JERTIH, July 3 — The skipper of a boat which capsized off Pulau Perhentian on Saturday (June 29), killing three of the passengers, pleaded guilty at the Besut Magistrate's Court today to drug abuse.

KUALA TERENGGANU, June 30 — The young girl who was in critical condition following the boat incident at Pulau Perhentian on Saturday (June 28) is now reported to be in stable condition.

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JERTIH, June 29 — Two girls, aged three and 10, were among three people killed when a boat capsized off Pulau Perhentian last night.

KUALA BESUT, May 1 — A total of 25 workers' houses (rumah kongsi), occupied by 81 construction workers, were destroyed in a fire on Pulau Perhentian Kecil here this morning.

JERTIH, Jan 23 — The director of Malee Beach Resort Sdn Bhd was fined RM150,000 by the Besut Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to constructing a building without permit that collapsed, resulting in the death of two employees on November 9, last year.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 16 — A total of 132 employers and companies have been charged in court during the first nine months of this year for various offences under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), and fined RM1.64 million in total.

JERTIH, Nov 12 — Another victim buried alive after a building under construction collapsed at a resort on Pulau Perhentian on Thursday (November 9) succumbed to his injuries early this morning.

SUBANG, Sept 10 — Aviation and aircraft charter, rental and leasing service provider Systematic Aviation Services Sdn Bhd (SAS) is set to build a water aerodrome at Pulau Perhentian, making it the first “water airport” in Malaysia.

KUALA BESUT, Feb 28 — All the 385 tourists stranded on Pulau Perhentian here since Friday are now being ferried out of the resort island.