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Tawau

Malaysia
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Undocumented Filipino delivery rider arrested with drugs in Tawau • Oct. 25, 2024, 10:28 PM ET (The Star)
Man assaulted with machete during breakfast in Tawau • Oct. 23, 2024, 9:57 PM ET (The Star)
Budget 2025: RM253mil to upgrade Tawau and Miri airports • Oct. 18, 2024, 5:39 AM ET (The Star)
Tawau cops nab man who took a belt to 7yo son • Oct. 15, 2024, 8:08 PM ET (The Star)
Retiree nabbed for alleged bribery over Tawau land transfer • Oct. 15, 2024, 6:08 AM ET (The Star)

Tawau, port, northeastern Sabah state, East Malaysia. It lies on the northeastern shore of Cowie Harbour, which is an inlet of the Celebes Sea. Once notorious for smuggling with the Philippines and neighbouring Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the city is now the administrative and service centre for a developing agricultural district (coconuts, rubber, cocoa, oil palm, and abaca). The port exports timber, copra, and hemp. Tawau has an airport and a small road network. Pop. (2001 est.) 164,000.