Like Pulau Kukup in Pontian, Sungai Pulai is a riverine mangrove system. Its mangroves are protected as a forest reserve under the law and managed under the Johor State Forestry Department.

I REFER to the recent developments involving Pulau Kukup, of which the latest is that the federal government stated that it wanted the island to remain as a forest reserve and expressed hope that ...

I REFER to the report “ Pulau Kukup may lose its status ” (The Star, Dec 5) on the Johor state government’s de-gazetting of the status of Pulau Kukup as a national park.

KUALA LUMPUR — Environment groups are questioning the validity of Pulau Kukup’s transfer from being a national park to crown land, saying that the state enactment used to make the transfer ...

PONTIAN, April 7 (Bernama) -- "Pulau Kukup, here, is set to reopen to the public by the end of April or early May this year after being closed for over four years due to safety concerns. Johor Health ...

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The status of a national park and sultanate land is not the same and the Johor sultanate should revert Pulau Kukup to its former status, said Malaysian ...

Pulau Kukup is one of three wetlands recognised by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, of which Malaysia is a signatory. The other two are the Sungai Pulai mangrove ...

Pulau Kukup is mostly uninhabited and is renowned for its mangrove forests. It is one of the few remaining pristine wetlands in South-East Asia and is one of five Ramsar sites in Malaysia.