Big Box Jellyfish Blog Southeast Asia

  Langkawi dodges a bullet, but it's visitors are in the crosshairs. Malaysia's tourism jewel, Langkawi, is a deadly box jellyfish hotspot with the tragic 2025 death of a toddler continuing its  long-established reputation  for serious and fatal stings. The Times of India were seemingly unaware of this fact when they recently published a list of popular but hazardous beaches hosting  dangerous jellyfish . 2025 Box Jellyfish Death Langkawi Koh Samui's Lamai and Chaweng were Thai  beaches  singled out, as were Palawan's White beach and El Nido in the Philippines, but no other Southeast Asian beach made the cut. The reality is that there are dozens of high risk beaches across the region, though  The Times of India focussed only on those that are mega-popular with tourists.  Why then not Langkawi? Tourists Denied Dangerous Truth At Langkawi Pushing 4-million visitors a year, Langkawi receives more tourists annually than Koh Samui.  Langkawi denie...

  UPDATED 6 MARCH 2026 A hearing is currently taking place in the Philippines' halls of power about bringing into law the Child Tourist Safety Act, or Sandy's Act, that's designed to protect children in tourism areas from the likes of box jellyfish. This is landmark stuff! Led by Senator Risa Hontiveros, Chairperson of the Committee On Women, Children, Family Relations & Gender Equality, the bill includes a range of issues impacting children in tourism areas from abuse to a lack of medical aid in emergencies such as a potentially deadly jellyfish sting. These emergencies as too often detailed here, happen far too frequently. One such tragedy involved six-year-old Sandy Garovillas, who died from a jellyfish sting at a Palawan resort on 30 October, 2023. Every year, it is estimated that between 20 and 40 children die from a box jellyfish sting in the Philippines. It's most likely more. This is a disturbing number. Philippines Jellyfish & Child Deaths Not one to ac...

  The Philippines has taken a much-needed step toward saving lives with the recent release of a  jellyfish safety video   by the Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (PSAAI).  While this might seem insignificant, it's actually a very  positive  move forward after decades of inaction and recent public and political outcry that erupted over the preventable deaths of innocent children. As posted HERE in September 2024 about the tragic death of five-year-old Kiera and consequent public anguish expressed by her devastated mother  Jahaziel Michaellie Maningdin; the people have pleaded, the government has listened, and this  PSAAI  video goes some way in raising awareness and honouring the memory and legacy of not only Kiera, but numerous other children whose young lives were ended by a box jellyfish sting. Sadly and poignantly, as the video was released and this post was being written, two 10-year-old children tragically died fro...

And off to the children's playground we go. Not one with monkey bars, swing, slide nor merry-go-round. This time, let's join heroic vlogger-adventurer Finn Snow in the Philippines as he does something stupid and risky while telling others how to be stupid and risky so he can be popular, and make money or save money with free tours. The title of his video is  'How To Juggle BOX JELLYFISH (Blindfolded)'. Sorry, that should be,  'How To Safely Hold BOX JELLYFISH (Coron Palawan)'. Keep in mind that box jellyfish are widely known as the world's most venomous animal. Dozens of innocent victims are killed by them every year in the Philippines, mainly children.  The title is dumb, the content is dumber and the advice is the dumbest.   Unless you want to indulge in the endless narcissism of the flawless Finn Snow and his model side-kick who vainly attempt to eclipse a stunning Philippines' backdrop, fast-forward his Youtube video to around 6:50 minutes...