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Balung Township
Places of interest in 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
BALUNG RIVER
30 minutes paved road from Tawau followed by 20 minutes gravel road in hilly
plantation.
(use car with more then 1000cc engine)
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)
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.
Alignment 1 :
JALAN BUKIT BALD
JALAN BUKIT MULL
Alignment 2 :
JALAN BUKIT KAWA
NAIKTARAF JALAN BALUNG LAMA, TAWAU, SABAH
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.
COCOS R&R
"Rest and relaxation"/"Rest and Recuperation"
R & R At Mile 38, Tawau
developed by SEDCOVEST HOLDINGS SDN BHD
R&R i Cocos, Balung Tawau
Mini Bus to Kampung Balung Cocos is 45minutes Rm5.00
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