Man drowns while foraging for mussels in PD

PORT DICKSON: A 51-year-old man who was out looking for mussels along the beach here was found drowned off Pulau Tikus. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim's daughter filed a police report at 7.30pm on Monday (April 14) after he failed to return home. The victim left his house around 2pm to look for...

Pattaya Beach invaded by moon jellyfish

PATTAYA: Tourists have been warned to take precautions when swimming at Pattaya Beach after the seaside town was invaded by moon jellyfish - Aurelia aurita - during the past four days. Officials said the seaside at the Pattaya Beach, especially at the Dong Tan section, has had plenty of common jellyfish during the past four days...

Massive pile of garbage washed ashore Manjung and Pangkor cleared off

IPOH: Nearly 100 tonnes of garbage that were washed ashore by the high tide phenomenon at three beaches in Manjung and Pangkor island have been cleared. Perak tourism committee chairman Loh Sze Yee said about 29 tonnes were collected at the Teluk Batik beach in Lumut, while about 69 tonnes came from the Teluk Nipah and...

Thousands of tonnes of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan

TOKYO: Thousands of tonnes of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday (Dec 8). The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about a kilometre (0.6...