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Interstate travel: All quiet at bus terminals, main highways but busy weekend expected

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The first day of the resumption of interstate travel nationwide is running smoothly on several major highways nationwide, but this could be attributed to it being a working day for most people.Jalannow.com

Siti Samirah Sundar Nandagopal, 40, a security guard at a private company, when met at the bus terminal said that she used the flexibility given by the government to return to see her family in Sitiawan, Perak. “Most bookings are for travel to the east coast states and I understand that some express bus operators will also increase the number of buses starting this weekend to accommodate the increasing number of passengers,” she said.

In Kelantan, state Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations, Mohd Wildan Azhari expects the number of visitors to recreational areas such as waterfalls, rivers, and beaches in the state to increase following the lifting of the interstate travel ban starting today. Meanwhile, a homestay operator in Batu Buruk Beach, Ahmad Faisal Hafiz Mansor said bookings for the next two weeks were already full.

 

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