Festive joy at Melaka ferry terminal as Indonesian migrants return home for Raya


MELAKA: A festive atmosphere continues to fill the Kota Laksamana Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex Ferry Terminal here, with over 1,000 Indonesian migrants converging here over the past week to return to their hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

A Bernama survey found that the sea entry points to Dumai and Bengkalis in Indonesia from Melaka began to be crowded with Indonesian migrants, foreign tourists and Malaysians of Indonesian descent since 7am, with some even arriving as early as 5am to board the 10am ferry bound for Dumai.

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