Plan to set up trans-Borneo business tie-ups

Symbolic act: Ongkili (centre) launching the Matunggong subdistrict-level Kaamatan Festival at the Matunggong Open Hall.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah, Sarawak and Kalimantan are looking at setting up a Borneo Kadazan­DusunMurut (KDM) – Dayak Business Alliance to strengthen cooperation in terms of culture, commerce and industry between their local communities.

Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said the idea was mooted following a discussion with the West Kalimantan governor Dr Cornelis M.H. during a recent official visit to Pontianak, Indonesia.