Taking pictures of flowers a pretty costly affair


Costly outing: A large crowd gathering near a lake to see flowers in bloom in Melaka.

MELAKA: An outing to take pictures of blooming water hyacinths at a flood retention pond has landed 38 locals in trouble.

They had made the trip to the pond in Taman Semabok Perdana here to take pictures of the purple “pokok keladi bunting”, said Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Afzanizar Ahmad said

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