Status of Berhala island to be decided in late October

Berhala island which is only 12 miles from Muara Sabak, the capital of East Tanjung Jabung district and becomes a tomb of Datuk Paduko Berhala, who was the first Jambi King during the Malay kingdom.

This island had since 1990 dragged Jambi and Riau islands into a dispute which eventually caused the central government to intervene and declared a status quo for island.