She said the market is located about 300 meters from the neutral zone between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG).
The merchants sell a variety of daily necessities, Suzana noted.
According to her, all people shopping at the market are Papua New Guineans. They come to the Indonesian territory on foot and return to their country on public transport to Wutung, PNG.
Suzana said if the cross border post in Skouw is completed, then the Papua New Guineans can drive their vehicles into Indonesias territory for shopping.
The cross border post is expected to be completed by November.
It is also expected that the post will minimize the smuggling of illegal commodities into Indonesia from PNG, Suzana added.
The land borders between Indonesia and PNG are located in five city/districts, namely Jayapura, Keerom, Pegunungan Bintang, Boven Digoel and Marauke.
The border is 760 kilometers long, extending from Skouw in Jayapura city in the north to the estuary of Bensbach river in Merauke in the south.
The border was established through an agreement between the governments of the Netherlands and the Britain on May 16, 1895.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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