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South East Asia

No man is an island but plenty of people fancy the idea of owning one (Dec 08)
International Herald Tribune article about buying a private piece of paradise in SE Asia

Asian Finance Bank (Dec 08)
A $500M USD fund to invest in real estate projects in South East Asia is launching in early 2009

Financial Times discusses the trend towards owning villas in remote locations(Mar 2008) 
Private islands are especially interesting and the focus for this movement once again appears to be South East Asia you heard it here first.

 

Asia Cambodia

The New Cambodia (Oct 09)
A Squarefoot Magazine article about investing in Cambodia, featuring Claire

Cambodia has a sound and well-capitalized banking system (Jan 2009)  
N
ewsflash with facts and figures re bank assets and international reserves

Cambodia's foreign investment (Dec 2008)  
From 1994 to October 2008, Cambodia has attracted US$24,768 million investment projects

Cambodia and Japan agree on bilateral investment protection (July 2008)  
Tthis agreement will come into force on July 31st 08

Freehold law change a possibility in Cambodia (Jan 08) 
L
awmakers in Cambodia are considering allowing foreigners to buy property on a freehold basis

Cambodia The Sky's The Limit (Aug 2007) 
Scanned from SE Globe, (Cambodia's first English language magazine) this report looks at the property boom happening in Cambodia right now! Analysts forecast the boom to last for at least another 5 years

Cambodia an attractive alternative for foreign funds (June 2007)
Tthis article in SE Globe (a Cambodian English magazine) gives an overview of the investment drivers in Cambodia and the surrounding region

Cambodia ready to roar (July 2007)
Foreign direct investment up, real estate booming, GDP growth averaging 11.4% over the last 3 years .... investors are giving Cambodia a hard look. Article taken from the International Herald Tribune

Cambodia's first-ever Moody's ratings (May 2007)
From the Bangkok Post..... breaking news Cambodia receives its first ever foreign currency and local currency government bond ratings from Moody's. Moody's Investors Service is among the world’s most respected and widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research and risk analysis

$300m invested into Sihanoukville tourism (Sept 2007)  
$300m USD investment endorsed with the Cambodian government to improve tourist resorts to international standardsa great plus for Cambodian development

Foreign investment up (Sept 2006) 
Taken from the Cambodian Daily, this article looks at the increase of foreign investment into Cambodia

New airport for Sihanoukville (Oct 2006) 
Airport management contract extended for 20 years to include the running of the airport opening soon in Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville the new Bali 
A news brief outlining plans for Sihanoukville to become the official 'sister city' to Bali

Tourism increase (Sept 2006) 
A report on the impact of tourists flocking to Cambodiataken from the Cambodia Daily

 

Asia Malaysia

RM1.1 billion investment in Kota Kinabalu (Nov 08)
Business Times article property market in Sabah is hot and active

Asia Property Report Malaysian real estate (Nov 08)
Malaysian property market remains attractive to foreign buyers

Mahkota Medica Group poised for growth (Mar 08)
Sabah eyed as new location for medical tourism investment

Kota Kinabalu’s waterfront pride (Feb 08)
New Straight’s Times article about the major waterfront development in Sabah’s capital, Kota Kinabalu

Property Boom in Malaysia (April 2007) 
Read about some positives of property gains tax being abolished in Malaysia

Kudat Riviera

The Borneo Post (May 2008) 
Kudat Riviera secures more awards for Sabah

New Sabah Times, Sunday (May 2008) 
Kudat Riviera gains international tourism recognition for Sabah.

New Straits Times (May 2008)  
More awards for Kudat Rivieria… also declared as ‘ finest development in the Asia Pacific Region’ by Tropical Homes Magazine

New Sabah Times (May 2008) 
Kudat Riviera will position Sabah against its neighbours Bali and Thailand who avidly market luxury villas as a cornerstone of their tourism plans.

Daily Express (May 2008) 
Awards for Kudat’s luxury tourism villas.

New Straits Times (Jan 2008) 
The exclusive villas in Kudat Riviera are targeted at high end investors who are seeking a luxury getaway in tropical paradise.

