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IPOH: A RM200 million six-star resort will be built on Pulau Besar, right in the heart of the world-famous Belum forest. The resort will be built on a 2,000ha site. The state government had given the land to Belum Island Resorts Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the CRSC Group, to develop it into an eco-tourism attraction and island resort. The project is divided into four phases. It will kick off with the construction of a RM60 million hotel covering an area of 400ha. The resort will be jointly built by Belum Island Resorts Sdn Bhd and world-renowned resort operator, Aman Resorts. The Belum Valley houses 274 species of birds, including the plain pouched hornbills, 14 globally threatened mammals, including the Malayan tigers and tapirs, Sumatran rhinoceros, Asiatic elephants and white gibbons.(01-02-2008 New Straits Times)
