RI and Malaysia to build container port<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia wants to jointly develop a one-
\nbillion-dollar container port with Indonesia in the Batam tourist
\nisland off Indonesia, officials said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The proposed port would be able to handle up to 20 million
\ncontainers, general cargo and petrochemicals annually and serve
\nas a catalyst for the development of Batam, they said.<\/p>\n
Batam was linked in a three-way growth triangle with
\nMalaysia's southern Johore state and Singapore as part of efforts
\nunder the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to pool
\nresources for mutual benefit.<\/p>\n
Apart from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, ASEAN comprises
\nBrunei, Thailand and the Philippines.<\/p>\n
"This is a major project with good potential not only for the
\ntwo parties (Malaysia and Singapore) but also the growth
\ntriangle," Muhyiddin Yassin, chief minister of Johore, told
\nreporters.<\/p>\n
Muhyiddin said Johore state government officials would visit
\nBatam soon to study the economic viability of the 2.5 billion
\nringgit (one billion U.S. dollars) project. He did not say if
\nSingapore would be invited into the venture.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Research and Technology Minister B.J. Habibie,
\nduring a one-day visit Tuesday to Johore, had expressed
\nconfidence that the proposed port would play a key role in the
\ndevelopment of Batam, Johore officials said.<\/p>",
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