Brought together by their shared passion for marine science, conservationist couple Alvin Chelliah and Chen Sue Yee moved to Pulau Tioman from the Klang Valley to be part of an important project that would transform the livelihoods of the islanders as well as increase the ecological resilience of the island’s coral reefs.
Chelliah, from Kajang, and Chen, from Cheras, first met while pursuing their undergraduate degrees in Marine Science at Universiti Malaysia Sabah in 2006.
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