NEW DELHI, Dec 6 — An attempt to smuggle more than 5,000 red-eared slider turtles from Malaysia was foiled by Indian Customs officials at Chennai Airport.

GEORGE TOWN, March 18 — The Penang Fisheries Department has reported that the Olive Ridley sea turtles, scientifically known as Lepidochelys Olivecia, have returned to lay their eggs on the beach near the Teluk Bahang near here, yesterday, after a lapse of four years.