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MALAYSIA WANTS TWO BORDER CROSSING POSTS OPENED IN 2010
Pontianak, W Kalimantan, Aug 24 (ANTARA) - The Malaysian government is hoping two crossing posts at the Indonesia-Malaysia land border in Kalimantan (Borneo) will be opened for traffic only in August 2010, a West Kalimantan government official said.
The border-crossing points concerned were those at Aruk, Sambas (West Kalimantan) and Biawak (Malaysia), and at Badau, Kapuas Hulu (Indonesia) and Lubuk Antu (Malaysia), Fathan A Rasyid, chairman of the West Kalimantan Development Board, said here Monday.
Rasyid said Kuala Lumpur's hope was expressed at the Malaysia-Indonesia Social Economic Affairs meeting or Sosek Malindo in Bandung, West Java, on August 11-13, 2009, which he had attended.
"At the annual Malaysia-Indonesia Social Economic affairs meeting or Sosek Malindo, the Malaysian delegation asked for the opening of the two border crossing posts in August 2010 in accordance with their working contract on the project," Rasyid said.
The Malaysian side had made the request because some supporting facilities on their side of the two border crossing posts had yet to be completed, he said.
"Although Malaysia expressed unpreparedness, we are committed to open the two border crossing posts at the end of 2009, pending the Malaysian readiness," Rasyid said.
The law and human rights minister had decided that the two border crossing posts should be used as immigration checkpoints (TPI), he said, adding the West Kalimantan provincial administration had already prepared personnel to man the immigration check points.
In principle, the Indonesian government was ready to open the two border-crossing points as soon as possible, Rasyid said.
According to him, the West Kalimantan provincial administration intended to make two border crossing posts, the Nanga Badau post in Kapuas Hulu district and the Aruk post in Sambas district to become international entry gates on the Indonesia-Malaysia border.
"In addition, we will also develop the Jagoi Babang crossing post in Bengkayang district that shares a border with Serikin (Sarawak, Malaysia)," Rasyid said.
The length of Indonesia - Malaysia border line in Kalimantan reaches 2,004 kilometers, of which some 1,147 km are located in East Kalimantan and the rest in West Kalimantan.
The development of five border crossing posts, namely those at Entikong (Sanggau district), Aruk (Sambas district), Jagoi Babang (Bengkayang district), Jasa (Sintang district) and Badau (Kapuas Hulu district) was expected to boost the respective regions' economic growth. ***5***
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The border-crossing points concerned were those at Aruk, Sambas (West Kalimantan) and Biawak (Malaysia), and at Badau, Kapuas Hulu (Indonesia) and Lubuk Antu (Malaysia), Fathan A Rasyid, chairman of the West Kalimantan Development Board, said here Monday.
Rasyid said Kuala Lumpur's hope was expressed at the Malaysia-Indonesia Social Economic Affairs meeting or Sosek Malindo in Bandung, West Java, on August 11-13, 2009, which he had attended.
"At the annual Malaysia-Indonesia Social Economic affairs meeting or Sosek Malindo, the Malaysian delegation asked for the opening of the two border crossing posts in August 2010 in accordance with their working contract on the project," Rasyid said.
The Malaysian side had made the request because some supporting facilities on their side of the two border crossing posts had yet to be completed, he said.
"Although Malaysia expressed unpreparedness, we are committed to open the two border crossing posts at the end of 2009, pending the Malaysian readiness," Rasyid said.
The law and human rights minister had decided that the two border crossing posts should be used as immigration checkpoints (TPI), he said, adding the West Kalimantan provincial administration had already prepared personnel to man the immigration check points.
In principle, the Indonesian government was ready to open the two border-crossing points as soon as possible, Rasyid said.
According to him, the West Kalimantan provincial administration intended to make two border crossing posts, the Nanga Badau post in Kapuas Hulu district and the Aruk post in Sambas district to become international entry gates on the Indonesia-Malaysia border.
"In addition, we will also develop the Jagoi Babang crossing post in Bengkayang district that shares a border with Serikin (Sarawak, Malaysia)," Rasyid said.
The length of Indonesia - Malaysia border line in Kalimantan reaches 2,004 kilometers, of which some 1,147 km are located in East Kalimantan and the rest in West Kalimantan.
The development of five border crossing posts, namely those at Entikong (Sanggau district), Aruk (Sambas district), Jagoi Babang (Bengkayang district), Jasa (Sintang district) and Badau (Kapuas Hulu district) was expected to boost the respective regions' economic growth. ***5***
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