Roman Abramovich's stunning riches laid bare for the first time

CHELSEA Football Club owner Roman Abramovich has laid bare his astonishing wealth for the first time.

The Russian, 44, worth about £11billion, had to declare his assets for an election campaign and revealed he has 16 homes, £72million in 22 bank accounts and seven cars – including, a basic £7,000 VW Golf. He also owns six firms, including Chelsea.

And that’s without Roman listing his private planes and super-yachts.

He is standing for parliament in Russia’s far-eastern Chukotka province and his spokesman said he hoped the list would clear up any “misunderstandings” about his wealth.

Art

Lucian Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (£17m). Francis Bacon’s Triptych (£43m).

Planes

HIS £56million Boeing 767-300 is the most expensive private jet in Russia. It was refitted with a luxury interior, including a two-level bedroom, a lounge, offices and a kitchen and crew area. He also has three private Lear jets.

Properties

ROMAN’S 16 homes include a £150million super-townhouse at Lowndes Square in London’s Belgravia. It is being converted from six flats into a stunning family residence.

He also owns the £30million Chateau de Croe, once owned by Edward VIII and Wallace Simpson, in France.

His £25million, 200-acre ranch in Aspen, Colorado, includes an 11-bedroom mansion.

And his luxury, 70-acre Governor Beach estate on St Barts is worth another £56million.

He also has two properties in Moscow, one a vast estate which includes former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev’s old home.

And he has another two, including a flat, in Chukotka, where he hopes to be elected to the Russian parliament.

Boats

HIS largest, the £600million Eclipse is the world’s biggest yacht and has helipads, an aquarium, a mini-submarine – and a laser system for fighting off paparazzi lenses.

Roman also owns the £100million Pelorus, which has has a staff of 40, a helicopter, helipad and a cinema, the 380ft Luna, the world’s biggest expedition yacht, and the 165ft Sussuro, which he often lends to friends.

Companies

• 100% stake in Chelsea FC worth an estimated £402.19million, according to Forbes magazine.

• Also fully owns Lowndes Square Management, Croe France Chateau de la Croe, Eucla Investment Ltd, Campberley International Investments and Wotton Overseas Holdings Ltd.

• In addition, he has a 25% stake in Primerod International Ltd.

Cars

BMW 760Li, 2010

BMW 760Li X, 2007.

Mercedes S600L auto, 2006.

Mercedes Viano 3.5 Ambiente XLong, 2007.

Mercedes S500L auto, 2009

Range Rover Vogue V8 auto, 2008.

VW Golf, 2007 (above)

Roman's £11bn empire revealed

Billionaire ... Roman Abramovich

THE full details of Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich's staggering wealth have been revealed for the first time.

The Russian, 44 — worth about £11BILLION — had to declare his assets ahead of an election campaign.

He revealed he had 16 homes, £72million spread across 22 bank accounts and seven cars — one of which was a basic VW Golf.

He also owns six firms - including Chelsea FC.

Wealth ... Abramovich's La Leopolda estate in the south of France

Photoshot

But Abramovich did not have to declare his fleet of private jets or armada of luxury yachts.

His homes include seven apartments in a huge townhouse in London's Knightsbridge, and three houses in France, including the £30million Chateau de Croe and a £56million estate in St Barts.

Luxury ... Roman's £600m Eclipse

He also owns a £25million 200-acre ranch in Colorado — on which there is a whopping 11-bedroom mansion.

His fleet of yachts include his £600million yacht Eclipse, the £100million Pelorus and his 118ft Seattle 100 — which cost £13million.

Football ... billionaire's ground Stamford Bridge in Chelsea

His £56million Boeing 767-300 is the most expensive private jet in Russia — he also has three Lear jets.

The oligarch is standing for parliament in the far-eastern Russian province of Chukotka.

His spokesman said he hoped the list would clear up any "misunderstandings" about his wealth.

