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Arab investors will spend $303 million on building two "Arab Cities" to lure Arab tourists to the historic Malaysian town of Malacca, the Star daily said Wednesday. The $1.1 billion ringgit ($303 million) project includes an Arabian bazaar, Middle Eastern restaurants, shopping complex, five-star hotel, water theme park, and a unisex Arabic health and beauty spa. One of the "Arab Cities" will be built on a small island lying south of Malacca town, while the other will be located at a beachside resort just west of the historic port.
More than any other spot in the country, Kuala Lumpur, or "KL" as it is commonly known, is the focal point of Malaysia; its capital to be more precise. Kuala Lumpur is situated midway along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. It is approximately 35 km from the coast and sits at the centre of the Peninsula's extensive and modern transportation network. Kuala Lumpur is easily the largest city in the nation, possessing a population of over one and a half million people drawn from all of Malaysia's many ethnic groups.
With concerns that the global economic crisis would affect the Middle east badly, Shaiful said they studied the situation very well and found that Malaysia was a very suitable place for them. Despite the lack of a "special offer" to investors, Malaysia was very stable, its people friendly and easily accept the Arabic culture, which in itself presents a very good environment for Arab investors. Shaiful said one million Arab tourists came to Malaysia and they spend 10 times more than the others. For the past seven months, he said 250,000 Arabs came to Malaysia although it is not the holiday season and they spent RM5 billion.