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COMMUNITY Deep in the recesses of Gunung Jebak Puyuh are huge caves with winding passages, unique formations and important wildlife. But all will be gone if plans to quarry the outcrop continue.

COMMUNITY Some 35m above the ground, a garden is blooming literally and figuratively. This garden is on top of the new wing of the 1-Utama Shopping Centre in Petaling Jaya.

COMMUNITY The Kinta Nature Park in Batu Gajah with the largest heronry in the country is in danger of being destroyed unless proper management is implemented fast by the Perak Government.

COMMUNITY The Rainforest To Reef (R2R) programme is teaching children in Marine Parks island the importance of protecting the coral reefs and marine lives in their backyards.

COMMUNITY What are some 80,000 earthworms doing at the premises of the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP)? A lot it seems.

COMMUNITY The Malaysian cengal is one of the plants to be featured in an exhibition which opens in Paris next year.

COMMUNITY The landscape of Cameron Highlands, Malaysia’s premier hill resort, is being destroyed by intensive cultivation on its slopes and forest lands.

DISCOVER MALAYSIA Responsible tourism is the latest catchphrase in this era of global-warming concerns. But just how easy is it to stick to the moral high road?

COMMUNITY Terengganu’s Perhentian Islands are “arguably the most beautiful islands in Malaysia,” so says the Lonely Planet guide. Though the islands have dodged major developments so far, they are starting to creak under the strain of burgeoning tourist arrivals.

COMMUNITYThe beautiful caves of Gunung Senyum face destruction if the Government goes ahead with its plan to quarry this little-known attraction.