Sabah considers launching ferry service to enhance rural tourism


Bangkuai (right) visiting booths while accompanied by Tourism Malaysia director general Datuk Manoharan Periasamy (second left) at the Sabah Community Based Tourism Fair 2024 in Kuala Lumpur.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Assistant Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Environment Datuk Joniston Bangkuai has proposed the introduction of a cruise ferry service linking Peninsular Malaysia with Borneo to advance Sabah's rural tourism.

The suggestion came as a response to the positive reception at the Sabah Community Based Tourism Fair (SCBTF) 2024 in Kuala Lumpur.

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