Awang Tengah (fourth right) receiving Awang Erywan at the former's office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia on June 28, 2024.

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By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, June 28: The establishment of the Sarawak Trade and Tourism Office Brunei (STATOB) has been firmed up during the meeting on bilateral cooperation between Sarawak and Brunei Darussalam today.

Sarawak Deputy Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan and Brunei’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato Seri Setia Awang Erywan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Mohd Yusof have expressed readiness to further strengthen trade and economic cooperations during the meeting at Wisma Bapa Malaysia.

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According to a media release, the STATOB will open soon in Bandar Seri Begawan.

The meeting, which lasted over two hours, also addressed several issues, including telecommunications, agriculture, tourism, electricity supply, and the development of the Nothern Coastal Highway network.

Other attendees at the meeting included the Consul General of Brunei Darussalam to Sarawak Sheikh Abdul Mahdani Sheikh Abdul Gani, Sarawak Secretary Datuk Amar Abu Bakar Marzuki, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Urban Development Datu Abdullah Julaihi, and Sarawak Economic Planning Unit director Datu Lester Matthew. — DayakDaily