Roads which do not show up on Google or any other existing maps are responsible for people having access to forests causing forest loss, illicit land invasions and other factors which cause illegal forest destruction.
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We now proceed with the Second Sultan of Santubong according to our Dukun who recited the story to us. Below, please find the first part of his epic journey. His visit to Kedah is corroborated with an oral history from Kedah.
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris Wood Art Sarawak River Valley About Us Edward of Kampong Panglima Seman Llama The Story of Edward of Kampong Panglima Seman Lama From the end of World War II until the turn of the century, the Malays on the opposite side of the river from Kuching lived in abject poverty.
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris Wood Art Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small #54 Sarawak Air Pollution Elevated air pollution readings, signifying bad air quality over the past 20 years, were primarily identified as a result of haze stemming from uncontrolled fires in neighbouring countries, particularly during El Niño events. The
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris Wood Art Sarawak River Valley About Us Islam and Santubong We now reach a point in history where Islam is introduced and accepted by the rulers of Santubong. The lifestyle change must have been sudden and abrupt from a leisurely existence to one of strict obedience to the five prayers
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris Wood Art Sarawak River Valley About Us The Bhuket People of Sarawak The Bhuket People of Sarawak Within the people of Austronesian descent were the Bhuket people of Sarawak. They were studied by Shanthi Thambiah for her doctorate at the University of Hull in 1995. The Bhuket people could have
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris Wood Art Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small #53 New Species A new species of flea beetle has been made known to the Western world. The beetle was found in Brunei. 119481 doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e119481 New Species Four new species of the Tussock Moth have been discovered
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us The Raja’s Hulu Aqi of Northwest Borneo The Palace of the Rajas Hulu Aqi The Rajahs Hulu Aiq: Kings of the Upriver The resignation of President Suharto on 21 May 1998 unleashed a wave of violence throughout Indonesia. The Chinese were the victims in
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us The Tidung People of East Sabah and the Islands Sebatik Island is located off the eastern coast of Sabah. The border between Indonesia and Malaysia runs through the middle of the island, with the northern part belonging to Malaysia. There are several outlying islands
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small #52 Covid 19 Sarawak and Sabah were a population more vulnerable to the pandemic than the rest of Malaysia but the death rate was much lower in the two east coast states. doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00068-2 Orangutan There are differences between the
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