Three Sabah islands for sale on Net
Published on: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Kota Kinabalu: At least three islands off Sabah have been advertised for sale, while another two for a rent, via a Toronto-based private islands online marketplace. The three include Pulau Mengalum, a turnkey private island resort off Kota Kinabalu involving 250acres at the price of US$18 million; Pandanan Island, near Semporna, involving 10 acres at US$2 million; and Montukod Island, about one kilometre off Kinarut, involving 17.2 acres at RM35 million (US$11.266million).The others also advertised for rent are Sipadan-Kapalai Island, off Semporna, involving 50 acres and Pulau Layang Layang, involving 50 acres. The descriptions for both these were stated as "price on request".
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Pulau Mengalum was once a stopover for famed voyager Ferdinand Magellan, whose supposed anchor is one of the island's relics.Pulau Pandan gained notoriety when Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped three workers of a local tour firm in 2000 - their second after Pulau Sipadan.They managed to escape during a firefight between the terrorist-kidnappers and Filipino troops.Layang-Layang is Malaysia's sole claim on the disputed Spratlys chain.
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