 

Asia Philippines

2009 Philippine Property Outlook
A report by Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu

Foreign investment in the Philippines (Jan 2009)
Philippines Stock Exchange expects more foreign investment in 2009

Poster Perfect Palawan (Feb 08)
Department of Tourism Press ReleasePalawan’s eco efforts to boost tourism

Palawan new flight route and roads (June 08)
This article from Sun.Star Cebu highlights great signs for Palawan’s progress

Business World (June 08)
The Philippines largest homebuilder Vista Land and Lifescapes eyes the leisure market Palawan a possibility

SEAIR Goes International
SEAIR announces new flight route from Palawan to Kota Kinabalu

Manila Bulletin (June 2008)
Palawan set to be a popular destination in 3 years.

Philippines: The islands less travelled
Telegraph Online Report (Feb 08) the islands less traveled (including Palawan and Boracay) get a mention in this Telegraph Report

Palawan Banyon Tree $70m plans (Jan 2008)
Palawan is expecting some very classy neighbours, 2 Banyon Tree Resorts planned to be open by 2010

Boracay goes upmarket (Jan 2008)
Boutique accommodation available on Boracay Island

Philippines Market Report Q1 2007
A well researched report complied in Q1 07 by Colliers featuring Manila and in particular the central business district, Makati, which is showing signs of strong growth in all real estate sectors office, commercial and residential. The peso is appreciating against both the US Dollar and the Japanese Yen, suggesting that the Philippines should be firmly back on the investors radar.

Philippines Real Estate Data (Jan 2005)
An overview of recent market activity in the Philippines both commercial and residential sectors.

 

Asia Indonesia

Bali is on a New High (Oct 2009)
A Sunday Times article featuring Sahaja & Sawah

Bali Airport Expansion (Jan 2009)
Bali’s airport to get $111.6m upgrade

Indonesian Tourism High in 2008 (Dec 2008)
Tourism in Indonesia up by 16.85% in 2008

Tourism Indonesia (Sept 2008)
2008 tourist arrival figures suggest a very strong start to the year

Bali in the Sunday Times (August 2008)
Tabanan is featured in this Sunday Times article

Bali Land in High Demand (Jul 2008)
Tabanan a very attractive investment location especially with the Sunset Road extension

The Jakarta Post (Jan 2008)
Indonesia's most widely read daily newspaper reports on rise of the Indonesian middle class

World Bank
Indonesian economic update

Asia Pulse
Indonesia to spend $16m on tourism

Asia Pulse
Indonesia tourism climbs 13.67%

 

Asia Thailand

Samui Property Online (April 2009)
Maenam Hills is ‘Hot Property!‘

Firefly Airlines Expands (Jan 2009)  
Great news for Koh Samui as Firefly plans more direct routes from KL

Island Fever! Koh Samui has grown up (July 08)
Koh Samui has found favour with discerning traveler

Thailand 1% of ALL Brits visited in 2006!!!
Thailand Tourism (Dec 06) high tourist arrivals to Thailand, 1% of all Britons visited Thailand in 2006!!

Big returns in Phuket and Samui (Jan 2008) 
Investors who bought pool villas and other property in residential resorts in Phuket and Koh Samui over the past two to four years have made a financial gain of 100% when selling them...

High-end tourist accommodation (Aug 2007)  
This sector is proving a success on Koh Samui

Property Millionaires Club Report (Nov 2005)  
An overview of the region, and confirmation that the smart money has truly started making it's way there...

Real Estate Report (Aug 2004)
A
n online news report quoting James Pitchon of Knight Frank, Thailand, including healthy data on resort rental occupancy

Focus Business Report : Koh Samui (June 2005)
An overview of the Samui market, confirming my figures of an easy 20% per year cap growth please note Krabi will perform in the same way growth-wise, only with better planning of infrastructure and tighter building controls

Knight Frank Summary 2004
A wrap up of the year please note the price increases of villa and condos in Phuket. As with Samui, Krabi stock will deliver the same growth, but the baseline pricing in Krabi is even more competitive, so there is even more room on top for cap growth

November 2005 News
CBRE confident on Pattaya residential market

Pattaya's land prices are on the move (Nov 2005)
By Clayton Wade, Managing Director of Premier Homes Real Estate Co., Ltd





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