Sri Lanka-born top international designer Balmond in JKH resort

JKH said its integrated resort will cater to the "growing mobility and spending power" of South Asian regional travellers and the growing demand for entertainment, gaming and retail from the Middle East, India and East Asia.

The project will boost industries ranging from leisure, entertainment, food and beverage, consumer durables, travel and financial services.

Corrected: Balmon was ex-deputy chairman of Arup Balmond currently holds the Paul Philippe chair at Penn Design as Professor of Architecture at University of Pennyslvania, USA and was deputy chairman of Arup UK, a top engineering consulting firm, JKH told shareholders in a circular.

Under his direction Arup had designed China's CCTV Tower, London's Serpentine Pavilion.

JKH said its project will be a "large and unique development, which will aesthetic