Resort does double duty as conservation and economic catalyst

IT IS not often the deputy manager of a resort has to make sure his guests in the dining area are not disturbed by a Barking Deer wandering through.

But that is exactly what Mutiara Taman Negara resort deputy manager Satiyasilan Maniam, 45, has to deal with on a regular basis. That is because Mutiara Taman Negara is located in the heart of Malaysia’s pre-eminent national park Taman Negara, in the state of Pahang.