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Did you by any chance read THIS ARTICLE in The Star which said that Malaysia welcomes foreigners who wish to buy or develop any of its uninhabited islands as this could help stimulate the country’s economy and bring in more tourist dollars?



Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said that foreigners can develop these islands as joint ventures with locals or even build their homes here and make Malaysia their second home. She said the state governments would have the final say on such transactions as land is a state matter. If so, how can she make such a statement without consulting the respective state governments which have uninhabited islands? So how can she make such a statement if this issue HAS NOT been debated by the state governments of Malaysia?

With 1,007 islands around the country with the majority uninhabited and some remaining unnamed, she said that it would help open up the Malaysian economy and provide more opportunities to Malaysians as well. Dr Ng, on a promotion tour of Japan, was speaking to a group of Japanese investors, travel agents and operators, and airline representatives here.

She told them that Malaysia enjoyed political stability and was not exposed to natural disasters, such as typhoons or earthquakes. It was also a reasonably cheap place to live in, she added.

If you hop over to THIS LINK , you can see for yourself that selling islands is NOT part of the job description of the Ministry of Tourism.

According to THIS SITE, one can't merely post a "for sale" sign on an island. Unlike traditional real estate, people don't get in their cars and drive around their neighbourhood of choice looking for private islands. The internet is the only place to be as island buyers and sellers are a niche market and we cater to that uniqueness.

Are we in dire straits then for her to make such a statement?

So many things do not seem to make sense these days....

Hmmmm.....