12th BIMP-EAGA Transport Ministers Meeting

From Left: Jason Rush, Asian Development Bank; Vic Lao, Chairman, BIMP-EAGA Business Council; Susanna Chew, Head of BIMP-Facilitation Center; Mohammad Nazri Mohammad Yusof, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications, Brunei Darussalam; Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister for Transportation, Indonesia; Kamarudin Jaffar, Deputy Minister of Transport, Malaysia; Lino Hambala Dabi, Assistant Secretary, Department of Transportation, Philippines; Zainal Abidin Bakar, Ambassador of Malaysia in Jakarta; and Buckland Bangik, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transport Sarawak, Malaysia and Head of BIMP-EAGA Transport Cluster.

At their 12th meeting, transport ministers noted progress in the implementation of priority infrastructure projects and underscored the need for enhanced coordination between the transport and trade facilitation sectors.

The ministers meet annually to track progress in improving transport connectivity in the subregion. Over the years, BIMP-EAGA has seen land, sea, and air connectivity improve by building much-needed infrastructure and by implementing key measures that eased the movement of goods and people within the subregion.