Sandakan moves to unlock barter trade potential with southern Philippines

Sandakan MP Vivian Wong Shir Yee (right) speaks with Sandakan Municipal Council president Datuk Walter Kenson (second right) following a briefing on efforts to strengthen the district’s barter trade operations.

SANDAKAN: Sandakan is moving to streamline its barter trade operations with the southern Philippines by tackling an ageing jetty, fragmented port facilities and bureaucratic restrictions.

Sandakan Municipal Council president Datuk Walter Kenson said a special committee would identify operational, logistical and regulatory problems before proposing solutions to the state and Federal governments.