The Jalur Tikus (Rat Path) Transportation as an Illegal Activity in the Villages of the North Kalimantan Border
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.210918.045How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- border area, goods traffic, human traffic, jalur tikus (rat path), socioeconomic dynamics
- Abstract
The state border area is a transitional area between two regions which are different in the law and society. This paper is a study of an illegal transportation, commonly called the jalur tikus (English: rat path) on the Indonesian--Malaysia Border. This study aims to: 1) describe how the form of the rat path illegal transportation in the border area, and 2) understand why such illegal transportation can continue even if it is contrary to the national law. Qualitative method was used as the research method, and the data collecting was done through observation, interview, and news study in the media. The field research was conducted in Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan Province. The research results indicates that there are three types of rat path, namely the landline, the river path, and the coastal path. Each of those rat path has its own character, although they also have similarity. In summary, this illegal activity is a manifestation of the socioeconomic dynamics of the people in border areas, especially in the border of North Kalimantan with Malaysia. In spite of violating the law, the rat path traffic activities, which transport people and goods, keep going since there are many parties who need and get benefits from the presence of the rat path.
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- © 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Nugroho Trisnu Brata PY - 2021 DA - 2021/09/18 TI - The Jalur Tikus (Rat Path) Transportation as an Illegal Activity in the Villages of the North Kalimantan Border BT - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Education & Social Sciences (ICESS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 242 EP - 245 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210918.045 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.210918.045 ID - Brata2021 ER -