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Town and district capital in Sarawak, Malaysia
Photo: Anak lawas, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lawas is a small frontier town in the northeastern corner of Sarawak state in Malaysia. The town is located in a strip of Sarawak territory sandwiched between the Temburong district of Brunei and Malaysia's Sabah state. It is cut off from the rest of Sarawak and is more easily accessed from Sabah. LunBawang is majority in Lawas.
Hotel Seri Malaysia Lawas
By road
The road network in Lawas is directly linked to Sabah while access to the rest of Sarawak requires you to travel through Brunei.
By bus
Minivans and local buses operated by the Lawas Bus Company Sdn Bhd link Lawas neighbouring towns like Trusan, Punang, Sundar and Merapok as well as Beaufort in Sabah.
By boat
The only destination accessible by boat is Labuan (Malaysia). Daily boats depart Lawas at 08:00 and depart Labuan at 12:30.
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