Themed Attractions and Resorts (TAR), a wholly owned unit of state investment agency Khazanah Nasional, was set up in June to develop and operate theme parks and resorts in Malaysia. TAR on Saturday announced that popular characters Hello Kitty, Barney the Purple Dinosaur, Bob the Builder and their friends will be setting up home in an indoor theme park in Nusajaya, Iskandar.

The Family Indoor Theme Park will be housed in a RM350mil complex. Construction of the complex would start mid-2010 and is expected to be completed at the end-2012. …