Sungai Tujoh ( Abbrev: '), is the westernmost point of

Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

. It is located in the Belait

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.Poskod Baru Daerah Belait
- Retrieved 22 May 2007 Sungai Tujoh is a Bruneian territory lies along the Malaysian-Bruneian border. Each country constructed their own immigration complex within their respective territories. The Malaysian side constructed Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex at Kuala Baram near the border while Bruneian authorities set up a custom, excise and immigration post staffed by immigration officers.

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(RBPF) control post is also set up to monitor the Brunei-Malaysia border.

Etymology

The name of the area is derived from two Bruneian Malay words - ''Sungai'', which means river or stream, and ''Tujoh'' or the number seven. Literally, Sungai Tujoh is translated as the ''Seventh River'' or ''Seventh Stream'' in English. Although it is sometimes referred to as ''Kampong Sungai Tujoh'', there is no permanent settlement in the area.

Location

Sungai Tujoh is located at the westernmost point in

, in the Belait district, It borders with Kuala Baram,

Miri District Miri District is an administrative district in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia covering a total area of 4707 km2. The Miri District can be divided into Miri, Malaysia, Miri City (997.43 km2), Sibuti sub-district (842.47 km2), ...

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. The area is bounded by the border with Malaysia on the west and south side, the

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to the north and the Sungai Enam area to the east. It is one of the four land crossing points from Brunei to Sarawak and the only one in the Belait district. The other 3 are

Kuala Lurah Kampong Kuala Lurah (or simply Kuala Lurah) is a village in the south-west of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, immediately adjacent to the Brunei-Malaysia border. The population was 798 in 2016. It serves as the vehicular entry point to mainland ...

in the Brunei-Muara district to

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and the Puni and Labu Immigration post in the

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and

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respectively.

History

The Sungai Tujoh area has been long claimed by the sultan of Brunei to constitute a part of the sultanate. It was divided in 1882, when the then sultan ceded the basin of the Baram to the

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, an area of some , on condition of a perpetual annual payment of 6000 dollars. The border was delineated in 1958 by the

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who then had sovereignty over the

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of Sarawak and was responsible for the external relations of the

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of Brunei. An immigration post was built in the 1960s to control the movement of goods and people between

Miri Miri () is a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo. The city covers an area of , located northeast of Kuching and southwest of Kota Kinabalu. Miri is the second largest ...

and points west in Sarawak with Brunei. In 2003,

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was constructed across the

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, connecting the city of Miri to Malaysian ICQS complex in Sungai Tujoh. Initially, it was a toll bridge. The bridge become toll-free in 2015. The frequent traveller's card (FTC) was first implemented in 2005 at Sungai Tujoh. This enables residents from both countries to use their Mykad/Smart IC as a legal document for travel between the two countries instead of an international

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. As at December 2013 the FTC is no longer accepted.

Transport

The main roads linking the ferry crossing towards the

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n border (11 kilometers)National Development Plan
of Brunei Darussalam. Government site Retrieved 19 April 2007. and towards Rasau bridge are surfaced. There is a scheduled bus service that runs from

Kuala Belait Kuala Belait (KB) or officially the Kuala Belait Town (), is the administrative town of Belait District, Brunei. The population of the town proper was 4,544 in 2021. Kuala Belait is officially a municipal area (), as well as a settlement under t ...

and terminates at the immigration post at Sungai Tujoh.Biaramas fares from Sarawak
- Retrieved 19 April 2007 Passengers have to clear

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and

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on foot and take a separate bus to

Gallery

File:Brunei sg tujoh exit.JPG, Brunei exit stamp from the Sg Tujoh border crossing File:Malaysia sg tujoh.JPG, Malaysian entry stamp from its checkpoint. File:Sungai Tujoh 4 January 2023 06.jpg, Border checkpoint of Brunei File:Sungai Tujoh 4 January 2023 01.jpg, Border checkpoint of Malaysia File:Sungai Tujoh 4 January 2023 10.jpg, Farewell sign from Sarawak File:Sungai Tujuh Milepost Checkpoint - Kompleks ICQS.jpg, Green signboard showing Sungai Tujoh Milepost Checkpoint

Notes

{{reflist, 2 Geography of Brunei Sungai TujohKampong Brunei–Malaysia border crossings Buildings and structures in Kuala Belait