{
  "id": 14946576,
  "title": "From British-Era Waterway to Eco-Tourism Attraction: Karnival Ban Canal 2026 Returns in November",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/from-british-era-waterway-to-eco-tourism-attraction-karnival-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:06:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/from-british-era-waterway-to-eco-tourism-attraction-karnival-ban-canal-2026-returns-in-november/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "From a 30-kilometre British-era waterway designed to irrigate Selangor's paddy fields to an eco-tourism destination, Ban Canal is undergoing a transformation. The festival Karnival Ban Canal 2026, returning for its fourth edition from 6 to 8 November 2026, is expanding the rural tourism platform built around the theme Alam * Budaya * Lestari (Nature * Culture * Sustainability). The event attracted over 32,190 visitors in 2025 and generated more than RM100,000 in local business revenue, creating economic opportunities for the community. KBC 2026 features unique experiences like Larian Bendang, fishing competitions, Kanu Slalom, wall climbing, and a flying fox spanning the historic canal. It also highlights Sabak Bernam's multicultural heritage through traditional performances, local food, and nightly entertainment. As a platform for tourism, local enterprise, culture, sport, and community participation, KBC 2026 connects visitors directly with the rural economy. The festival is being held within the transition and buffer zones of the proposed Anjung Utara Selangor Biosphere Reserve, as part of Selangor's sustainable economic growth, food security, resilience, and environmental stewardship vision.",
  "summary": "32,000+ visitors, RM100,000 in local business revenue and international sporting participation put Sabak Bernam’s unique heritage landscape on the tourism map SABAK BERNAM, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 October 2026 – From a 30-kilometre British-era waterway built to sustain Selangor's paddy fields to a destination for sport, culture, tourism and community enterprise, Ban Canal is…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}