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Sabah’s Pulau Banggi down to one daily ferry trip after operator cuts service

Malay Mail

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July 1, 2026

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Sabah’s Pulau Banggi down to one daily ferry trip after operator cuts service

KOTA KINABALU, July 1 — Residents of Sabah’s Pulau Banggi, Malaysia’s largest island wholly within the...

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Utusan Malaysia

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· Jul 10, 2026

Feri Kuala Perlis-Satun lonjak ekonomi Perlis

KANGAR: Pembukaan semula laluan feri Kuala Perlis-Satun dijangka membantu Perlis mencapai sasaran lima hingga enam juta pelancong tahun ini, sekali gus merancakkan ekonomi setempat dan mengukuhkan hubungan rentas sempadan Malaysia-Thailand. Menteri Besar, Abu Bakar Hamzah berkata, laluan yang mula beroperasi sejak Khamis lalu itu turut memudahkan urusan penduduk Perlis dan Satun yang mempunyai hubungan kekeluargaan ... Read more The post Feri Kuala Perlis-Satun lonjak ekonomi Perlis appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

BERNAMA

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· Jul 7, 2026

General : Kuala Perlis-satun Ferry Service To Resume Operations This Thursday

SATUN (Thailand), July 7 (Bernama) -- The reopening of the Kuala Perlis-Satun, Thailand ferry services this Thursday (July 9) is expected to catalyse cross-border tourism cooperation while boosting the tourism sector and economies of both Malaysia and Thailand.

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

Malaysia’s Umno in tough spot ahead of Johor vote after veteran claims royal interference

Malaysia’s ruling Malay party was pulled into a sensitive palace row on the eve of Johor’s nomination day after a veteran figure quit Umno and accused the southern state’s royal household of influencing the timing of a snap election. The controversy lands at a difficult moment for the United Malays National Organisation, the Malay nationalist party that anchors Barisan Nasional (BN). It is trying to defend Johor, its birthplace and one of its last major strongholds, without allowing the campaign...

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Related coverage for "Sabah’s Pulau Banggi down to one daily ferry trip after operator cuts service": Utusan Malaysia — Feri Kuala Perlis-Satun lonjak ekonomi Perlis. BERNAMA — General : Kuala Perlis-satun Ferry Service To Resume Operations This Thursday. South China Morning Post — Malaysia’s Umno in tough spot ahead of Johor vote after veteran claims royal interference