High speed boats posing threat to Langkawi Geopark


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 19 Jul 2015

LANGKAWI: Boats travelling at high speeds are posing a threat to Langkawi maintaining its Unesco geopark status, said Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) chief executive officer Tan Sri Khalid Ramli.

He said that waves created by these vessels could ruin the beaches and mangrove swamps.

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Environment , Langkawi , Unesco

   

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