Cintai Tioman: January – March 2024

The battle against ghost netsGhost nets are a serious threat to marine life such as turtles, fish, crabs and even dolphins, as it can cause death due to entanglement. Tioman Island has seen a fair share of these nets in the last few years. In the first quarter of...

How Resilient is Malaysia’s Tourism Model?

Happy Global Tourism Resilience Day! Tourism is in the news again. It’s Global Tourism Resilience Day on Saturday (more below), which is a nice juxtaposition to recent local happenings. Just a few days ago (11th February), the Malay Mail carried an article with the...

Reef Check Malaysia Welcoming 2024

Our vision remains the same: sustainably managed coral reefs in Malaysia. If 2023 ended with a flurry of activity, 2024 has started with a bang! Some years come to a quiet end as programmes are put on hold during the monsoon season. Not so 2023! All our teams, in...

Cintai Redang: October – December 2023

Our colleagues on Redang recently signed an MoU with SK Redang in October 2023. This marks the start of a collaboration between us and the school. We also had the opportunity to meet some of the students, who were eager to find out about our activities. The school...

East Malaysia Happenings: October – December 2023

CINTAI MANTANANIOur “Homestays Improvement Program” that we began in Mantanani has been progressing rather well. After several training sessions with the local homestay owners, they were equipped with better skills to run their business. The two-year project called...