| Let's just say, you won the lottery or you promoted | | | | plant needed. Also, the islands off Ko Samui aren't all |
| from being just one of the managers to being the | | | | that so private, you can walk to them from the |
| AVP for some department, or got a big break at a | | | | mainland during low tides. |
| movie or a tv series, or inherited millions, may sound | | | | TAG PRICE: US$23 million |
| outrageous, but still very possible, what would you | | | | Pulau Rusukan Besar, Malaysia - it's approximately 2 |
| do with the big bucks? I know there are billions of | | | | kilometers off the island of Labuan located off Sabah |
| ways to spend millions but if you want to flaunt how | | | | State on Borneo. This island is ideal for a diving resort |
| rich you are without being featured in Forbes and in | | | | due to the four shipwrecks. But the catch is that is |
| turn be the target of kidnap for ransom groups, | | | | doesn't have any buildings or desalination facilities. |
| buying an island is certainly a very good option. | | | | TAG PRICE: RM 10 million |
| And you don't have to be one of the Middle East | | | | Malaysia is one of the countries that do allow foreign |
| crown princes, Hollywood actors and Fortune 500 | | | | land ownership. What better here is that it offers |
| CEOs to own your island paradise. But of course, you | | | | foreign buyers local financing and 10-year visas after |
| don't only have to possess the money, you've got to | | | | a fixed deposit up to RM 300, 000. |
| learn a few things before buying an island. Also, you | | | | But you still have to do your homework as most |
| have to know which ones are worth your money | | | | Asian countries have strict regulations, except |
| and yet will truly be a private haven. So, here are the | | | | Malaysia. As a rule of thumb, foreigners can only |
| isles on the block: | | | | invest in islands through long-term leases or by |
| Romblon Island, Philippines - this is a 4. 5 hectare | | | | forming a corporation. A good step will be renting the |
| island which is 90 minutes away by boat from | | | | island first before buying it. Through this, you can get |
| Boracay island. This island in the south has a house | | | | a real feel for the environment. |
| with a separate guesthouse which has both power | | | | Buying an island is a good way to spend your millions. |
| and a sewerage system. One small glitch is that | | | | If ever I'll earn millions, I'll add a private yacht, a fleet |
| there's no desalination plant, though there are two | | | | of convertible sports cars or spend the holidays in |
| rainwater storage tanks that can provide up to four | | | | the Carribean. How 'bout you? What would you do if |
| month's supply of water. | | | | you're given millions to spend? |
| TAG PRICE: US$900, 000 | | | | What would you do if you have millions to spend? |
| Temptation Island, Thailand, - this is just off the | | | | Would you go buy a luxury yacht? Buy a mansion? |
| coast of Phuket which consists of two islands of the | | | | Give a big portion to charity? Buy your dream car? |
| coast of Ko Samui and houses a three-star resort. A | | | | Build houses for the homeless? Build a building in your |
| setback you might encounter here is that it badly | | | | alma mater with your name? Well, this post wants to |
| needs renovation and upgrading, with a desalination | | | | spend it to buy islands with the big bucks. |