Study on the Impact of Transportation Cost to Communities Living in the Island of Semporna in the Eastern Cost State of Sabah, Malaysia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue V, May 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Study on the Impact of Transportation Cost to Communities Living in the Island of Semporna in the Eastern Cost State of Sabah, Malaysia

Kasim Mansur, SidahIdris, Raman Nordin, Rini Sulung & M. Shyafiq Ezzat

Faculty of Business, Economics & Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Abstract:- The economic impact of transport facilities and the potential for transport facilities affected poor communities living in the island in Samporna, Sabah has received little attention. Thus, in the contact of Malaysia in general it is desirable and timely to assess prevailing views of the role of sea transport facilities in poverty alleviation. In this study a comprehensive analysis of transport operations from island to the nearest town is undertaken to comprehend existing practices and to identify innovative approaches. In this preliminary study, 20 head of the household were interviewed representing 20 villages located in the island around Semporna district. Half of these respondents are also head of the village and approximately 110 number of population inhabiting in the island under study and majority of them are fishermen. The primary objective in this study is to establish a sound conceptual framework for identifying, examining, and shaping the full potential role of transport operations in reducing poverty among residents residing in the islands of Samporna districts in the eastern cost of Sabah state. On average each household spend roughly RM70 per day on cost of transportation include cost of drinking water which is about 45 percent of their total income. Based on these finding of the study there is a need to strengthen the role of sea transport facilities provided by the authority to the island communities as majority of the communities living in the island are in dire need of water resources. The main contribution of this paper is the generation of a blend of policies to overcome high transportation cost confronted island communities and growing threats to water security and to attain sustainable development in Samporna, the eastern cost state of Sabah, Malaysia.

Keywords: Transportation, Poverty, Sabah, island, water resources.

I. INTRODUCTION

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between transport and poverty affecting communities living the island of Semporna in the eastern cost of Sabah state.The economic aspects of transport policy have been subject to much research and debate by policy makers. However less attention has been paid to the impacts and effects that transport policy has on society particularly communities living in the island around the state of Sabah.

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