Colourful jellyfish surprise at Tanjung Aru
KOTA KINABALU: It is hot and humid now in many parts of Sabah, and the sea is relatively calmer, the perfect weather for jellyfish to swim closer to shore in search of food like plankton and fish.
Recently, dozens of them washed up at the Tanjung Aru beach, which is not a strange occurrence because Sabah and Malaysia in general get jellyfish blooms several times a year.
However, what was odd about the sightings at the beach by some joggers last week was that the jellyfish were larger than the size of men’s shoes, and colourful.
The species generally found in Sabah waters are either transparent or a dull colour.
Sabah Wildlife Department assistant director Dr Sen Nathan was also among those who stumbled upon the colourful jellyfish.
“I don’t think I have ever seen this type of jellyfish here in Tanjung Aru. They are beautiful but we don’t know whether they are toxic,” he said.
RM1.9bil spent on health services in Negri
SEREMBAN: In order to ensure the health of the people in the state, the Government through the Health Ministry has spent RM1.924bil on health services in five years from 2013.
According to a Negri Sembilan government portal report, the amount covered RM1.2bil for treatment, physical projects (RM199mil), medicine (RM450mil), equipment (RM38mil) and infrastructure expenses (RM37mil).
Two government hospitals and five private hospitals have been built from 2004, bringing the number of government hospitals to seven and private hospitals to nine.
The portal said 900,000 patients had received treatment at government hospitals and 130,000 patients had sought treatment at private hospitals last year.
The workforce in the healthcare sector had also registered an increase to 1,572 medical officers last year from 518 in 2004. — Bernama
Besut residents process gelam oil
BESUT: A total of 40 local residents here have been chosen to participate in the processing of essential oil from the gelam tree.
The workshop is under a project by the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry.
The gelam (Melaleuca Cajuputi) trees grow in wet lowlands.
Gelam essential oil has been identified as an income generator for selected participants. — Bernama
It’s work as usual for fishermen
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