Tag - Balik Kampung

50% toll discount for two days starting March 18, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: The government has announced a 50% toll discount to help ease the cost of travelling home for Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil said the discount will begin at 12.01am on March 18 and end at 11.59pm on March 19. “This initiative aims to reduce travel costs for the public returning to their hometowns,” he...

50% discount for tolls on Friday, Saturday in conjunction with Hari Raya

PETALING JAYA: Commuters will enjoy a 50% toll discount from March 28 to 29 in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri. In a statement issued on Wednesday (March 26), Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said that this was agreed by the Cabinet in a meeting on Wednesday (March 26). He said that the toll discount would...

Thousands stranded at Labuan ferry terminal due to unexpected surge in holiday travel

LABUAN: Over a thousand travellers are stranded at the Labuan roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry terminal as the ferry services between Labuan and Menumbok struggled to meet the soaring demand during the “Balik Kampung” season. More than 10,000 residents left for mainland Sabah and Sarawak during the exodus, which coincided with the Kaamatan Festival, Gawai Day celebration,...