The Haven ready to develop 'Hawaii of South East Asia'

BINTAN: Multi-award regional developer, The Haven Sdn Bhd, is venturing into their first overseas project here, with the development of the The Haven Bintan Resort, which is set to be the The Hawaii of South East Asia.
It would also propel the developer, from The Pride of Ipoh (Malaysia) to The Pride of Asia.
The Haven had emphasised its "condotel resort" would be exclusively environment friendly.
The developer performed a ground breaking ceremony on the 24ha site at Lagoi Bay last Saturday, while the foundation laying stone for the project would be held in two to five months.
Also present were several local government and resort officials.
Speaking to reporters after the launch, Chief Executive Officer of The Haven, Peter Chan said: "We assure the nature and environment of these natural settings will not be destroyed during construction work.
"We want to make it a top tourist destination ... only boardwalks will be placed at the mangrove areas and no trees will be chopped."
"Bintan is under rated and not exposed and we see the island as the potential to be the Hawaii of South East Asia.
“Bintan Island is perhaps the last unspoiled pristine frontier in a resort location in Asia that is close to conveniences of city living.
"In this case it is Singapore as Bintan is in close proximity with the Republic which is a 50 minute ferry journey."
The completion of an international airport on the island is another catalyst for the development and tourist attraction.
Currently there are 10 hotels and four golf courses on the island.
The environmentally-friendly development will consist of hotel, convention centre, condotels, villas, shops and commercial retail.
The development would see the rise of eight of the tallest, largest and most exclusive towers in the entire Riau Islands Province (Kepulauan Riau).
Dubbed as "Asia's Pride, South of the South China" the resort's strategic position allows it eight condotels to directly face South China Sea and its eight countries and eight great rivers flowing into it.
Chan said the development of the project would be completed in five phases with the first phase of a 26-storey condominium with 300 rooms expected to be ready in 2017.
"We are currently in negotiations with partners locally and overseas for the development of the project."
Chan pointed out The Haven brings a concept that not only enables visitors to relax within a beautiful, calm and exclusive location with pristine nature.
"Also a chance to invest and yield many fold of returns from their investments in the years to come," he added.
Group General Manager of P. T. Bintan Resort, Abdul Wahab who was present at the event, said: "We are looking forward to (The Haven) to come to Bintan Island."
He also noted to date some 500,000 tourists had visited the island.
According to him, the first Ironman competition in Indonesia would be held at Bintan Island on August 22 and 23.
"Some 800 participants from 47 countries had confirmed their participation in the event which will be another step to put the island on the international map."