FERRY RIDE TO MALAYSIA The MV Prince Khalil, a fast craft, starts plying the route between Bongao, the capital town of Tawi-Tawi, and Lahad Datu in Sabah, Malaysia, in September. Officials are still preparing for the launch of the wooden-hulled cargo ship called 'kumpit' to ply the same route in the next few weeks. —TAWI-TAWI GOV. YSHMAEL SALI FACEBOOK photo DAVAO CITY—Smuggling and incidence of human trafficking are expected to go down along the country's southern backdoor with the opening of a new sea route that would formally link the capital town of Bongao in Tawi-Tawi province and Lahad Datu town of Sabah in Malaysia, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said.

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