{"id":1658,"date":"2016-07-29T13:51:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T13:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2016-08-08T13:55:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T13:55:20","slug":"malaysia-sultan-builds-royal-retreat-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=1658","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia sultan builds royal retreat in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sutan\"<\/a>A flamboyant Malaysian royal is building a grand house on the last parcel of undeveloped riverfront land in Perth’s exclusive western suburbs.<\/p>\n

The multimillion dollar block will be turned into a home fit for a king \u2014 or His Majesty Ibrahim Ismail.<\/p>\n

The Sultan of Johor’s fortune has been estimated at more than US$1bn (\u00a3750m).<\/p>\n

He belongs to one of Malaysia’s nine royal households, who are largely popular with Malaysians and lead lives of considerable privilege.<\/p>\n

The three-storey home in the Western Australian capital will be relatively modest for a man who owns a gold Boeing 737 and the world’s most expensive Mack truck.<\/p>\n

Last year, the sultan acquired the site of a former matron’s quarters for A$8.5m (US$6.3m;\u00a34.8m).<\/p>\n

The acquisition was met with opposition from the local council, which wanted to preserve views from the heritage-listed Sunset Hospital site.<\/p>\n

The local mayor is now pleased with how the “elegant house” will fit in with its surroundings.<\/p>\n

Fond memories<\/p>\n

The sultan and his wife have been visiting Australia for many decades and are reported to have fond memories of beachside family holidays with their six children.<\/p>\n

In a message posted last month to mark the end of Ramadan, Sultan Ibrahim said that he was thankful for “good health, food on our table, beautiful homes to live in”.<\/p>\n

“I am aware of the many other people in Johor who have so much less than us, and who lead very difficult lives,” he wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n

“My family and I will continue to do our best to help them.”<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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