The 'ghost city' narrative about Forest City is frozen in 2019. The situation in 2026 — a 0% family office tax zone, 35 million digital nomads looking for a base, and Singapore running out of space next door — is a different story entirely.
The US tariff question is no longer theoretical for manufacturers in Taiwan and Japan. Johor — with a 5% corporate tax rate, Singapore next door, and RM 102 billion in 2025 investments — is where the supply chain answer is being built.
The online debate about RTS Link fares is treating the opening price as the permanent price. The history of every major transit system suggests it is not — and the case for why Johor commuters should expect better is stronger than the critics realise.
Microsoft, Oracle, ByteDance, and NVIDIA chose Johor over every other Southeast Asian alternative. The reason is physics, not policy — and it has implications that go far beyond data centres.
Expo Visit Johor 2026 is Johor State's officially designated flagship event for Visit Johor Year 2026, combining the World Chefs Championship with a cross-border trade expo from May 21–23 at Persada Johor International Convention Centre.
While the world debated Southeast Asia's next hub, Johor quietly assembled every asset Dubai spent decades building — and added the one thing Dubai will never have.