Posts by janewalla

Don’t blame Mother Nature: apathy is the real killer.

Don't blame Mother Nature: apathy is the real killer. By Elena Koshy - December 25, 2022

Consultant naturalist Irshad Mobarak taps Desaru Coast’s potential as destination for responsible ecotourism.

Consultant naturalist Irshad Mobarak taps Desaru Coast's potential as destination for responsible ecotourism.

Why you should consider bathing in the morning dew in Malaysia

Why you should consider bathing in the morning dew in Malaysia

Birdwatching in Asia: Here’s Why This Hobby Is Taking Flight

Birdwatching in Asia: Here’s Why This Hobby Is Taking Flight!. By Kissa Castañeda Aug 09, 2021

How a New Generation of Malaysian Chefs Is Evolving the Nation’s Multicultural Cuisine

How a New Generation of Malaysian Chefs Is Evolving the Nation’s Multicultural Cuisine. by By Jeff Chu & Jonathan Andrus - 02-Mar-2021

Langkawi’s Datai, the epicenter of natural beauty and breathtaking opulence

Langkawi's Datai, the epicentre of natural beauty and breathtaking opulence. By Elena Koshy - September 19, 2021 @ 9:16am

It’s no act of God, humans caused Kedah floods, NGOs tell Takiyuddin

It’s no act of God, humans caused Kedah floods, NGOs tell Takiyuddin

It’s no act of God, humans caused Kedah floods, NGOs tell Takiyuddin. Minderjeet Kaur - 21 Sep 2021, 8:15am

Andaman blaze: 80% of luxury resort gutted

Andaman blaze: 80% of luxury resort gutted. BY Ian McIntyre

Use leaves to wrap vegetables instead, say green activists

PETALING JAYA: Environmental activists groups are calling for action to use leaves of plants instead of plastic for wrapping vegetables....

More Asian travellers getting hooked on adventure tourism

Malaysia’s travel trade is seeing growing demand for adventure travel, fuelled by well-travelled Asians looking for deeper experiences, improved air...

Green Luxury In Langkawi

THERE WAS A time when, right up to the mid 1980s, Langkawi was a nobody of an island. Phuket had...

A Visit to The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia

Meet Irshad Mobarak, The Datai’s resident naturalist, down at the beachfront for an After Dark Nature Walk. “Langkawi’s definitely underestimated...

Man and nature in perfect harmony

WOOOSH. The silhouette of something dark swoops across the inky canvas of the jungle. Despite the enthusiastic ramblings of my...

‘We are going to self-destruct’: Development plans threaten Malaysian island

“You don’t have to travel very far and you are right into nature,” says Irshad Mobarak, founder of JungleWalla and...

A Jungle retreat: The Datai Langkawi

“When you stay at The Datai, you’re sleeping in the jungle,” Long-time resident and world-renowned naturalist Irshad Mobarak says, as...