Why was there a Kampung Cocos at Pulau Balambangan in the Northern tip of North Borneo, now Sabah? Could Alexander had visited and settled down at Pulau Balambangan. Pulau Balambangan was the first settlement for the British East India Company in Borneo but was abandoned due to pirtes attack. This is where the Union Jack was first hoisted in Borneo.
To reach Pulau Balambangan you have to take a boat from Kudat. Kudat is about 3 hours journey from Kota Kinabalu city. Pulau Balambangan now has a silica factory and the State Government had plans to develop a clinker plant there but had not started it until now.
Pulau Balambangan is very close to Palawan Island of the Philippines
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