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INDONESIA-MALAYSIA-THAILAND

GROWTH TRIANGLE

SUB-REGIONAL COOPERATION

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IMT-GT

• Initiated by former

Prime Minister of Malaysia on 1993

• Endorsed by former

President of Indonesia and Prime Minister of Thailand on 1993 in Langkawi, Malaysia

The History…

2 H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad H.E. Suharto H.E. Mr. Chuan Leekpai

IMT-GT

Started in 1993, among border states & provinces only;  North Sumatera: Aceh, Riau & Riau Island  Malaysia: Kelantan, Perak, Kedah, Perlis & Penang  Thailand:Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, Songkhla & Satun Currently:  All 10 provinces in Sumatera;  All 14 provinces in southern Thailand;  8 states in P. Malaysia (Not Include Terengganu, Pahang, Johor) Population 81 Millions

IM IMT-GT IN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM

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SIX IX FOCUSED AREAS OF COOPERATION

IMT-GT

Trade & Investment

Agriculture, Agro-Base Industry & Environment

Infrastructure Transport & Energy

Tourism

Human Resources Development

Halal Products & Services 5

AREAS OF COOPERATION WORKING GROUP LEAD COUNTRY Infrastructure and Transport WGIT Thailand Trade & Investment WGTI Thailand Tourism WGT Indonesia Halal Products & Services WGHAPAS Indonesia Agriculture, Agro-Based Industry & Environment WGAAE Malaysia Human Resource Development WGHRD Malaysia

The Leaders decided at the 2nd IMT-GT Summit in January 2007 in the Philippines, to establish a coordinating and monitoring centre for IMT-GT. The Centre for IMT-GT Subregional Cooperation (CIMT) was

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established in August 2007 through the goodwill and sponsorship of the Malaysian Government in hosting and according it an International Organisation status.

CIMT Roles

• Central secretariat
• Advisory
• Facilitation & Coordination
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Information and knowledge

management

• 2nd IMT-GT Leaders Summit agreed on the need to establish IMT-GT

Sub-regional Secretariat

2007

• SOM finalized the draft text of the Establishment Agreement of

Center of IMT-GT (CIMT) as the subregional Secretariat

• First draft of Business Plan for CIMT was prepared

2008

• 6TH IMT-GT Leaders’ Summit directed officials to accelerate signing of

the CIMT Agreement to ensure effective implementation of Implementation Blueprint

2012

• CIMT Establishment Agreement was signed on 25 April 2013 in Brunei

Darussalam by IMT-GT Ministers

2013

Establishment of CIMT

IMT-GT 5 Connectivity Corridors

• Five connectivity corridors

(1) Extended Songkhla–Penang–Medan Corridor (Nakhon Si Thammarat – Phatthalung –Songkhla–Yala–Pattani– Penang–Medan); (2) Straits of Malacca Corridor (covering the western coastal belt from Trang in Southern Thailand to Melaka in Peninsular Malaysia) (3)Banda Aceh–Medan–Pekanbaru– Palembang Economic Corridor (Based on Infrastructure and transport corridor of Sumatra Island) (4) Melaka–Dumai Economic Corridor (a maritime corridor linking Sumatra andPeninsular Malaysia); and (5) Ranong–Phuket–Aceh Economic Corridor.

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Economic Cor

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idor 1: 1: Extended Songkhla–Penang–Medan Corridor(Nakhon Si Thammarat Phatthalung–Songkhla–Yala – Pattani–Penang–Medan)

• Improvement and expansion of

infrastructure connectivity (roads, bridges, ports)

• Expansion of customs,

immigration, and quarantine (CIQ) and related facilities (container yards, container depots).

• Special economic zones (SEZs)

Sadao and Narathiwat Special Border Economic Zone in Thailand; and industrial and urban developments in Kedah States in Kelantan in the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) of Malaysia;

HAT YAI-SADAO INTERCITY MOTORWAY

Sadao-Bukit Kayu Hitam CIQ Complex

SPECIAL BORDER ECONOMIC ZONE STUDY

Wang Prachan (Thailand) – Wang Kelian (Malaysia) Sadao (Thailand) – Bukit Kayu Hitam (Malaysia) Buketa (Thailand) – Bukit Bunga (Malaysia) Tak Bai (Thailand) – Pengkalan Kubor (Malaysia) Padang Besar (Thailand) – Padang Besar (Malaysia) Ban Prakob (Thailand) – Durian Burong (Malaysia) Betong (Thailand) – Pengkalan Hulu (Malaysia) Sungai Kolok (Thailand) – Rantau Panjang (Malaysia) 10

Economic Cor

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idor 2: Straits of Malacca Economic Corridor also referred to as Trang–Satun–Perlis–Penang–Port Klang– Malacca Connectivity Corridor

• Development of Kantang Coastal Port

at Naklua (Thailand),

• Construction of inland container depot

rail link, and

• Upgrading of the existing state road

between Kaki Bukit and Wang Kelian.

• Satun – Perlis Bridge

Perlis

Naklua Port

Bakaheuni - Indralaya Indralaya - Pekanbaru Pekanbaru - Medan Medan - Aceh

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Consist of:

• Bakauheni – Banda Aceh corridor

along eastern Sumatera corridor with a length ± 2,017 km

• Feeder with a length of ± 720 km
• Connecting 8 National Activity

Centers, 6 airports, and 7 main seaports.

• Connected with Sunda Strait Bridge

and Trans Java Toll Road.

12 Existing Road Planned Highway

Economic ic Co Corr rrid idor 3: : Banda Aceh–Medan–Pekanbaru–Palembang Economic Corridor

Economic ic Co Corr rrid idor 4: : Melaka–Dumai Economic Corridor

• Melaka Dumai Railways and

Tunnel A Fixed Link from Malacca to Sumatera

• Melaka Dumai Ro-Ro services

Scope of Project: Strait Channel Engineering:

• Origin: Telok Gong, Malacca
• Ending Point: Tanjung Medang, Rupat

Indonesia Connection Line Engineering:

• Origin: Tanjung Medang
• Ending Point: Dumai

Tanjung Medang Telok Gong Tampin Railway Station North West Dumai West Pulau Rupat Tunnel (49.6 KM) Railway (45 KM) Tunnel (8.3 KM) Railway (24.1 KM)

Tanjung Medang Tampin Railway Station Telok Gong West Pulau Rupat North West Dumai

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3-Jul-15 14 Yangon Dawei Phuket Banda Aceh Langkawi Dumai Penang

Possible Cruise Route in IMT-GT

Economic Corridor 5: Ranong–Phuket–Aceh Economic Corridor

• Enhance the

connectivity between Sumatra and Southern Thailand through maritime mode.

• Development of

facilities in key ports in Sumatra, among them Ulee Lheue and Malahayati.

• Phuket and

Sabang tourism possibilities /develop the facility at Phuket Port such as RoRo ramp, container facilities.

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