Nissan To Unveil ESFLOW EV Roadster at Geneva

Japanese automaker Nissan has a bold plan for electric vehicles. It was the first major automaker to launch an all-electric car, the Leaf, with broad availability last year. At next month's Geneva auto show, Nissan will unveil the ESFLOW, a premium priced roadster concept car whose principal competitor would be the Tesla.

The ESFLOW has a look reminiscent of Nissan's iconic 370Z. The roadster makes use of the electric propulsion system found in the Nissan Leaf, but it has been re-engineered to deliver sportier performance.
The EV sports car features a lightweight aluminum body and roll cage, twin rear electric motors and lithium-ion batteries mounted low for better weight distribution. The ESFLOW, says Nissan, is capable of zero to 62 mph acceleration times of less than 4 seconds.

The batteries, says Nissan, should give the car a range of about 150 miles, which is much higher than the Leaf's 73 miles of range

Azizulhasni tak beraksi di Belanda

AZIZULHASNI berjaya memenangi pingat gangsa dalam acara keirin pada Kejohanan Trek Berbasikal Siri Piala Dunia di Velodrom Manchester, London awal pagi semalam.

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KORAT, Thailand - Semangat juang yang tinggi menjadi azimat buat jagoan negara, Mohd. Azizulhasni Awang untuk menamatkan saingan final acara keirin pada Kejohanan Trek Berbasikal Siri Piala Dunia di Velodrom Manchester, London awal pagi semalam.

Sekalipun betis kirinya tertusuk serpihan kayu velodrom selepas dia terjatuh akibat pelanggaran dengan empat lagi pelumba, Azizulhasni masih mampu bangkit dan kembali meneruskan perlumbaan yang menyaksikannya meraih pingat gangsa.

Ketika insiden malang itu berlaku, Azizulhasni terjatuh bersama empat lagi pelumba yang lain iaitu Jason Niblett dari Australia, Kamil Kuczynski (Poland), Edward Dawkins (New Zealand) dan Juan Peralta Gascon (Sepanyol) ketika mereka bersaing di selekoh terakhir.

Ternyata semangat kental yang ditunjukkan pelumba berusia 23 tahun ini telah memukau penonton yang hadir bagi menyaksikan acara yang cukup dinanti-nantikan itu yang dimenangi pelumba sensasi Britain, Chris Hoy.

Selepas insiden tersebut, Azizulhasni terus dikejarkan ke Hospital Manchester Royal Infirmary untuk mendapatkan rawatan dan difahamkan, dia akan menjalani pembedahan kecil bagi mengeluarkan serpihan kayu kira-kira sepanjang 20 sentimeter itu.

Mengulas situasi terkini Azizulhasni, Presiden Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM), Abu Samah Abd. Wahab berkata, pelumba kelahiran Dungun, Terengganu ini tidak mengalami kecederaan yang serius.

"Saya telah dimaklumkan oleh pengurus pasukan Malaysia (Datuk Naim Mohammad) bahawa Azizulhasni kini berada dalam keadaan stabil.

"Diharapkan berita ini dapat meredakan seketika pelbagai cerita yang kita dengan tentang Azizulhasni sebelum ini.

"Saya juga berharap semua peminat-peminat sukan di tanah air mendoakan Azizulhasni agar segera sembuh dan dapat kembali memperkuat skuad trek negara," jelas Abu Samah kepada Kosmo! semalam.

Sebelum berlepas ke Manchester pada Selasa lalu, Azizulhasni berjaya menyumbang dua pingat gangsa pada Kejohanan Lumba Basikal Asia (ACC) 2011 di sini.

Dua pingat gangsa tersebut hadir menerusi acara kegemarannya iaitu keirin dan pecut individu.

"Saya berbangga kerana Azizulhasni tidak kenal erti putus asa dan terus berjuang hingga titisan keringat terakhir bagi memburu kejayaan.

"Sikap sebeginilah yang harus ada pada setiap pelumba-pelumba negara jika mereka mahu mencipta kejayaan di pentas antarabangsa.

"Jangan kita mengalah sebelum berjuang. Saya berharap semangat juang yang ditunjukkan Azizulhasni menjadi ikutan oleh semua atlet di Malaysia khususnya pelumba-pelumba negara.

