NUNUKAN: The currently slow intra-regional trade within the Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines East Asean Growth Area (Bimpeaga) could get a boost with the setting up of a border-trading centre in Sebatik Island, Tawau, its state assemblyman said.
Sebatik Island, which is divided into the Malaysian side and an Indonesian side, is a traditional barter trade route between Tawau in Sabah and Nunukan, the nearest Indonesian island border town in East Kalimantan.
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