By Malaysiakini
In this three-part series Malaysiakini considers the relationship between land reclamation and the increasing wealth of the Johor royals. We begin with the astounding rate of development in Johor’s Iskandar Malaysia region and how Forest City has stood out. We move on to look at two other similar projects are also in the pipeline. In the third part we look at the fact that given all the reclamation activities, sand is an increasingly hot commodity. And finally, we ask ourselves who Daing A Malek is and consider his relation ship to the Johor royals and all their projects.
Issues
#1
The astounding rate of development in Johor's Iskandar Malaysia region has proven difficult for any layman to keep up with, but among the myriad of projects, Forest City has stood out.
#2
Amid growing concerns over Forest City, an ambitious project to raise an island almost half the size of Putrajaya out of the Johor Straits, two more similar projects are also in the pipeline.
#3
SPECIAL REPORT With more than 3,000 hectares of area undergoing reclamation in southern Johor and thousands more hectares in the pipeline, sand is an increasingly hot commodity.
#4
Over the last four days, Malaysiakini has looked at three major reclamation projects in southern Johor with a combined area that will be almost the size of Putrajaya.
