Why Did $10 Billion Melaka Gateway Mega Project Fail?

[@ivangim1]

Once upon a time, there was a grand plan to build Desaru International Resort in Johor. It flopped. Then, Melaka Gateway. It flopped. Heard of Forest City in JB? What's the common thread in all 3 wobbly mega projects? Think!

[@tokasync5665]

Those projects were approved by Najib and PH attacked him day & night which led to project delays & cancellations. Now it is PH time to show they are better than Najib or they are here to kencing sahaja.

[@equalrights9091]

Malays muslims that are corrupted.

[@HenryDrake-h5m]

All Chinese projects 😊

[@SharifMusleh-s1x]

All flip flop

[@windydragon6522]

@@tokasync5665 More like Tun M pulled the handbrakes on all these?

[@leecheelek]

That's the problem with Malaysian politicians. Grand ambitious projects when in Power as a symbol to denote their Leadership success and line the pockets of cronies at the same time as payback. In the end, everything flops because thr ROI is just not feasible after the juice is already drained away upfront and hoping for financing from new investors/blind fools to complete the project. That's the way most projects get done as no one wants to work anymore and all wants Quick monies.

[@hylimm]

Malaysian politicians only good at awarding contracts to get a cut for themselves

[@gavinlew8273]

Every politician does that...the world doesn't need politicians.

[@mohdzubaidibinothman2096]

You used incorrect footage in the video, which may have led to a misunderstanding. The scenes of a monk and army demonstration were not in Malaysia.

[@TheTeaParty320]

I’m so proud of our Portuguese community. You guys are all heroes.

[@Kangayam_]

🤣

[@Muhammad-c3v7q]

Wow. Communist

[@miketan4803]

Port Klang already exists, so why not just enlarge / enhance that? how will port klag fare? did they do feasibility study? how do they plan to pull 60% of Port of Singapore business? Especially since a lot had to do w/ the oil refining business based in Singapore. Has the cruise business bounced back yet?

[@stevenkwan5589]

All down to corruption btw China and Malaysia garmen. They dun bother Port Klang since new development can give them big corruption money. Building an artificial land as port handling cargo vessel is a BIG DREAM ! How do stabilise a land stand alone within a few year ??? Sure crumble to pieces and talking only eco system problems.

[@sunnychew905]

its not about financial feasibility, suspect it's more on money going into somebody's pockets 😂😂

[@izzatfauzimustafa6535]

It's called "vanity project" a.k.a. "i need to showcase that my leek is longer than others" project aimed for political mileages for certain types of people.

[@casab654]

Bro.. port klang / port Penang / pasir gudang water seabed too shallow for their Warship to park la … so they buy & built la… those CCP claim later submarine need to guard the straight melaka .

[@muzammilm.nurdin3349]

Too ghetto

[@penukulbesi4006]

Malacca has a very low population, projects like this already exist in Johor and Penang and Malacca is not attractive to foreign investors

[@amazman977]

Malaysians are good at resting under coconut trees in hot weather... Build more coconut trees projects will be good...

[@HenryDrake-h5m]

I think you are confusing with Sri Lankans and Indians. Malaysians are not into that practice for decades

[@Kangayam_]

⁠@@HenryDrake-h5mhaha don’t digress, take your personal baseless grudge elsewhere 😂The world knows about the funny relationship between local chinamen and malays in Malaysia 😂

[@supertuesday600]

Many corrupted people. Big projects are rarely accomplished.

[@HenryDrake-h5m]

@@Kangayam_ What if ever has that got anything to do with this topic? Either you have some relevant comments or send your thoughts to some Indian channels. This is not a platform for unsubstantiated views. Btw I don't really care what happens between Malays and Chinese in Malaysia, as I'm not Malaysian. All I know is the races in Malaysia are far more united compared to the various religions in India under Modi.

[@keebianchan1687]

Mat Jenin

[@tanpengjoo7205]

Every projects and plans are always beautiful on drawing but end up becomes ghost towns wasting resources, just one words all due to greed that caused all hardship to ordinary folks suffering and damaged to environmental issues and lose of animals and living species of their habitats.

[@jayaseelaninaseemuthi8126]

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[@stormtrooper2170]

Corruption n bribery play a major rule. You need to fill the pockets of everyone involve.. No money..No talk.👈🤣🤣🤣✌️

[@yacsf]

Malaysia has to built High Speed Rail to connect from Singapore to China to replace air travel. Future of air travel will cause more unpredictable turbulence

[@casab654]

Adui .. banjaran titiwangsa not allow for development due to prevent communist ransoms … now u want built a road to communist headquarter ka ?