Azizulhasni yang lebih dikenali dengan gelaran The Pocketrocketman, kini merupakan pelumba No. 1 dalam acara keirin dan sedang memburu tiket untuk beraksi pada temasya Sukan Olimpik 2012 di London.

Pada temasya Sukan Asia 2010 di Guangzhou, China, Azizulhasni berjaya meraih pingat emas dalam acara keirin.

Ekoran daripada kecederaan itu, Azizulhasni tidak akan bersaing dalam acara pecut berpasukan awal pagi tadi (awal pagi Isnin). Tempatnya digantikan oleh Hafiz Sufian. Dua lagi pelumba negara ialah Muhamad Edrus Md Yunos, Josiah Ng.

"Saya juga tidak tahu Azizulhasni terkena serpihan kayu itu sehinggalah dia menamatkan perlumbaan. Perkara ini cukup mengejutkan seluruh pegawai dan pelumba-pelumba Malaysia," kata ketua jurulatih, John Beasley.

Azizulhasni juga tidak akan bertanding pada kejohanan dunia di Apeldoorn, Belanda yang akan bermula pada 23 Mac depan.

Ikan buaya paling berat di dunia ditangkap

DUA orang ahli biologi Jabatan Perikanan, Hidupan Liar dan Taman Mississippi mengukur ikan buaya yang ditangkap Kenny Williams di Tasik Chotard, Amerika Syarikat pada 14 Februari lalu.

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TASIK CHOTARD, Amerika Syarikat - Seekor ikan buaya paling berat di dunia berjaya ditangkap oleh seorang pemancing, Kenny Williams di sini, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Berat ikan itu ialah 148.32 kilogram (kg), panjang 2.59 meter dan dianggarkan berusia di antara 50 hingga 70 tahun.

Sebelum ini seekor ikan buaya berjaya ditangkap di Rio Grande, Texas pada 1951 dengan berat 126.55kg.

Menurut Williams, pada mulanya dia tidak mengetahui bahawa ikan yang ditangkapnya pada 14 Februari lalu itu cukup besar.

Lelaki tersebut berkata, selepas dia menaikkan tangkapannya di atas bot, dia berasa terkejut melihat ikan buaya itu yang terlalu besar.

Williams membuat keputusan untuk menyerahkan ikan itu kepada Muzium Sains Semula Jadi Mississippi di Jackson untuk dipamerkan kepada orang ramai. - Agensi

Honda sasar jual 200 unit CBR250R

BERKUASA TINGGI...Honda CBR250R bakal menjengah pasaran awal bulan depan.

BOON Siew Honda Sdn Bhd menyasarkan jualan tahunan sebanyak 200 unit bagi motosikal berkuasa tinggi Honda CBR250R yang baru dilancarkan semalam.

Ketua Pengarah Pemasarannya, Hitoshi Yamazaki berkata model 250cc itu mula diperkenalkan pada Oktober tahun lalu dan dijangka mengukuhkan lagi penguasaan pasaran motosikal keluaran syarikat permotoran terunggul tanah air itu.

“Model ini dikeluarkan berikutan permintaan tinggi terhadap motosikal berkuasa tinggi terutama model CBR dan saya yakin ia akan mendapat sambutan yang baik di negara ini,” katanya pada majlis pelancaran di Litar F1 Sepang, semalam.

Yamazaki berkata, model motosikal itu akan berada di pasaran mulai bulan depan dengan harga RM18,799 seunit bagi model standard dan RM21,799 bagi model ABS.

Menurutnya model CBR ini turut dilengkapi dengan sistem ABS yang berupaya membantu penunggang mengawal sistem brek, menjadikannya model motosikal 250 cc pertama di dunia dilengkapi dengan sistem itu.

“ABS diperkenalkan dalam model CBR250R ini bagi memenuhi kepuasan pelanggan disamping meningkatkan kecekapan dan tahap keselamatan penunggang,” katanya.

