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Langkawi and Labuan Duty-Free Limit Rises to RM10,000 in 2027: What Changes, and the Labuan 48-Hour Catch
From 1 January 2027, Budget 2027 raises the duty-free allowance on goods you take out of Langkawi and Labuan from RM1,000 plus small item caps to a single RM10,000 limit on almost all new goods. Liquor and tobacco stay out, and Labuan's qualifying stay doubles from 24 to 48 hours.
Flying to Sabah or Sarawak From the Peninsula in 2026: The Free Entry Slip, the 3-Month Limit, and When You Need a Permit
Malaysians from the Peninsula still clear immigration when they land in Kota Kinabalu or Kuching. For a holiday that means a free slip and a stay of up to three months; for anything longer, a RM5 travel document; and for a job, a work pass your employer has to arrange. Here is what applies to you, from the Immigration Department's own pages.
Bataras Promotion Now: Sipitang Hypermarket Grand Opening Deals to 7 Oct 2026 — and Why the Expired Merdeka Catalogue Is Still Online
Update 24 September 2026: the only live Bataras prices right now are at the new Bataras Hypermarket Sipitang, which opened today with daily RM1, 50 sen, 20 sen and 10 sen doorbusters to 27 September and a Harga Gempak list valid to 7 October, all printed "Sipitang only". Bataras' Merdeka Bersama, Jimat Bersama catalogue ran from 28 August to 8 September 2026 across 58 named outlets in Sabah and Labuan. It has now expired — and when we re-checked on 9 September, the day after, nothing had replaced it and nothing had been taken down. bataras.com still serves all eight flyer pages, the site's media library has accepted no upload since 28 August at 2.29pm, and every dated card on the official Facebook page still reads "Sah Sehingga 08/09/2026". The prices are still on screen and none of them is valid. Two things came out of that re-check that were not in the catalogue at all: a Facebook-only price list carrying Econsave house-brand stock on Sabah shelves, which is the plainest evidence yet of the May 2025 takeover, and KAMI PATUH, Bataras' standing written promise to honour the lower price when the shelf label and the till disagree.
7 Best Hotels & Resorts in Labuan (2026)
From the 5-star Dorsett Grand Labuan to budget-friendly town hotels near the jetty, here are 7 real, currently-trading places to stay on Labuan island — each verified this run via its own website or official Facebook page.
4 Best Dive Centres & Snorkelling Trips in Labuan Marine Park (2026)
From Aquaholics Diving Center, the PADI dive centre inside Palm Beach Resort & Spa on Labuan island, to Labuan Rusukan Besar Resort's on-island dive base inside the Marine Park itself, here are the real, currently-operating dive centres and snorkelling-trip operators running trips to Labuan's Big Four wrecks and its three-island Marine Park in 2026 — with the published ringgit rates and the RM5/RM30 federal Marine Park fee explained.
7 Best Seafood Restaurants in Labuan (2026): Hours, Rest Days and What You'll Pay
Anjung Ketam is three separately run stalls, not one restaurant — and none of them opens before 4pm. Re-verified October 2026 hours, rest days, phone numbers and spend-per-person bands for Labuan's seven best seafood spots.
Labuan Duty-Free Shopping 2026: 7 Verified Shops and the 1-Litre Limit
Labuan is still a free port, but two changes have quietly rewritten what you can actually carry home: cigarettes have been taxable on every Malaysian duty-free island since 1 January 2021, and since 2023 Customs has enforced a 1-litre alcohol cap on anyone leaving — down from six litres. This guide re-verified all 7 shops against the mall's own live tenant directory and Google Maps, corrected the anchor tenants (Giant left Sabah years ago; Bataras runs the supermarket now), and lists the official duty-free allowance figures from Malaysia's own aeronautical information publication.
7 Family-Friendly Things To Do in Labuan 2026 — Two Free Museums, an RM3 Bird Park, and What the Boat to Pulau Papan Really Costs
Labuan is small enough to cover in two days with kids, and cheaper than almost any other Malaysian family destination — the two best indoor stops cost nothing at all. We re-read the Department of Museums Malaysia listings (updated 24 August 2026), Labuan Tourism's own guides and Google Maps' live hours on 27 August 2026, and corrected two things this island's listicles keep getting wrong: you do NOT need a licensed tour agent to visit Kampung Patau-Patau (it is connected to shore by road, free, with no gate and no ticket), and the boat to Pulau Papan is arranged at the Sea Sports Complex jetty for roughly RM30–50 per person shared, or RM200–400 for a private charter. Labuan Bird Park — 600-plus birds in three geodesic domes, free-roaming peacocks and ostriches, RM1 feed packs at the gate — is the paid attraction most family guides leave out, and it opens at 2pm on Mondays rather than 9am.
8 Best Places to Eat in Labuan (2026)
From the island's oldest Chinese seafood house to a Brunei Bay-facing yacht club restaurant, a Jalan Bunga Mawar night market and a Western restaurant that just moved up to Level 8 of Labuan Point Hotel — 8 real, currently-operating places to eat on Labuan island, verified beyond the one ambuyat stall most Labuan lists stop at. Updated 26 September 2026: Red Onion has moved from Labuan Golf Club to Level 8 of Labuan Point Hotel as Red Onion x Langit (dinner now, lunch from 1 October, official opening 17 October), and every 2026 hour below is re-checked.
8 Things To Do (And Eat) in Labuan
From diving four wrecks within a small radius to a free Commonwealth war cemetery and a weekends-only ambuyat stall, here are 8 real, currently-operating attractions and food spots on Labuan island, Malaysia's most overlooked Federal Territory.