SUPP welcomes the formation of a special task force by the Federal government to study the impact of Indonesia shifting its capital to Kalimantan towards Sarawak and to plan the development of the Sarawak-Kalimantan border which is indeed timely for Federal Government to pay special attention in this new growth area, said SUPP Secretary General, Datuk Sebastian Ting.
He said with the present population of 18 million people and the likely huge influx of Indonesia population, businesses and manufacturing to the new capital called Nusantara, their demand for electricity, raw materials, gas, food products and services will definitely increase tremendously. This will certainly offer a whole range of business opportunities for Sarawak and indeed the potential growth for Sarawak is beyond imagination. Without any shadow of doubt the people of Sarawak will greatly benefit from this.
“Therefore, it is important for Sarawak to have infrastructure development plan to improve our border securities and setting up state of the art Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Security (CIQS) offices at all possible entry points between Sarawak and Indonesia very much like the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex in Johor for Malaysia-Singapore border. Furthermore, we foresee that the relocation of Indonesia capital is likely to have huge impact towards our tourism, cultural exchanges, health-tourism, education, agriculture and transportation. Sarawak must also get ourselves prepared and be ready to welcome and participate in these new wonderful business opportunities,” he added.
Ting urged Federal government to invest more into Sarawak and maybe create the third capital here after Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur to build a closer international trade, financial development and economic growth between Malaysia and Indonesia and Sarawak too must also have good roads connecting from the Indonesia border to our major towns and cities. In future, we may have to look into having an LRT or train system network going around the Borneo Island connecting Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah and Indonesia. The Sarawak government is requesting for more Federal funding to develop more CIQS and more roads along the border, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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