Turtle saved from pot and set free


Monks and nuns at the Penang buddhist association's 95th anniversary celebration in Anson Road Starpic by Bernard See/The Star/01 Jan 2020.

THE Penang Buddhist Association (PBA) in Anson Road celebrated its 95th anniversary with prayers and the “liberation” of a soft shell turtle.

The huge turtle, which was caught in Sungai Petani, Kedah, was bought recently for RM800.

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