Originally Posted By: ANTARA NewsThe government`s commitment to developing the ex-location of the Lombok Tourism Development Corporation (LTCD) in the southern area of Central Lombok district is praiseable.

Great maybe they can build their own version of the VICE president's Puncak dream there, Arabs only need apply for admittance. They will have a short statue (but real to life height) of the man himself where a little speaker plays a version where he expounds and expands on the "I had a Puncak...

Plenty of government officials in support of the project:Middle East Investor to resume Lombok Tourism Resort DevelopmentSource: Tuti Sunario for Indonesia Digest - undatedThe Lombok Tourism Development Center (LTDC) has attracted investors from the Middle East to develop the area into an...

Dodgy as fuck!

 Originally Posted By: viperaberushitamWhat tells me that Emaar Proprties backs out and some ass, I mean associate, will come in and offer 10 cents on the Dollar to buy it all and start a Palm Oil plantation or some other crap...........

As I have stated earlier, anything with Mohammed Alabbar at the helm is dodgy to say the least.When Emaar was originally floated they were grossly oversuscribed and the potential investors who were not succesful had to wait a long long time to get their money back.

And the Arabs signed the takeover deal in Kalla's office:Lombok Post, May 01 2007The Dubai investor is really serious in developing the LTDC former land in Central Lombok. This is proved by the assignment of MoU with PT.EMAAR Properties LLC (Dubai, UEA) last Monday.

LTDC has been unpopular for a while. Beaches and broken bonesInside Indonesia July 1996An exploding tourist industry on Lombok's beaches breaks the lives of villagers. IRIP NEWS SERVICE reports. In the pre-dawn of March 5th 1996 some 24 truckloads of police and troops descended on the small farming...

Mataram (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla called on West Nusatenggara (NTB) government to immediately settle land clearence in the ex-location of LTDC in Central Lombok District."By doing so, it is expected that Emaar Properties, an investor from Dubai, Arab Emirate Union, will immediately...