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East Malaysia (Malay: Malaysia Timur), or the Borneo States, [1] also known as Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia on and near the island of Borneo, the world's third-largest island. East Malaysia comprises the states of Sabah , Sarawak , and the Federal Territory of Labuan .
The East Coast Economic Region Development Council was established to implement the master plan. The ECER was launched by Malaysia's Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Kuala Terengganu , the state capital of Terengganu and Kota Bharu , the state capital of Kelantan on 30 October 2007 and the following day in Kuantan , the state capital of ...
Eleven states and two federal territories are located on the Malay Peninsula, collectively called Peninsular Malaysia (Semenanjung Malaysia) or West Malaysia.Two states are on the island of Borneo, and the remaining federal territory consists of islands offshore of Borneo; they are collectively referred to as East Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo.
In the east coast located the Kinabatangan River, which is the second-longest river in Malaysia after Rajang River in Sarawak with a length of 560 kilometres. [212] The river begins from the western ranges and snakes its way through the central region towards the east coast out into the Sulu Sea.
Malaysia is the 66th largest country by total land area, with a total area of 330,803 km 2 (127,724 sq mi). [9] It has land borders with Thailand in West Malaysia, and Indonesia and Brunei in East Malaysia. [21] It is linked to Singapore by a narrow causeway and a bridge. The country also has maritime boundaries with Vietnam [172] and the ...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -China said it was willing to study a plan to connect Malaysia's $10-billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to other China-backed railway projects in Laos and Thailand ...
The term West Coast (Malay: Pantai Barat; Jawi: ڤنتاي بارت) refers informally to a collection of states in Peninsular Malaysia situated towards the western coast generally facing the Strait of Malacca which is a component of the Indian Ocean, as opposed to the East Coast. The West Coast is partitioned further into three regions:
The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) (Malay: Laluan Rel Pantai Timur) is an under-construction standard-gauge double-track rail project connecting Port Klang on the Straits of Malacca to Kota Bharu in northeast Peninsular Malaysia, linking the East Coast Economic Region states of Pahang, Terengganu, and Kelantan to one another and to the central region of the peninsula's west coast.