Marine life at Pulau Perhentian under threat from trash

KUALA TERENGGANU: Pulau Perhentian Besar and Kecil, the havens for marine life, are under threat environmentally due to poorly planned tourism development, ineffective sewage treatment and solid waste disposal. The state government is worried that this could lead to severe damage to coral reefs found in abundance surrounding both islands. State Commercial, Industry and Environment [...]

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Kesedaran jaga alam sekitar rendah

SALAH satu sudut pemandangan indah di Pulau Perhentian yang mampu menarik pelancong asi BESUT 27 Mei (Utusan Malaysia) – Rakyat Terengganu masih tidak mempunyai kesedaran tinggi dalam menjaga dan memulihara alam sekitar. Pengarah Jabatan Taman Laut Negeri Terengganu, Bahrinah Bahrim berkata, keadaan itu boleh dilihat berdasarkan sambutan terhadap beberapa kempen kesedaran yang dilakukan oleh beberapa [...]

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Pulau Perhentian dicemari

LONGGOKAN sampah yang dikumpulkan di atas pelantar sebelum dikutip oleh kontraktor yang dilantik oleh pihak berkuasa tempatan di Pulau Perhentian, Besut, Terengganu. – utusan / Irman Hashim BESUT 27 Mei (Utusan Malaysia)- Pulau Perhentian merupakan salah satu ‘syurga’ pelancongan buat para penyelam menikmati keindahan alam di dasar laut negara ini. Bagaimanapun, keindahan dasar laut semakin [...]

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Pulau Perhentian: Welcome to ‘sex orgy’ island

What is happening to our beautiful serene place? *********************************** KUALA TERENGGANU (The Star): Revellers at a recent wild party on Pulau Perhentian are believed to have had a sex orgy before Besut District Council (MDB) enforcement officers moved in on them. It is learnt that this was the second time a wild party was held [...]

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Council officers cut short beachfront wild party for teens

updated report: Pulau Perhentian: Welcome to ‘sex orgy’ island – http://alamakademik.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/pulau-perhentian-welcome-to-%E2%80%98sex-orgy%E2%80%99-island/ KUALA TERENGGANU (The Star): A wild party on Pulau Perhentian attended by about 200 teenagers – invited via Facebook – was cut short by council officers who were tipped off that the gathering was getting brazen. Themed “Come bare under the moonlight”, the booze-and-drug party [...]

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Pulau Perhentian Tarikan Penyelam

SEORANG penyelam yang menyertai kategori fotografi dasar laut pada Perhentian Underwater Challenge di Pulau Perhentian, Besut, baru-baru ini. – IHSAN CORAL MALAYSIA BESUT 30 April (Utusan Malaysia) – Ekologi dasar laut di Pulau Perhentian sudah lama menjadi tarikan kepada pencinta alam untuk menerokai dan menikmati keindahannya. Kepelbagaian spesies unik terumbu karang yang menampung kehidupan di [...]

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Pengalaman teroka dasar laut beri pulangan

PULAU PERHENTIAN (Berita Harian): Pengalaman meneroka keindahan dasar laut menjadi kenangan manis bagi sembilan peserta apabila menang dalam dua daripada empat acara yang dipertandingkan dalam Cabaran Dasar Laut Pulau Perhentian yang berlangsung selama tiga hari bermula, Jumaat lalu. Dua acara yang dipertandingkan ialah Pertandingan Melukis Pemandangan Dasar Laut Dalam Air dan Mencari Harta Karun di [...]

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Malaysia’s Perhentian Islands: Trouble in paradise

Rethink Travel – stories by Leong Siok Hui Terengganu’s Perhentian Islands are “arguably the most beautiful islands in Malaysia,” so says the Lonely Planet guide. Though the islands have dodged major developments so far, they are starting to creak under the strain of burgeoning tourist arrivals. For the past 16 years, expatriates Bill and Sally [...]

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