TURTLE, in Bahasa Malaysia, is penyu. Incidentally, the Chinese characters pen yu means ‘friend’.
This phonetic connection became a convenient advantage for Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, which recently developed a turtle conservation awareness programme for primary school children, called ‘Getting To Know Your PenYu’.
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