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The Indonesia–Malaysia border consists of a 1,881 km (1,169 mi) land border that divides the territory of Indonesia and Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It also includes maritime boundaries along the length of the Straits of Malacca , in the South China Sea and in the Celebes Sea .
Indonesia and Malaysia are two neighbouring nations that share similarities in many aspects. [3] Both Malaysia and Indonesia have many common characteristic traits, including standard frames of reference in history, culture and religion. Although both countries are separate and independent states, there are also profoundly embedded similarities ...
The boundary is separated into three segments, with the first two broken by the Timor Gap. The first is between the Australia – Indonesia – Papua New Guinea tripoint at 10° 50' S, 139° 12' E, and the point whether the territorial waters of the two countries touch the eastern limits of the territorial waters claimed by Timor-Leste at 9° 28' S, 127° 56' E.
Common Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand tripoint established under 1978 agreement Border with Indonesia according to 1969 continental shelf agreement 5 5 27'.0 98 17'.5 Northern terminus of continental shelf boundary 6 4 55'.7 98 41'.5 7 3 59'.6 99 43'.6 8 3 47'.4 99 55'.0 9 2 51'.6 101 0'.2
The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation or Borneo confrontation (known as Konfrontasi in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore) was an armed conflict from 1963 to 1966 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of the state of Malaysia from the Federation of Malaya.
Malaysia also produces liquefied natural gas as well as various other related products, most of which are found off the coasts of Terengganu, Sabah, and Sarawak. Other notable natural resources includes tin, timber, copper, iron, ore, and bauxite. [citation needed] Malaysia was the largest exporter of tin until the industry-wide collapse in the ...
Entikong district located in the hills which form the Indonesia-Malaysia border in the northern part of Sanggau Regency. To the north east across the border is the Serian Division of Sarawak, south east is the district of Sekayam, south the district of Beduai, west the district of Air Besar in Landak Regency and north-west the district of Jagoi Babang in Bengkayang Regency.
Native Indonesians in Labuan Island, British Borneo (present-day Malaysia) serving coconut water to Australian troops as a gratitude during the Battle of Labuan to recapture the island from the Japanese. The migration of Indonesian to Malaysia can be traced back since before the colonial time especially during the Srivijaya and Majapahit empires.