In the Malaysian capital the air is so polluted that I cannot see the end of the bridge, barely distinguishing the red Air Asia logo. I’m not escaping the pollution, I’m taking a holiday on a long ...

There may have been a sign saying ‘not suitable for expectant mothers and people with heart, back or neck conditions’ — but I doubt it. Being the wrong side of 50, I certainly wasn’t pregnant and was ...

KUALA TERENGGANU, June 19 (Bernama) -- Some 150 volunteers and tourists from various countries will collaborate in a beach and underwater cleanup effort on Pulau Perhentian near Kuala Besut and ...

The Perhentian Islands are a Malaysian archipelago, located just off the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, known as the ‘Maldives of Malaysia’. This is a popular destination for travelers ...

A photo showing a submerged wastewater pipe discharging directly to the sea in Pasir Panjang beach, Pulau Perhentian Kecil in 2020. (Avigna Kumar pic) The sea water around the Perhentian islands is ...

The types of rubbish collected from the popular Pulau Perhentian beach included cigarette butts, plastic bottles and drink cans. (Facebook pic) Volunteers, including scuba divers, collected a total of ...

It’s difficult to talk about the Perhentian Islands without descending into holiday cliché: two car-free islands off northern Malaysia’s Terengganu coast bordered with often-deserted white sand and ...