After taking office, Indonesian president Su-silo Bam-bang Yud-ho-yono proposed developing six economic corridors, one of which involved the eastern islands. The government hopes to establish Mo-ro-tai as the gateway to eastern Indonesia, turning it into the kind of hub that Singapore is in the west. Fishing industry shipping hub
蘇西諾總統上任後，就提出 6 大經濟走廊總體計畫；其中之一就是開發印尼東部群島，希望能將摩洛泰島打造成東印尼的門戶城市，就像新加坡在西邊區域扮演的樞紐角色。