Balung

Balung, is 40 kilometers from Tawau Town. This small town has the potential to be upgraded to a sub-district in future
Once the RM200 million Taman Sawit development project is completed, this development will transform Balung's physical status to that of a new town
Balung's Taman Sawit project encompasses
1) business premises of 150 units of two-storey shop houses,
2) mosque,
3) a four-storey hotel will have 180 rooms
4) housing including a four-storey condominium and single-storey terraced houses

The shop houses have already been completed and 57 units have obtained their occupancy certificate (OC)
The area was sufficiently self-contained, with :
1) a primary and
2) a secondary school,
3) a religious school,
4) a Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) branch,
5) the Tawau Teachers' Training Institute,
6) an oil palm mill

Sungai Balung Taman Sawit Commercial Centre and Housing Development
Tawau.

a joint venture between :

Masama-Winquest JV Sdn Bhd and Koperasi Serbaguna Kakitangan Sawit Berhad (KOSAWIT)

Taman Sawit
Tawau’s new commercial hub

Taman Sawit Sg Apas Balung Tawau Sabah, is a commercial hub to meet the growing population at KM35 Apas-Balung highway.

Taman Sawit is 10 Km North of Tawau Airport.

Near to Teacher’s Training College, SMK Balung and SK Balung.

UiTM will be completed in 2012

There is a great need for accommodation of student population of higher learning in Tawau

Taman Sri Balung comprising 970 apartment units built in the confines of cocoa and oil palm plantations, with nine villages nearby.

Taman Sawit consists of four phases

1) first phase comprising 94 units of double-storey shop offices and 10 units of three-storey shop houses;

2) second phase with 139 units of single-storey terraced houses;

3) third phase with 193 units of single-storey terraced houses and

4) fourth phase with 166 units of single-storey terraced houses.

A 10-unit 3-storey budget hotel have been planned for Phase 1A, which will strengthen Sungai Balung’s ability to accommodate the influx of tourists and customers seeking accommodation and hospitality services.

Development of the Sungai Balang area has opened up vast investment opportunities for population of 30,000 locals living in the area.

Kg. Serudung Baru, Balung

The villagers in Kg. Serudung Baru were originated from Kg. Ulu Serudong, Kalabakan.
In 1964, the villagers were shifted to the present Serudung Baru Scheme via helicopter because the old village was hard to reach by land.

The settlers involved in this resettlement are mostly of the Murut and other ethnics like Iban and Suluk.

Hill paddy cultivation and fruit farming were the only agriculture activities carried out there at that time in 1964

In 1968, SLDB has taken over the agriculture activity and started oil palm cultivation for commercial.

In November 2002, SLDB has introduced a leasing concept which received a positive response with the participation of 82% and a total area of 415ha.