Every time I visit Malaysia I make sure to escape for a few days to Langkawi, a paradise bolthole of palm-fringed sandy beaches, tropical mangroves and 500 million year-old rainforest. With its ...

ALOR SETAR: Ten ferry trips on the Langkawi-Kuala Kedah-Langkawi route have been cancelled on Tuesday (Sept 17) due to 5m high waves in the waters off Kuala Kedah, affecting almost 4,000 passengers.