[@chaoyoong9987]

someone coined 2020 Malaysia Boleh = Malaysia Can...except it should have been Malaysia CAN'T (tak boleh)... in August 1996 a fanfare announcement of MSC - zone where digital etc will build smart city etc -fizzled out because no brains to be tapped hence expats to man this project resulting in flop...then Forest City flops and Melaka Gateway flops...all these mega projects only line the pocket books of the current PM at that time

[@secrets.295]

I actually think that building just a cruise port is an excellent idea. I don't think Melaka would struggle to acconodate the influx of new tourists. Melaka receives tens of millions of tourists both locally and internationally. The infrastructure is already there, they need to just upgrade it. I also don't think attractions will be an issue, there are plenty of museums in Melaka and lots of attractions there. I don't like the original plan because for such a small city and much lower wages conpared to Kuala Lumpur, it doesn't make sense for the government to build so many high end condominiums abd luxury shopping malls. It also will make Melaka status as Malaysia historical city less authentic. Lets not create too many skyscrapers in Melaka. Lets keep the old city vibe to it and keep it authentic.

[@johntan2346]

Agreed. Why go and reclaim the land which will cause harm to the environment and ecological inbalance? Malacca is not a state that is short of land, it still has plenty of land to develop whatever tourists attraction it wants. Just don't touch the beautiful beaches and sea.

[@idoit5005]

before you do anything big in malaysia, spend some time in the country to observe the people, their lifestyle and habits, what business works and doesn't. how on earth did they think such a project like this could be supported and maintained?

[@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko]

The project was scaled down from a port to a cruise terminal and the resized project is now valued at RM682 million, which is considerably smaller than the reported RM40 billion for the entire development of all four islands.

[@josephyeo6966]

Within the first 3 minutes of your video, anyone can see the foolishness of the plan. Fancy staying at a grand luxury hotel with views of shipyards, containers and oil shipping paraphenalia? Not good to mix luxury resorts with commercial shipping and container ship dockyards. Add in corruption and you have it.

[@AlbertHarris-q2v]

Competing with Penang ? What Malacca got to offer ? Narrow lane to town Center , Saturday and Sunday massive jam

[@JusticeJo]

And too many traffic lights and also road closures for the sake of tourism.

[@DumpTheDollar]

As a trade port it was a non starter because Melaka has no industrial base to feed the port.

[@StarCrystal9]

Another ego - again!

[@loorobert6430]

Port may not be useful. But what about the bridge to Sumatra to attracts more tourists 😊.

[@johnblend5483]

​@@loorobert6430afraid there is tourist VS burglar,since their buying power is struggle vs income,

[@raymondng1146]

Better than sakau by our elite...

[@izhamsham843]

00:05:18 the heck??? This isn't footage of Malaysia, let alone Melaka.. malicious, or just incompetent editors?

[@gpentium]

exactly and asking for us to sub while uploading fake videos

[@user-qp2cw3po4h]

That's what I thought...🙄

[@danielsim7542]

Similar outcome as Forest city.... too many korup or parasites.

[@penukulbesi4006]

This is not the corruption of the project. Chinese failed because of the bankruptcy of the pandemic period, after all, it does not help the local population, just the Chinese investors.

[@RUHappyATM]

@@penukulbesi4006 The PRC is not your friend.

[@LeeSkJohn-sv8wi]

Same fate with Forrest city Johore. Project needs people to be successful. Yet Malaysia once made mm2h so difficult that even existing applicants left for other countries.

[@chooiseah1377]

Same wine in new bottles...😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😉😉😉😉😉😉

[@Adam_Johari]

Greedy leaders who will approve any project for a %.

[@raymondlimkitsiang3847]

Najib was a greedy leader but he approved these projects for commission from his Chinese friend Low Taek Jho, who was Penang born and a staunch supporter of Chinese DAP. DAP protected Low Taek Jho from prosecution in return for bribes. Lim Guan Eng is linked to the criminal Low Taek Jho who holds a Cyprus passport.

[@RUHappyATM]

It's not a flop...for the consultants who got a few years' employment out of it.

