Tortoises drawing in the crowd


Star attraction: Goh and his family feeding the tortoises at the tortoise pond in Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Besides food and the sandy beaches, many people make their way to Penang to see the hundreds of tortoises at Kek Lok Si Temple.

Temple trustee Datuk Seri Steven Ooi said the temple had seen a large number of visitors since the easing of the Covid-19 travel ban.

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