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...
The Datai Langkawi: The global luxury destination presents a new rejuvenated visage as the world’s unparalleled rainforest resort
Led by renowned naturalist and author Irshad Mobarak, the completely new Nature Centre will encompass mini laboratories to enable guests...
LANGKAWI MAY LOSE ITS UNESCO GEOPARK STATUS?! BUT WHY?
In the past, one of the main problems was enforcement, as stated by Irshad Mobarak, owner of Jungle Walla, a...
Langkawi park risks losing Unesco status
LANGKAWI: An environmentalist warns that the Kilim Geoforest Park, one of the few Unesco-certified sites in Southeast Asia, risks losing...
Langkawi with Qatar Airways
Langkawi is where the rainforest meets a wonderful beach, an island where you can experience nature uninterrupted. You could be...
