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Article: Khazanah, Boustead in RM50m KidZania venture
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- June 24, 2009
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Chong Pooi Koon
New Straits Times
06-24-2009
Khazanah, Boustead in RM50m KidZania venture
Byline: Chong Pooi Koon
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Business Times
Type: Company
A RM50 million educational theme park from Mexico, KidZania, will open by early 2012 at a new building in Mutiara Damansara in Selangor, just across from the Curve shopping mall.
The award-winning indoor park, which allows children to role- play adult occupations in a replica city with activities designed to mimic real-life and functioning economy, is popular in cities like Tokyo and Jakarta besides its home country.
"It is a commercial investment but it also hits the right note on all fronts. We are excited. This ...