Sungai Cherating News Today

Get to know the critically endangered Southern River Terrapins and the woman pioneering their conservation efforts, Dr Chen Pelf Nyok.

Mohd Hafiz Abdul Majid, a former refugee from Myanmar, possesses the gift of ‘talking’ with fireflies. Each firefly seeks out Mohd Hafiz as he approaches them along Sungai Cherating river banks in Pahang. Night time at the Sungai Cherating. (Pic credit Fernando Fong) Swinging flashlights, he relays messages and communicates with the fireflies, making them come to him. It was a skill he learned by chance; Mohd Hafiz never expected himself to have the ability. Mohd Hafiz swishing his torchlig...