F1 and roller coasters: US$3 billion development for low-key Lombok

Watch out Singapore. Quiet, unassuming Lombok might soon be cashing in on the F1 action, too. 

Following the opening of the Indonesian island's new international airport last year, now comes word that a massive integrated resort will soon be under development in Lombok. 

Cue the cries of "paradise lost." 

Set to open in 2015, the US$3-billion, 1,175-hectare Mandalika Resort Lombok is pegged to include an F1 race track, integrated theme park, underwater marine museum, eco park, meeting spaces and a concert hall.

According to a report by travel industry site TTG Asia, the project?s first phase, including road construction, hotel developments and an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus golf course, will be completed within three to five years. More hotels and attractions will follow in the second stage.

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Sarah Wynter Scarlett Chorvat Scarlett Johansson Selita Ebanks