Activists launch new effort to combat online sales of turtle eggs
By Kamaliza Kamaruddin THE rising trend of selling turtle eggs online since May 2020 has prompted a group of activists to form a surveillance team on social media known as Turtle Watch Malaysia. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) Oceanography and Environment Institute Research Laboratory head Dr Mohd Uzair Rusli who is one of the activists said […]
Mouth-watering pizza with Musang King topping
THE D197 durian variety, or better known as Musang King, is regarded exclusive because it is expensive and only those who can afford can enjoy its deliciousness. However, siblings Nur Hanani Ismail, 41, and her brother, Ahmad Najib Ismail, 33, came up with a creative idea to allow more people to also get to taste […]
Disability not an obstacle to earning a living as delivery rider
By Kamaliza Kamaruddin KUALA TERENGGANU: Despite her leg deformity Nur Safra Abd Halim, a former state athlete has demonstrated great courage and perseverance to become financially independent. Nur Safra, 30, said she is thankful that she could earn at least RM500 a month as a delivery worker since the movement control order (MCO) was implemented […]
Turtle landings on the rise
KUALA TERENGGANU: Rantau Abang Turtle Conservation and Information Centre (TCIC) in Dungun have recorded a significant increase of turtle landings in the first five months of this year. Rantau Abang TCIC head Mohammad Firdaus Abdillah said during the period, a total of 3,783 turtle landings have been recorded which was an increase of almost 70 […]
From Dungun to United Nations
KUALA TERENGGANU: Over the past eight years, Dungun-born Dr Salmaan Hussain Inayat Hussain has been and still is the only Malaysian toxicology expert ever appointed by the United Nations (UN) to look into the effects of pesticides on food. Of course, not many people know that fact, but indeed it is something to be proud of by all […]
