Monday, March 30, 2009

RM15,000 MAS boost for Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre


SANDAKAN: Orang utan conservation and rehabilitation efforts received a boost when Malaysia Airlines (MAS) contributed RM15,000 to the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre.

“As the national carrier, we are proud to be associated with this labour of love, which preserves and protects not just the famous wild man of Borneo, but also local wildlife including sun bears, gibbons and sumatran rhinoceros,” MAS area manager for Sabah Morris Ong said in a statement yesterday.

The contribution is part of proceeds from the sale of air tickets from its inaugural direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan, which commenced yesterday.

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