Terengganu orders 4 luxury tourist boats worth RM1mil

KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu has ordered four luxury boats worth RM1mil to boost tourism in the state. State Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Abdul Rahin Mohd Said said the construction of two of the boats were already completed while the order for the two others was made last week. "It is one of the state government's programmes to rekindle tourism activities along the Terengganu river," he told Bernama here.

Abdul Rahin said the boats, made of high quality cengal wood, were ordered from a renowned boat builder in Kampung Seberang Takir. He said each boat could take up to 60 passengers and would cruise along the Terengganu river which offers panoramic view of Seberang Takir fishermen's village and the greenery provided by the wild nipah trees. Abdul Rahin said the two completed boats would be handed over to the Seberang Takir Small Boats Association for its operations.

The other two boats were expected to be completed in another 18 months and would probably be handed over to and managed by the Islamic Civilisation Park, he said. Abdul Rahin said the state government was trying to develop the Terengganu river as a tourism product due to its vast potential as a new tourist attraction in the state. - Bernama

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