Ah Ling, Carlos to return to S'wak

07 Jul 2018 / 10:12 H.
    Ah Ling, Carlos to return to S'wak
    Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad holds the Orang Utan statue after the ceremony of handing over Orang Utan's return symbolically to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation, represented by Sarawak City Planning and Land and Environment Administration Deputy Minister Datu Len Talif Salleh, on July 7, 2018. — Bernama

BAGAN SERAI: Two orangutans, Ah Ling and Carlos, loaned to the Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation (YPOUBM) here since 18 years ago, will soon return to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation.
The male orangutans are expected to leave for Sarawak in Sept.
Ah Ling and Carlos had been loaned to the YPOUBM as a step towards protecting the endangered species.
An event, which was witnessed by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, was held at a resort here to symbolise the return of the orangutans.
Earlier, Dr Mahathir and YPOUBM chairman and adviser Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar witnessed the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between EMKAY Foundation (YE), Pulau Banding Foundation (PBF), and YPOUBM with Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) to promote academic cooperation including setting up research centre in science and medical field at the PBF and YPOUBM facilities.
UiTM vice-chancellor Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Hassan Said, YE chief executive officer Zainon Kasim, PBF CEO Datuk Dr Abdul Rashid Malik and YPOUBM CEO were present at the signing ceremony. — Bernama

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