Overseas Property News - Cambodia

(live-PR.com) - On Friday, while setting out proposals for new laws enabling foreigners to buy into the local property market, Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia enthused,



"Our country is the best place for second homes where foreigners can relax and stay when they retire," he said. "Our country is a destination with intact natural resources and good weather, and this is the


right time to absorb capital flow into Cambodia."



In contrast with Thailand, Cambodia’s islands remain largely undeveloped. Many are deserted, offering stunning scenery, abundant marine life, and secluded white sandy beaches. Now the Australian Brocon Group is aiming to prove it is possible to blend luxury living with a profound conservation ethic in what is set to become a landmark development in these pristine waters.

Today has seen five exclusive luxury two-bedroom villas released for sale on the tiny binary island system known affectionately as Song Saa – which means ‘The Sweethearts’ in Khmer – set in Cambodia’s unspoilt Koh Rong Archipelago. In all only 15 over-water and rainforest bungalows and villas are to be built on this exclusive treasure of an island.

Due for completion in 2010 the Villas are constructed largely from sustainable forest materials, yield low carbon emissions, and sport a waste recycling system that ensures nothing untoward ever reaches the sensitive ocean environment.

Constantly monitoring the health of the teeming reefs that surround the island is a full-time marine biologist, who also helps teach local communities sustainable fishing methods.

“This has been great for both the environment and the community but also provides the added attraction of having an expert on hand to take guests and villa owners out diving or snorkelling on the resort’s own reef,” said Song Saa’s founder and chairman Mr Rory Hunter. “Song Saa will really be at the top end of the market for luxury resorts in Cambodia and will offer the unique experience of an exclusive private island hideaway,”



The ravishingly illustrated online brochure lists the following key resort delights.

A five-star restaurant and lounge will be constructed over water so as to take full advantage of the islands’ spectacular sunsets, seascapes and starry nights. A spa and wellness centre is to be set into the rainforest. A yoga and meditation centre is planned for the eastern shore, ideal for practising yoga at sunrise. A beachside water-sports centre will offer sailing, diving, kayaking and snorkelling, and guests and residents alike will have access to a shared west-facing infinity edge swimming pool.

Drooling over the site map I noticed something else. Right in the centre of the island an area was intriguingly marked ‘Star Gazing Platform’. I wonder if the developers could be persuaded to throw in an astronomical telescope? Just for me?