Perhentian’s beauty tar-nished


Pitching in: Resort operators, guests and volunteers joining in an effort during a beach clean-up along the shores of Pulau Perhentian on Friday.

PETALING JAYA: Close to a tonne of sticky, black gobs of tar have been collected from the beaches in Perhentian Besar Island since Friday after they washed up along the shores of the island.

Resort operator Hwang Pei See, who helped clean up the beaches together with her staff and guests, said the appearance of the gobs was now an annual occurrence at this time of the year and she was deeply concerned with the pollution.

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