When buying property in countries like Malaysia, which is highly protective of it's citizens, buying as citizen is less risky because they are not affected by policies "at the stroke of a pen".
Many people look down on the Malaysia Government due to its muddled policies but one thing they are very good at is protecting their land and people.
Actually I think for Singaporeans many things can also change at a stroke of a pen if our PAP govt choose to. One stroke and minimum sum increase.