Car-free island village comes a long way


Bicycles are the main mode of transportion on Pulau Ketam. Seen here are Mong Chun (right) and new village development officer Lim Lid Chian.

THE road sign showing “Jalan Besar Pekan”, the main road of Kampung Bagan Pulau Ketam, stands out among the colourful pictures of seafood next to it.

It is a small fishing village that is more than 130 years old.

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