by Liyana | Oct 26, 2023 | Press Release
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 OCTOBER 2023 – Over 26,000 kg of trash was collected by 10,209 Malaysians and visitors of various ages from beaches all over Malaysia throughout September for the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day and World Cleanup Day (WCD).Among the trash...
by Cynthia | Aug 11, 2023 | Press Release
Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) was pleased to hear the announcement by the Government to not proceed with the construction of the airport on Tioman Island, a decision the Cabinet made after the Technical Committee meeting on the Environmental Impact Assessment Report...
by Liyana | Aug 4, 2023 | Press Release
TIOMAN ISLAND, 4 AUGUST 2023 – A team from AmBank supported a marine conservation NGO, Reef Check Malaysia (RCM), in their work to rehabilitate coral reefs on Tioman Island. The group of nine AmBank employees managed to plant 200 corals of opportunity – which are...
by Cynthia | Aug 2, 2023 | Press Release
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 AUGUST 2023 – Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) is working with the local community on Redang Island to rehabilitate coral reefs. The programme, implemented by their Cintai Redang team, is also supported by the Department of Fisheries, Laguna Dive Centre,...
by Cynthia | Jun 26, 2023 | Press Release
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 JUNE 2023 – Reef Check Malaysia is deeply concerned about the long term damage to biodiversity that will result from construction of the proposed new airport on Tioman Island. “At a time when the international community is starting to realise the...
by Cynthia | May 8, 2023 | Press Release
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 MAY 2023 – Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) is concerned that current unseasonal weather conditions might lead to widespread coral bleaching over the next few weeks. RCM together with scientists from University Malaya (UM) and University Malaysia Terengganu...
