GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A wooden vessel from Tawi-Tawi province travelled safely to the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan Island early this week, officially reviving the decades-old trade ties between the two areas. The Malaysian state-controlled news agency Bernama reported that the first non-convention ship (NCS), which it described as 'kumpit' but popularly known as 'lantsa' in Tawi-Tawi, arrived Monday, Feb. 27, at the Labuan Liberty Wharf. Two tugboats gave a water cannon salute to the wooden vessel as it berthed at Labuan's containerized port jetty, Bernama reported.

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