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...
In his nature: Top naturalist Irshad Mobarak releases his first book on discovering Langkawi
Celebrated naturalist Irshad Mobarak knows how to tell a good story, writes Elena Koshy “LET me tell you a story,” begins Irshad Mobarak to a captive audience. And tell you a story he does, painting a vivid tale about a pair of Great Hornbills, where imageries of love,
British wildlife expert joins forces with Datai Langkawi’s resident naturalist
Accompanied by the resort’s resident naturalist Irshad Mobarak, Nigel will host a series of educational talks and excursions in The Datai’s rainforest. The 8am ‘Forest awakening’ and 7pm ‘Rainforest after dark’ walks will enable attendees to see the rainforest in two very different light. The three ‘Jungle Voices’ talks on the resort’s beach will focus on Marven’s career.
Precious mangroves in Langkawi Geopark illegally destroyed
Irshad said queries made to the Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) revealed the State Forest Department had given the green light to Sentoria Langkawi Sdn Bhd on April 27, 2015 to develop the area.
Malaysia: City v beach
We were led on a nature walk through the resort and neighbouring forest by renowned naturalist Irshad Mobarak who pointed out that, despite its diminutive size, the small island has 530 species of butterfly compared to the UK’s 66. Resting on a rock next to a trickling stream with nothing but the sound of cicadas for distraction, I could practically feel my blood pressure falling.
David Bellamy goes back to nature
Five yards away, Irshad Mobarak breathes deeply and prepares to play devil’s advocate. “In the business world, this would be fully understood,” he muses, arm extended, tracing the long shape of the arboreal aggressor to his left. “Just think of it as a hostile takeover.”
