Cabotage policy for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan abolished from June 1


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  • Sunday, 07 May 2017

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SANDAKAN: A shipping policy that has been blamed for the higher costs of goods in east Malaysia has been scrapped.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that the exemption of the cabotage policy for Sabah and Sarawak as well as Labuan would start from June 1.

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