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Malaysia’s $100BN Smart Island City

Architecture, Cities, Videos, World

In an effort to further boost its economy and leverage its unique position on the doorstep of Singapore, Malaysia are raising four artificial islands from the waters of the Johor Strait and constructing a USD $100BN smart city from scratch.

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