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| The Malay Mail (Malaysia) |
| 04 September 2007 |
Special event - Spring Cleaning
Life's a beach, and don't
spoil it by caring for Mother Nature
LET'S face it - many of the beaches in Malaysia
are polluted, no thanks to mankind of course. However,
a certain organisation wants to do something to
rectify the proble. Berjaya Redang Beach Resort
will be embarking on their annual Redang Clean Up
Day project from September 14 to 16, 2007 to protect
and preserve Redang Island's pristine condition.
Endorsed by PADI Project AWARE (our local diving
industry's leading non-profit organisation), Malaysian
Sport Diving Association (MSDA) and supported
by Tourism Malaysia, the event - open to the public
- also aims to cultivate and promote the importance
of preserving and protecting the environment and
ecological systems of Redang Island for the future
generation's benefit.
In conjuction with the Clean-Up Day, Berjaya
Hotels & Resorts is offering two subsidised
dive packages:
3 Days / 2 Nights Redang Clean-Up Diver Package
at RM518nett per person (inclusive of twin sharing
accommodation, two breakfasts, two dinners, three
boat dives and one shore dive; PADI Project AWARE
certificate and welcome pack).
3 Days / 2 Nights Redang Clean-Up Air-Inclusive
Package at RM998nett and RM1,018nett per person,
inclusive of return airfare (excluding airport
taxes) from Subang-Redang-Subang and Singapore-Redang-Singapore
respectively; twin sharing accommodation, two
breakfasts, two dinners, three boat dives and
one shore dive; PADI Project AWARE certificate
and welcome pack.
The clean-up exercise is divided into two categories
- land clean-up (for litter - ideal for non-divers)
and underwater clean-up. Participants are encouraged
to assist in removing crown-of-thorns starfish
from coral reefs. The 'crown-of-thorns' starfish,
with thorn-like spines sprouting all over its
body, is deemed partly responsible for the diminishing
coral reefs around Redang Island. For more
information, call 09-630 8866 / 8888, 03-2141
0088 or 03-2145 4107.
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