Property Consultants, to find out more.
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