Regional Economic Integration for Improving Cross-Border Area in Sebatik Island
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ASEAN, regional economic integration, Sebatik, TawauAbstract
The proximity of Sebatik Island to Malaysia and its distance from Indonesia have been the causes why Sebatik people tend to perform economic activities with Tawau, Malaysia. Sebatik people have been depending on Tawau to sell their various agricultural commodities and fisheries products. However, informal cross-border trade between Sebatik-Tawau that have been implemented over the past few years has been challenged by some underlying economic problems. Those underlying economic problems are the apparent causes for the lower standard of living of most Sebatik people compared to Tawau inhabitants. As Sebatik people depend on Tawau to fulfill their daily needs, they will have to deal with more hardships since there is a discourse to stop the cross-border trade relations by the government of Tawau. ASEAN Community 2015 which is oriented to establish the regional economic integration in Southeast Asia, may be one solution to the economic problems dealt by the people of Sebatik.
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