[@DarkMeyer777]

In Malaysian university, one of our core module in public civil service administration programme is playing SimCity. In fact, if you pass that module, you are guaranteed graduation and an iron ricebowl for life. Best of all, you need to keep playing the expansion pack and built the best cities to rise up the corporate ladder after you get a job in civil service administration

[@damansara71]

It was initiated by a scammer from middle east. He ran away after getting loans

[@petertoday5747]

No longer viable...a little too late. Even the cruise terminal will take a beating when tourist arrivals from these huge cruiseliners see the ugly abandoned and uncompleted buildings . Such an awful scene to behold.😢

[@PL-lt3wz]

It's all about the Mooney. How could a minor problem like a protest sink a mega-mega project?

[@masdemon1]

For those MNC wanting to invest in Malaysia...think again

[@matzmn]

The state and national governments do not do proper viability studies on any mega project especially the ones involving investors from China. They are always very quick to be impressed with the scale of the project without thinking whether it will work financially or not. The Chinese are keen on them because they can make money from the construction works. Take this project and ECRL for example. Both of which are ridiculous projects. For ECRL, how many companies would be stupid enough to send their cargo from Port Klang to the Kuantan port by train. They might as well ship the goods from Port Klang. How many people will take the passenger trains from Kelantan and Terengganu to KL on weekdays? I am sure ECRL will start making huge losses once it is operational. This is how many many countries fell into the Chinese debt trap. There is nothing wrong with working with them but the project must be viable and makes sense in the first place.

[@WumingBoshi-oe9yu3ib7p]

Clearly it was the fault of the state and national government, which approved their ambitious project!

[@johnblend5483]

And all the contractor are from mainland,using their worker from mainland and all machinery are imported from their country and even 1 screw and nuts also didnt buy from our local store...ha ha.....malu apa bussku😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@drbilltay]

why use different country riot video?

[@wrxsti22b]

Do they give a date when it will be completed and operating?

[@graceair3118]

The project needs to create job for Malaysian! If it doesn't, it will not do Malaysia any good.

[@lennontan7626]

The island was given freehold status and the port 99 years which was rare and unusual. Commercially it was doom to fail with Malaysia having no need for a port to the west and existing port not reaching capacity. Malacca gateway is a front for what would ultimately be a naval port for China.

[@SuccessforLifester]

Can i check if your 10B is USD or Malaysia Ringgit?

[@Lu5ck]

Reclaiming land when you got plenty of cheap lands and wonder why it fail, you don't need to be university educated to understand this basic economy.

[@redmi4a375]

Interesting 🤔. Forgot about this mega project totally. 2014-2024 - only 10 years time space yet so much as happened and is still happening. Well, like the Chinese believe - Feng Shui Lun Lao Chuen - can we blame the wind and water elements or the shortsightedness, or lack of foresight or man s limited ability to control his fate and fortune??? However despite the odds it is a wise decision is to scale down the project and salvage whatever one can to minimise losses.

[@hushpuppykl]

The whole area is like a ghost town. Previous development in that area of shoplots (built but unoccupied), a mall (abandoned and incomplete) and smaller hotels are not doing well. The idea is good but the project is way too grand.

[@bacontaur]

The main problem I feel would be lack of feasibility study and long term planning and systematic implementation 😅

[@shakilsayed490]

The strange thing is that everywhere before a project is approved it is subject to a lot of scrutiny. Among which the people involved the communities etc. had they not protested BEFORE THE FIRST land was moved? Were they not heard. The PM himself was opposed to the project and still it went fwd? Was that to prove that there is a better democratic system there than anywhere? What a wasteof everything.

[@NewmaticKe]

Never short on ideas

[@___Danny___]

look at hainan phoenix project , they also reclaimed land to build malls and condo whereas there’s still plenty of land on hainan island.

[@happyandenjoychannel1016]

Sabah and sarawak need more development

[@BadasHype]

Jawa keling from Indonesia will always issue provocative statements that have nothing to do with government provisions. This is a private project and anyone interested in investing in both states of Borneo has nothing to stop them. Sabah and Sarawak are two states that have been given the right to autonomy, making Sarawak now a developed state along with Labuan in Sabah after Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Selangor with GDP per capita exceeding Usd14k. So imagine why Java Keling is busy with domestic affairs in Malaysia while the World Bank reports that Indonesia is classified as the poorest country in the world due to weak purchasing power. So an international survey says that Javanese people have an IQ like monkeys, it turns out to be true. And this is an example of the Javanese keling monkey.

