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Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei can expect new developments in the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines East Asean Growth Area (Bimp-Eaga) Memorandum of Understanding on cross-border movement of commercial buses and coaches as Tenaga Travel has announced that they will add more services yesterday.

Hj Thani Hj Abd Hamid, managing director of Tenaga Travel, outlined some of the developments, beginning with the buses traveling to Pontianak to start operating on a daily basis January next year, as well as cutting the costs from $85 to $80.

He added that majority of the passengers are workers from the Tutong oil site digging, amounting to about 1,300 people.

This was due to the fact that they only have the work permit for a period of six months, and often opts for cheaper fares for travelling.

The travel agency will also expand their services

by providing passenger vessels and vehicle/ passenger vessels (KM Nusantara and KM Mabuhai Nusantara respectively) for passengers who want to travel beyond Pontianak.

"It will be good for our locals who are interested in travelling around various countries such as Bali and Surabaya," said Hj Thani.

Currently, the letter of appointment for the expansion is still waiting to be received by the travel agency to commence their operations. In addition, the bus mute licence to Kota Kinabalu is also being finalised, as the permit for operation is expected to start in March.

For the convenience of Belait and Seria customers, Hj Thani said they can get their tickets from Mumong and will be picked up by the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times