Changes in Border Security Policy: Impact on Businesses in Sabah

Abstract The Lahad Datu Intrusion in 2013 has impacted Sabah’s economy. It started off when a group of militants arrived in Lahad Datu from a neighbouring country. The militants were reported to come to assert the unresolved territorial claim on Sabah. In addition, there were series of kidnapping incidences happened in Sabah in the past few years. Several measures were taken in response to the intrusion; the establishment of the ESSCOM/ESSZONE, the banning of the use of barter trade jetty and wooden hull, and curfew in certain areas among others. Those measures have resulted heated debate in... Mehr ...