Pitcher-perfect as Lo Khere Chiang, MPP Chairman (fourth left) accepts tickets from members of K-Pop group Red-L. The girl group is here ahead of the Dec 14 concert to make promotional rounds.
KUCHING: The freshly-revamped Pitcher Plant Garden is hoping to take its rightful claim as a must-see tourist stop with its strategic location in Kota Padawan.
During its official launch yesterday, Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said that there are now 35 species of pitcher plants in the garden, ranging from the tiny Nepenthes Gracilis to the Nepenthes Rafflesianna which could hold a litre of liquid.
“The Pitcher Plant Garden is 3km from Semenggoh Nature Reserve, 4km away from Sarawak Biodiversity Centre and is the gateway to villages in Padawan,” he said in his speech.
Lo said visitors to the garden will gain free admission from Dec 1 to 5. Normal entry fee is RM6 for non-Malaysians and RM3 for Malaysians. Tour guides and taxi drivers enjoy free entry.
“In line with our conservation efforts, visitors will be notified that pitchers plants are a protected species in Sarawak. Any person caught damaging, stealing or involved in any action to cause damage to the plants in the garden, will be fined.”
There are also plans to exhibit pitcher plants from other regions in the future, Lo added.
Also present were MPP councillors, council staff and tour operators.
Organising chairman Cr Edward Kurik disclosed that the Pitcher Plant Garden opened in 2004 but did not take off as well as they hoped.
“This year, we changed the concept into something more attractive, adding wild orchids and an English Garden,” he said.
Pulling off a coup of sorts for the garden was Korean girl group ‘Red-L’ whose members made a ‘Pitcher perfect’ appearance to hand over concert tickets to MPP. No teeny-bopper fans were waved on to mob them yesterday, ahead of the Dec 14th K-Pop (Korean Pop) concert featuring Nolza.
Borneo Post: November 29, 2015, Sunday
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