Envoy promotes coral reefs

AMBON, Maluku: Australian Ambassador Allan R. Taylor promised to help advertise the beauty of Bandaneira coral reefs to his and other countries, Antara reported yesterday.

"I've seen the beauty of the Bandaneira sea park, its marine wealth...they are really a sunken treasure of Maluku that has to be promoted," Taylor told Governor Akib Latuconsina on Wednesday.

Taylor, who is in town to commemorate the deaths of Commonwealth troops during World War II, said he would "support efforts to promote the sea park, especially because not many tourists come here". (swe)