Thousands go for one last ride on Penang's ferries

Thousands of visitors made a beeline to ride the Penang ferry on the last day of its service.

Both the Pangkalan Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal in George Town and the Pangkalan Sultan Abdul Halim terminal in Butterworth were packed with cars and people queuing since before 8am.

"We wanted to ride the ferry and have been waiting for almost an hour...