The second International Seminar on Region Border entitled “The 2nd International Seminar on Reinforcement of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT ) for The Strengthening of Border Region”. The Indonesia-Malaysia- Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) is a subregional cooperation initiative formed in 1993 by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to accelerate economic transformation in less developed provinces.

Thematic Areas:

1. Humanity: Internasional Studies, Law, Social Work, Education, Women Studies, Hospitality and Tourism.
2. Governance: Public Administration, Business Administration, Management, Local governance,Urban and City Planning, Environment

Venue/Date:

Embassy of Republic Indonesia, Bangkok, Thailand, 24 April 2017 

Background:

• Development of region border has a very close relationship with the mission of national development, especially to preserve the unity and territorial integrity, national security and defense, as well as improving the welfare of the people in the region border.
• The new paradigm, development of border areas by changing the direction of the development policies that have tended oriented “inward looking” to “outward Looking” so that the area can be used as a gateway of economic and trade activities with neighboring countries without ignoring its critical role in maintaining state sovereignty of Republic of Indonesia.
• Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore are neighboring countries that are located geographically the closest border states. For a comparative reason, we must see how the neighboring countries develop their outermost regions in economic, social, cultural, legal and safety.
• The Indonesia-Malaysia- Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) is a subregional cooperation initiative formed in 1993 by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to accelerate economic transformation in less developed provinces. The private sector has played and will continue to play a key role in promoting economic cooperation in IMT-GT.
• IMT-GT has grown in geographic scope and activities to encompass more than 70 million people. It is now composed of 14 provinces in southern Thailand, 8 states of Peninsular Malaysia, and the 10 provinces of Sumatra in Indonesia.
• To date, IMT-GT has a geographic scope of 32 provinces and states: 10 provinces in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia (Aceh, North Sumatera, West Sumatera, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatera, Bengkulu, Bangka-Belitung, Riau Island, Lampung). 8 states in Peninsular Malaysia; (Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Selangor, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan). 14 provinces in Southern Thailand; (Yala, Pattani, Songkhla, Narathiwat, Satun, Trang, Phattalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Chumphon, Ranong, Surat Thani)
• The member states and provinces in this subregion form a natural bloc for economic cooperation given their many complementarities; geographical proximity; and close historical, cultural, and linguistic ties.
• The extensive land area, a dynamic private sector, abundant supply of labour at competitive price and huge internal market of more than 70 million people plus potential markets in neighbouring sub-regions offer a vast potential for economic development to be enhanced in this area.

1st Guest Speaker

PROF. DR. KAMARULNIZAM ABDULLAH

DEAN OF GHAZALI SHAFEI GRADUATE SCHOOL, COLGIS, UUM

2nd Guest Speaker

Dr. TAKASHI TSUKAMOTO

HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR, THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY

3rd Guest Speaker

WENDY MORRISH,Ph. D.

BABSEACLE , AUSTRALIA

4th guest Speaker

DOUGLAS  MACLEAN, J.D.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, THAILAND