Tioman Island

Tioman Island / Pulau Tioman is a little isle located 32 km off the east border of Peninsular Malaysia in the state of Pahang, and is some 39 km long and 12 km wide. It has eight chief villages, the largest and most thickly settled being Kampung Tekek in the north. The densely forested isle is sparsely inhabited, and is surrounded by large coral reefs, making it a popular scuba diving spot. There are also a lot of resorts and chalets around the isle which has what duty-free status.

The isle is served by ferries from the Malaysian mainland, and a propeller plane service by Berjaya Air from the Changi Airport in Singapore and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Airport in Subang, Selangor.

The marine area around Tioman Isle and eight other nearby islands have been declared as marine parks and marine reserves.

Grenade attack at Bukit Bintang

You might have heard on the attack at Bukit Bintang which occurred at 3am outside a nightclub on Oct 9. As highlighted in the paper above, it has nothing to do with extremist group that have made headlines in the Middle East. Malaysian police has ruled out terrorism & they're suspecting business rivalry as possible motive. 

Haze in Muar

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has agreed to declare emergency status on Sunday (23rd March) in Muar and Ledang with immediate effect after the API readings reached more than 750, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel.

As of 7.00am Sunday, the air pollutant index (API) in Muar has spiked to 746, which is more than twice the standard hazardous levels according to the Department of Environment website.

Meanwhile, Bernama reported two cities in Malacca also were in hazardous API territory as at 7am Sunday namely Bandaraya Melaka and Bukit Rambai with readings of 357 and 334 respectively.

Palanivel said the highest API ever recorded in Malaysia was in Sarawak in 1997 with a reading of 860.

He also said that the National Security Council (NSC) would issue instructions for residents to stay indoors and direct schools in several states to remain closed.

"NSC should look at cloud seeding operations immediately," he said.