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Babysitter arrested in Mersing over infant's death • Jan. 15, 2025, 5:11 PM ET (The Star)
MetMalaysia warns of danger-level continuous rain in Johor, Pahang over the weekend • Jan. 10, 2025, 9:58 PM ET (Straits Times)
Mother, son killed in crash involving lorry in Mersing • Dec. 26, 2024, 2:52 AM ET (The Star)

Mersing, port, Peninsular (West) Malaysia (Malaya). It lies along the South China Sea at the mouth of the Mersing River. Its predominantly Malay residents live in coastal and riverine fishing villages. There are some local tin-mining settlements and rubber estates. An embarkation point for Pulau Tioman and a regular port of call on the east coastal trade route, Mersing is linked by road inland to Batu Pahat and south to Johor Baharu and Singapore. Pop. (2000 prelim.) 20,094.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Albert.