I spent a night in one of the empty apartments in Malaysia's $100 billion ghost town, and I can see why very few people want to live there

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a block of apartments in forest city
The author stayed in one of the condominiums in Forest City, a development that cost $100 billion to build.

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Malaysia's $100 billion ghost town really wants to draw in tourists. It's not working.

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man on a motorcycle driving in forest city
Forest City in southern Johor is one of the most infamous developments in Malaysian history.

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AirAsia's CEO says he doesn't regret posting his shirtless photo on LinkedIn as he got a lot of publicity from it

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AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said he doesn't regret posting the shirtless photo that went viral on LinkedIn.

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Malaysian authorities say they plan to start searching for the missing MH370 plane again, 10 years after it disappeared

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mural representing the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at an alley in Shah Alam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has been missing for some 10 years.

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Malaysia's new king has a $5.7B family fortune. Here's how he spends his money.

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King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar
The king of Malaysia, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar.

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Malaysia's new king is a billionaire with a collection of 300 luxury cars, his own private army, and family ties to Hitler

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King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar
King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar during a welcoming ceremony at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur.

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Airbnb gave a millennial couple $100,000 to build a wacky house in Malaysia. So they did.

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The house is covered in thatch to mimic the outer husk of a coconut.
A floating coconut home in Tanjong Rhu in Langkawi, Malaysia.

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Malaysia bans Swatch's pride watches as the nation cracks down on LGBTQ+ community.

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The Swatch pride collection includes six watches representing six colors of the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple
Malaysia is banning the sale and possession of all pride-themed Swatch products and packaging.

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12 cities around the world where you can live cheaply, from $300-a-month rents to $1 cappuccinos

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An aerial view of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

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Prison was 'brutal and distressing' says ex-Goldman Sachs banker who was locked up in Malaysia over the 1MDB scandal

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Roger Ng, a former banker for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., departs from federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S. on Friday, April 8, 2022.
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