Ferrari 458 Italia "Car of the Year" at Robb Report

Praised as a "shocking demonstration of just how much improvement can be brought to an already near-perfect sports car," the Ferrari 458 Italia has been selected by the Robb Report editors and a panel of guest judges as the luxury lifestyle authority's 2011 Car of the Year.

Revealed in Robb Report's March issue, which hits newsstands on February 22, the award is presented to an automobile, formally introduced in the previous year, whose technical designs, styling, and performance position it as the world's preeminent sports or luxury vehicle.

The selections resulted from extensive test-driving in California's Napa Valley by a panel of experts that included Robb Report editor in chief Brett Anderson, automotive consultant Robert Ross, and correspondents Paul Dean and Paul Meyers. These journalists were joined by more than 50 guest judges, including executives and Robb Report readers.

Porsche Panamera S Hybrid

Porsche has been adding to the Panamera range as rapidly as the four-door coupe picks up speed, and at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show will unveil the sixth variant: the Panamera S Hybrid.

Carrying a supercharged V6 engine with an additional electric motor, the Panamera S Hybrid offers a combined 380 horsepower for a respectable six-second sprint to sixty, while returning 34.5 miles per gallon. When the new variant arrives on American shores, it will carry a $95,000 price tag.

Lamborghini Gallardo Limited Edition for Singapore

In celebration of its tenth anniversary in Singapore, Lamborghini has crafted a highly exclusive run of special-edition Gallardos.

The limited edition is distinguished by red stripes and the image of the Merlion, the lion-headed fish that is the Southeast Asian island nation's emblem. All ten examples have apparently already been delivered to their customers, who chose between black and white as the primary color.

S$20,000 (about $15,000 American) of the proceeds from each example went to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund to benefit underprivileged students.

Kadar sewa kediaman di Tokyo tertinggi di dunia

Pemandangan hartanah komersial dan kediaman Hong Kong yang merupakan salah satu negara mengenakan sewa kediaman tertinggi di dunia. – AFP

HONG KONG 16 Feb. – Kadar sewa kediaman di Tokyo adalah tertinggi di dunia bagi ekspatriat, diikuti Moscow dan Hong Kong yang mencatatkan peningkatan 22 peratus, satu kenaikan tertinggi, kata satu tinjauan di sini.

Menurut Laporan Perunding Sumber Manusia ECA Antarabangsa berkata, ekspatriat yang menetap di Jepun perlu membayar secara purata AS$4,352 sebulan untuk apartmen dua bilik pada tahun lalu, Moscow AS$3,500 dan Hong Kong AS$2,830.

Katanya, peningkatan nilai yen tertinggi dalam tempoh 15 tahun berbanding dolar Amerika Syarikat pada November lalu, mengukuhkan kedudukan Tokyo di dalam senarai itu.

Pengarah Serantau ECA Asia, Lee Quane berkata, pergerakan mata wang negara matahari terbit itu boleh memberikan kesan yang besar kepada kos syarikat.

‘‘Tokyo adalah antaranya,’’ katanya.

Kadar sewa di Moscow susut 25 peratus pada 2009 selepas para pekerja asing meninggalkan negara itu berikutan krisis ekonomi tetapi kini mereka telah kembali semula.

‘‘Situasi ini menyebabkan bekalan kediaman semakin terhad mengakibatkan kadar sewa naik kira-kira 17 peratus kepada AS$3,500 sebulan,’’ ujarnya.

Hong Kong pula menyaksikan lonjakan enam anak tangga kepada kedudukan ketiga selepas kadar sewanya meningkat 22 peratus dalam perbandingan tahun ke tahun, manakala London dan Singapura, masing-masing di tempat keempat dan kelima.

Di seluruh Asia, kadar sewa bagi apartmen dua bilik naik kira-kira tujuh peratus pada tahun lalu berbanding kejatuhan purata satu peratus di peringkat global.

‘‘Dua tahun lalu, kadar sewa Asia jatuh disebabkan kemelesetan dan pemulihan ekonomi telah menyebabkan harga melambung semula,’’ katanya.