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Tawau economic activities include cocoa, palm oil plantations and prawn farming. Tourism is also a major contributor to the district economy.
Malaysia’s largest listed palm oil companies like Sime Darby, TSH Resources, and KLK owns plantations here in Tawau District. These industries provides investments and work opportunities for locals and foreigners labourers alike.
Economic boost for Tawau in Indonesia’s capital relocation
Indonesia’s plan to shift its capital to Kalimantan in 2020 is expected to
boost Tawau’s economy by virtue of their geographical contiguity as Borneo
Island. Tourism is one of the economic potentials for Tawau district which
shares a border with North Kalimantan.
Indonesian Consulate Tawau chief
Sulistijo Djati Ismojo
More about the new capital of Indonesia in Borneo Island
斗湖最具代表性的蘭花公園(胡姬花公園),裡面有上百種漂亮蘭花品種,還有很多雜交的蘭花更是驚艷
The landmark orchid park in Tawau, there are hundreds of beautiful orchid varieties, and many amazing hybrid orchids.
Landscaping at Jalan Dunlop, Tawau
More about Landscaping in Tawau
SPCA Tawau is a non-profit organization which provides a temporary shelter for stray animals. Our mission is to protect all animals & prevent them from suffering & abuse.
2019-08-05 MON 07:27
Pusat Komersil BDC, Jalan Datuk Chong Thien Vun. Beside Giant
Hypermarket of Tawau
The Environmental Magazine
Published by : Dasatama Sdn. Bhd. Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
Chief Editor : Tsen Kim Poh H/P 012-8187997
kp.tsen@gmail.com
Things to Do in Tawau Division
Ranking by
TripAdvisor as in 2018 by travellers who actually visited Tawau Division
1- Tawau Hills
Park - 49 reviews
2- Pasar Tanjung Tawau Tawau - 39 reviews
3- Maliau Basin Conservation Area
Tawau - 34 reviews
4- 1StopBorneo Wildlife tour of Tawau - 19 reviews
5-
Table Waterfall Tawau - 14 reviews
6- Teck Guan Cocoa Village & Cocoa Museum Tawau - 15 reviews
7- Ulu Kalumpang Forest Reserve Tawau - 2 reviews
8- Tawau Hot Spring Tawau - 5 reviews
More about TOURISM in Tawau
T2 @ Apas Tawau's New
Benchmark For Commercial Development
SG Futsal at Jalan Bunga Raya Tawau
Sabah, Malaysia, Tawau Futsal Centre - Futsal football court in Tawau
PASAR TANJUNG
TAWAU
Tawau Tanjung Market
斗湖丹絨市場
Tawau Tanjung Market
Equipped with 6,000 stalls, the Tawau Tanjung Market is the largest indoor
market in the whole of Malaysia.
The ground floor of the market are foodstuff such as fresh fruits, keropok
amplang (amplang crackers), dried crackers imported from Indonesia and other
fresh produce.
On the first floor are dried preserved sea-food such as dried salted fish, dried
anchovies and dried prawns which Tawau is famous for.
ISM
Institute of Science
and Management, Tawau
(Institut Sains & Pengurusan)
I S M -
Institute of Science & Management was began December 01 1990 as Sabah Chinese
'A' Level with 7 teaching staff and 40 students pursuing the Associated
Examining Board GCE 'A' Level programme.
Today ISM has a new school building as a landmark of Tawau........
Teacher Training College
(MAKTAB PERGURUAN TAWAU)
Malaysia’s education system was gaining international
attention with the country being recognized as having an effective conventional
and religious curriculum by various groups.
Malaysia hoped to share its teaching standard with other countries in the region
paving the way for the nation to becoming a centre of education excellence...
OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
"University For All", the Open University Malaysia (OUM), launched on 26 August
2002, has "Lifelong Learning Programme" for senior citizens and the disabled.
This programme, implemented in 2005, incorporated a special scheme for those
aged 55 and above and the disabled, who need only pay half the tuition fees. The
lifelong learning programme is an ongoing programme conducted on demand, varying
according to the needs of the students or members from various organizations in
Malaysia.
(UNIVERSITI TERBUKA MALAYSIA)
List of Primary Schools in
Tawau
(SK in Tawau)
There are two categories of public-funded primary schools in
Malaysia :
1 National schools - SK
2 National-type schools (Chinese / Tamil) - SJK
List of
Government Secondary Schools in Tawau
(SMK in Tawau)
After primary schooling, pupils will move on to secondary
schooling. However, those from ethnic primary schools who wish to enter national
schools will undergo a year in a remove class / remove form (kelas peralihan /
tingkatan peralihan).
Secondary schooling takes 5 years altogether.
Tawau Airport (Lapangan Terbang Tawau) is the second airport in Sabah with
immigration counters for international flights.
The airport is 31 km from Tawau town. The new runway could cater for aircraft as
big as Airbus series.
The airports handles only domestic flights from Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and
Kuala Lumpur.
The previous international flights to Tarakan in East Kalimantan, Indonesia were
suspended in 2008.
Tawau Airport is under the management of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd.
There is now airport in Semporna Town and Kunak Town. Passengers going to these
two town arrive at Tawau Airport from here take land transport.
The nearest airport to Tawau Airport is Lahad Datu Airport which is two hours to
drive.
2,239 kilometre-long
Pan-Borneo Highway
The Pan-Borneo Highway was built in 1986 to link the two East Malaysian states
of Sabah and Sarawak.
It begins in the district of Sematan in Sarawak, and passes through Kuching, Serian, Sri Aman, Sarikei, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri, Limbang, Lawas, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau.
From Sibu one can take off from the main route of Pan Borneo Highway and travel by boat on the mighty Rejang River passes through Kanowit, Kapit to Belaga the heart of Sarawak .
Sri Aman Town is off the Pan Borneo Highway
Between Sabah and Sarawak, the highway passed through two halves of Brunei.
As of today, the Pan-Borneo Highway is 93 percent completed, with a remainder
of a 50-kilometre missing link from Kalabakan to Serudong.
There are several bus companies covering different section of the Pan-Borneo
Highway. But there is one bus company cover the whole route. Salam Bumimas
Express has buses from Kuching-Miri-Kota Kinabalu-Tawau.
Document Download : Budget accommodation along the Pan Borneo Highway
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