[@Zichoe]

turns out that cruise terminal is not bad at all, i would support that but not the rest

[@ongweelim6030]

Wow very nice project. I would like to move there if they can complete the project

[@dinghonkim1069]

Any type of projects the bigger the. better . Malaysia always Boleh .

[@Man-gw6gy]

Right...... Maglev 500 GEMAS - BENTONG- MACHANG- YALA - HADYAI - SURAT THANI - BANGKOK This HSR runs on ELEVATED TRACK all along at the Speed 500 km per hour using Magnetic Levitation Train.. The total cost some Rm 300 billions

[@FirdausIzam]

The developer once came to promote the project in Penang. I happened to be in conversation with the salesperson. Luckily I opted not to buy into their promises.

[@fahmimike4999]

Spending money to rural area is considered wasting money but spending large funds on a single useless project will give economy impact to surroundings. Bribery at its best!! Long Live Malaysia!!!

[@wawanmuldiantoro7159]

Actually this is beautiful project. Too bad it failed.

[@thatone8085]

Others races would not but malays are very interested and good at building ghost towns in the past and in the future. Why ?

[@asia.network5475]

racist!

[@massalleh5255]

Malays just want the % from the projects but it's the Chinese who wants to pour the money so maybe you can ask the Chinese instead?

[@loorobert6430]

Why not convert the ghost town to moveitown just like Hollywood.

[@massalleh5255]

@@loorobert6430 that's what they plan to do with Forest City. Only this time with Korean involvement

[@TheEverest72]

@@loorobert6430Bolehwood?

[@RyeonLok]

Some of the image and video is not taken in melaka but sowmwhere else

[@Woo-b9l]

Working hard is not so easy for local people to enjoy it.

[@SongPeehoa]

This minister Mr.Loke Siew Fook would have use monies of Rm 10billion or more to a good transportation for the country.

[@stormryder4305]

It is it easy to daydreaming, without concerning the practicality of such dream. Tourists won't flock just because all the luxuries in the middle of nowhere that only a handful people know.

[@thanakunjamboo3842]

It was powerchina's idea, or rather the ccp's idea. This would have been a secondary shipping dock. The reason being the close proximity to the south china sea. The residential project in johor, which has also stalled, is to place their personnel. Remember the port in gebeng, which was totally closed to the public eye, is also for the same reason. Once all this is set, china controls the whole south china sea's trading route

[@thanakunjamboo3842]

Case in example, the hambantota port in sri lanka.

[@johnblend5483]

And its happen during most corrupted leader which took attention from world media.....he put much donut to old people at the village and felda to shutdown their mouth and gain support,but younger and educated voters dont fool to kick him out....yeahh...Gebeng story thats nobody talk so much,media also threaten to shut down their mouth from cover any story og Gebeng

[@salimkamaruddin8074]

when they announce such mega projects, first in their minds were, how much they can gets, whether the projects is viable or not is irrelevant

[@petebngyn]

A commercial port in front of a touristic mini city would look pretty ugly.

[@ChinchillaBONK]

Failed because Malaysia tak boleh. 😂

[@chan9551]

Not a feasible project....

[@adrianooi7454]

a mosque was built on the Melaka Gateway, and since then, no one is allowed to sell alcohol. Brilliant.

[@judymckee5992]

People need to look at all the shoddy construction of the existing ones and run from buying all these garbage of so call construction. I am wondering who sign off all these completed projects!

[@jarrrrred]

Do you all know what projects in Malaysia never fail? I'll name a few.. KTV, bubble tea, massage & bike wash

[@massalleh5255]

I hope more money be poured on environmental projects, or building more parks and plant more trees

[@zams8793]

Wow...many comments without watch the whole video.😅

[@Denzelkoh]

Meanwhile potholes are sprouting and getting bigger 😮

[@F3arlessWarriorMindset]

From the outside, Melaka Gateway Mega Project looks like it’s unfinished and a failure. But for a few dozen business men, the project was a mega success based on their increase in personal wealth 😂

[@ChrisG-om9uy]

Did you mean politicians?

[@jdshl8423]

One shot want to go from zero to hero. You think Port of Singapore became what it is today just because they decided to build a port? Already clearly stated there are 3 parts to the project, start with tourism first with a small upgraded port with yachting marina, then maybe some residential homes if the tourism takes off, then can consider some port activities. But obviously corruption is most profitable when big stakes are involved. I think when you look at all the failed mega projects together with China, one can be pretty sure it's partners in corruption.

