Sungai Tujoh | |
|---|---|
 Sungai Tujoh checkpoint in 2023. | |
  Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates:4°35′0″N114°04′0″E / 4.58333°N 114.06667°E /4.58333; 114.06667 | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Belait |
| Mukim | Kuala Belait |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kuala Belait and Seria Municipal Board |
| Population | |
• Total | 0 |
Sungai Tujoh (Abbrev:Sg. Tujoh), is the westernmost point ofBrunei. It is located in theBelaitdistrict.[1]
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[2] while Bruneian authorities set up a custom, excise and immigration post staffed by immigration officers.[3]Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) control post is also set up to monitor theBrunei-Malaysia border.[4]
The name of the area is derived from two BruneianMalay words -Sungai,[5] which means river or stream, andTujoh[6] or the number seven. Literally, Sungai Tujoh is translated as theSeventh River orSeventh Stream in English.
Although it is sometimes referred to asKampong Sungai Tujoh, there is no permanent settlement in the area.[citation needed]
Sungai Tujoh is located at the westernmost point inBrunei, in theBelait district,[1] It borders with Kuala Baram,Miri District,Sarawak.[7][8] The area is bounded by the border with Malaysia on the west and south side, theSouth China Sea to the north and theSungai 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 areKuala Lurah in theBrunei-Muara district toLimbang and thePuni andLabu Immigration post in theTemburong district toLimbang andTerusan respectively.[3]
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 thethen sultan ceded the basin of the Baram to theWhite Rajah ofSarawak, an area of some 10,000 square miles (30,000 km2), on condition of a perpetual annual payment of 6000 dollars.[9]
The border was delineated in 1958 by theUnited Kingdom[10] who then had sovereignty over thecolony of Sarawak and was responsible for the external relations of theprotectorate of Brunei. An immigration post was built in the 1960s to control the movement of goods and people betweenMiri and points west in Sarawak with Brunei.[citation needed] In 2003,ASEAN Bridge was constructed across theBaram River, 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.[11]
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 internationalpassport. As at December 2013 the FTC is no longer accepted.[12]
The main roads linking the ferry crossing towards theMalaysian border (11 kilometers)[13] and towards Rasau bridge are surfaced.
There is a scheduled bus service that runs fromKuala Belait and terminates at the immigration post at Sungai Tujoh.[14] Passengers have to clearcustoms andimmigration on foot and take a separate bus toMiri.
