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Thank Food Vegetarian

// Location : Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. 2 straight days of food tasting with 2 different groups at Thank Food Vegetarian Restaurant.  Once again with the Chinese New Year round the corner, Chef Onn (more than...

The New Sunday Market, Kuching

// The soon to be opened weekend market will replace the decades old market at Satok Road. Situated right behind the Kubah Ria with more than enough parking, bitumen and gravel. Top class architecture...
Borneo, Environment, Likas, malaysia, mangrove swamps, marine life, Pusat Tanah Lembap, Ramsar site, Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society, bird sanctuary, National Park,

Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre, Likas Sabah

// Location : Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Kota Kinabalu city wetland heading for Ramsar recognition. A MANGROVE area in Kota Kinabalu, one of only two wetlands in the world located within a city, is due to...
nature, Danum Valley, Meranti, 沙巴, Shorea, tourist attraction, tourism, world, Malaysia,

World’s tallest tropical tree discovered, along with nearly 50 other record-breakers

// Breaking news!!! A few months ago, it was announced that there was a new record for the world’s tallest tropical tree: a Yellow Meranti (Shorea faguetiana) found in Sabah, that stands some 89.5 metres...
beach, biodiversity, fisheries, importance, Kuching, Borneo, marine life, Sarawak, 沙捞越

Coral Reefs: Their importance & stresses faced

// Location : Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Another very interesting and educational talk organised by Sarawak Timber Association (STA). The 2 speakers were husband/wife team of Dr Moritz Muller reprsenting Swinburne University and Dr Aazani Mujahid...
Nasalis Lavartus, Bekantan, Monyet Belanda, nature, rainforest, conservation, morphology, educational talk, Kuching, Malaysia, wildlife, primate, Sarawak Biodiversity Centre, 婆罗洲, 长鼻猴

Proboscis Monkey in Sarawak

// Location : Telang Usan Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. A public awareness talk by Oswald Braken Tisen Proboscis monkey (Nasalis Lavartus) was first described in 1784 by Van Wumb (Napier & Napier, 1967).  This primate is...
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