[@mugenpower78]

Let the chinese run malaysia. It will become a regional powerhouse.

[@brendancheongss]

Didnt malaysia have a cabotage policy?

[@hylimm]

We malaysian always think big on real estate with no regard to demand n supply 😅

[@anthonychia4805]

Once Thailand open the channel at Thailand southern part than the port in Malacca and Singapore is finnish they by pass this area. Is mater of time they will go ahead with the project and will benefit Thailand

[@johnblend5483]

Luckily the thailand also rich with corrupt leader,which meant they dont have enough money to start the project😂😂😂😂😂....just pray they still practising a corrupt business,now Malaysian supporting them via tourism...pishanggg

[@bryanlee7295]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 In 2014 as young a hot head entrepreneur, i told off the salesmanager for this project and even went so far to bet him that this project would fail ... Oop ... 😅

[@pangkiatloh4555]

Malacca Gateway becomes Malacca Hellway. Malaysia mega projects are like Chicken Boops, warm & hot at the beginning then cold & abandon at the end.

[@___Danny___]

there are abundant land in malaysia, why would the project reclaim land in the first place ?

[@spanishjo4282]

Who is the winner in this project?

[@johnblend5483]

The Kayangan Won the prize😂😂😂

[@BlackCarlos-60]

Another example Melaka Tram Project launched by Najib. What the heck happen to it? Anybody got rich?

[@contactkelvinsim]

Long story short, they are still waiting for their abang to attend a course to learn how to build it.

[@veronicachong6958]

I hope u some some research on South East Asia before you put up the footage. You put footage of Thai police and people protesting instead. Malaysia is a different country bro. This has greatly brings down the creditability of your video.

[@SKVLOGMY]

All kind of stupid project by previous government cost alot of lost and waste money

[@deebusoh9023]

Forest city too.. boleh they say

[@thanasekaran8761]

Who to blame

[@shanelambert6192]

Seems to always be the same Prime minister with cancelled projects. Guy probably set Malaysia back 20 years

[@cannotdecideusername]

Basically, it flops because of insufficient prep and studies needed before the project starts.

[@p.a.r7556]

Mega projects mean MEGA $$$$$ in their pockets n billions park oversea banking systems this must ask mamak kutty madey daim n many dumnos past leaders. Projects work or not belakang kira.

[@anyone1200]

tHAT IS WHY SO MANYGUYS WEARING LONSLEEVED BATIK SHIRTS. ALL datuks or greedy dodohs galore

[@meouby2]

Kuantan 1 also PHAIL!! LOL .

[@johnblend5483]

Gebeng Port

[@PauldeSilvaG]

Incompetent then. Incompetent today.

[@Hoouston2009]

But there’s a lot of success in getting rich for some ppl.

[@peters4999]

Continue building castles in the air…

[@johnnyloh2835]

Melaka gateway hv since failed balance of budget shd b investigated someone hv to b responsible, rm 10 billion project.

[@silvarajoomuniandy4316]

How many percent of the m9ney is really used in the project?

[@blueyhis.zarsoff1147]

I think those china backed projects were a way to get money out of china, might be a successful project You need to follow the money

[@johnblend5483]

😂😂China dont use their money,they use this project to suck our money from help of our corrupted politician in that time,they tapau the project,and paid the cost using our money,now money is halt,so the projext also halt looo..thats how it works

[@BETAanon]

Its stop temporary. Its a good starts anyway

[@fakhrinorhisham9372]

The riot show in this video is not in Malacca. If you dont have the real footage, don't put in your video. Im not against anyone, but it may lead to bad impression to Malacca state and people.

[@thecrowbarofirony3703]

Oh Najib was in power then. That sort of explains it.

[@loorobert6430]

Nice projects 😊.

[@ANON-y8c]

it was with UMNO/BN...no need further discussion

[@dufreversi42]

Why compete with my country when you can collaborate with us.

[@AHHUAT2]

the reason this malacca port property project stopped is because china CCP officials cannot bribe malaysia umno corrupted officials and politicians ... as umno lose all their political powers... if they start corrupting again, this project will prosper!! haha... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spanishjo4282]

All Boleh

[@doggeriie]

malaysia thats why

[@JS-jh4cy]

Next project build an road to nowhere

[@gavinlew8273]

Where did the money go?