{
  "id": 4399824,
  "title": "General : Urgent Need To Dredge Kuala Kedah, Kuala Perlis Navigation Lanes - Ferry Operators",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/general-urgent-need-to-dredge-kuala-kedah-kuala-perlis-navigation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T08:32:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2600954"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ALOR SETAR, Aug 30 (Bernama) – Langkawi ferry operators are appealing to the federal government to expedite dredging works in the shipping lanes in Kuala Kedah and Kuala Perlis which are now experiencing silt deposits that, affect shipping safety.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Langkawi ferry operators urge urgent dredging of Kuala Kedah, Kuala Perlis lanes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/langkawi-ferry-operators-urge-urgent-dredging-of-kuala-kedah-kuala",
        "published": "2026-08-30T09:49:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Ferry operators urge urgent dredging of Kuala Kedah, Kuala Perlis lanes, warn silted routes could disrupt Langkawi schedules during peak season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ferry-operators-urge-urgent-dredging-of-kuala-kedah-kuala-perlis",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:08:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}