KUALA LUMPUR: Widad Business Group Sdn Bhd (WBG), through wholly-owned Langkasuka Land Sdn Bhd, held a ground-breaking ceremony on Oct 23 to mark the start of works on Langkasuka Village, which is Phase 1 of Widad Langkasuka project.
Langkasuka Village will include Langkasuka Golf and Country Club, a tournament-level golf course with a 400,000-square-foot build-up clubhouse.
It will also boast LangVilla luxury villas, a mall for indoor and outdoor retail and entertainment experiences, a rainforest-themed hotel that touches the Andaman Sea, serviced apartments and luxury condominiums.
Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said Langkasuka would be an iconic product and a unique attraction to Langkawi upon its completion.
"Sprawling across 809.37 hectares, this integrated project includes a retail and shopping development, hospital, residences, recreation and higher education institutions.
"This project has fulfilled six main cores of the Kedah Development Plan 2035," he said.
Widad founder and group executive chairman Tan Sri Ikmal Opat Abdullah said Widad Langkasuka would be focusing on the concept of providing conducive infrastructure and facilities to unleash Langkawi as a tourist destination of global standards.
Malaysian Investment Development Authority chief executive officer Datuk Wira Arham Abdul Rahman said Widad's expansion marked its confidence in the country's continued economic recovery growth.
It also serves as a catalyst for the development of new potential investments as well as rebuilding a resilient and sustainable local tourism industry.
"The inauguration of Langkasuka Village will further boost the tourism businesses and activities on the island, particularly among the upmarket tourists.
"This initiative which aligns well with the National Tourism Policy 2020-2030, will not only harness the competitiveness of Malaysia's tourism industry but will also enable local communities to achieve socio-economic developments," he added.