Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small #46 Frogs  We examined body size, condition, abundance, and different species of frogs in primary forest, secondary forest, and agriculture in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo to determine whether individual-, population show similar sensitivities to land-use type. We found that observed the […]
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small #45 Â Electric CarsThe new capital of Indonesia in Borneo will permit only electric cars. It is understood that home charging will take a longer period than charging in charging stations There is no conclusive effect of this factor
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small # 44 Beads This paper examines the rich marine shell beads excavated from Liang Jon in East Kalimantan, Borneo. Results demonstrate marine species belonging to conical shells and shells with an opening along the side were targeted for the
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small # 42 Brunei  The Indian civilization spread across the Malay society as a result of trade, invasion, and communication with the Indian people and traders. The Indianized kingdoms of Brunei were modelled after King Pallava’s kingdom in Tamil Nadu
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Rat Tailed Orchid All Creatures Great and Small #41 Orchids Rat Tail Orchid (P. labukensis) is an endangered orchid, threatened due to habitat fragmentation and overharvesting. It is found in restricted locations in the Labuk River Basin, Sabah. The plant is also known as the ‘rat-tailed’ orchid, as its leaves hang downwards. This article describes
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All Creatures Great and Small # 40 Moth A new species of moth has been made known to science. The southern Kalimatan individual is dark on top with an orange crescent and light on the bottom of the wings. https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.62.12 Snapping Shrimp Three new species of snapping shrimp from Sarawak have been made known to
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All Creatures Great and Small #39 Imported Malaria Although most kinds of malaria have been eradicated in Sarawak, malaria, Plasmodium knowlesi, continues to be imported from other areas. Kapit, Sibu and Miri lead the way in cases because of workers returning from malaria-infested areas. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13875 New Species A new species of shining fungus (Cyparium ) beetle has
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Kingfisher The Dulit Partridge The Dulit Partridge can only be confirmed in three sites in the Borneo Highlands. The last was in the 1930s. The specimens they have were collected between 1894-1902. Surveys are urgently required in this little-explored part of Sarawak. https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v143i1.2023.a8 The Sunda Sea Sundaland is the currently partially drowned continental landmass that
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All Creatures Great and Small # 37 Crabs A new species of crab has been made known to science. The freshwater organism is from Sabah. Doi 10:1163/15685403.bja.10264 New Book A new book on the history of technology has an article on Nias Islanders and is available at doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22813-1 Collecting Collecting specimens from Sarawak and the
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All Creatures Great and Small # 36 Mt Kinabalu Mt. Kinabalu is studied from a cultural and spiritual significance as related to the Dusun and attempts to answer the question is relative today. International Journal of Culture and Tourism Research. Sacred Natural Sites in the Face of Global Changes: A Case Study of MountKinabalu in
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