All quiet at Negri’s once bustling port


The Pengkalan Kempas jetty. — Photos: UU BAN/The Star

TIME ticks by slowly in Pengkalan Kempas, a once bustling port in Negri Sembilan close to the state border with Melaka.

Here, no one seems to be in a rush. And the daily routine, especially for seniors, is to pass the day exchanging news and reflecting on days gone by at the local coffeeshop.

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