In January 2007, the Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
subregional cooperation initiative adopted a new Road Map to refocus its cooperation initiatives over. The IMT-GT Road Map identifies four economic connectivity corridors as key to strengthening regional connectivity to support increased intra- and extra-regional trade, investment and tourism. These are the (i) Extended Songkhla-Penang-Medan Economic Corridor; (ii) Straits of Melaka Economic Corridor; (iii) Banda Aceh-Medan-Pekanbaru-Palembang Economic Corridor; and (iv) Melaka-Dumai Economic Corridor. The economic corridor approach has been identified as a core strategy for accelerated development of IMT-GT, and development of these economic corridors was declared a Flagship Project of IMT-GT.