I’D rather use ringgit than rupiah,” said Daeng Mallongi, a cacao grower in Pancang village, (Sebatik district, Nunukan regency) East Kalimantan. Nearly all residents of Sebatik in the territory of Indonesia have revealed the same thing. Malaysian ringgit (RM) is the currency normally used as a means of transaction in this border region.

Apart from money, the daily needs of Sebatik people like rice, granulated sugar and cooking oil also high