MERSING: The Pantai Mawar area has been temporarily closed from Tuesday (Feb 7) until a date to be announced later, said Mersing district officer Mohammed Shakib Ali.
He said the closure follows the ongoing search and rescue (SAR) operation for a private higher education institution (IPTS) student, Muhamad Akmal Hakimi Ishak, 20, who is believed to have gone missing after going on a solo hike at a hill in Pulau Mawar.
