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The school in Bata Puteh

Home Stay in Malaysian Borneo

We visited a school in a small Muslim village and spent the night with a local family.

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei MaryLou Driedger

The golf course in Kota Kinabula was a feast for the senses.

Golfing in Borneo- A Sensory Experience

Golfing in Kota Kinabula was a feast for the senses.

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei MaryLou Driedger

The Dutchman of Borneo

Proboscis Monkeys: The Dutchman of Borneo

A Shocking Sight! Deep within the forests of Borneo, along a route Chinese traders used to obtain...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei Ee Lin Wan

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Borneo's Bakun dam

Borneo mega-dams proposal raises fears for tribes, wildlife...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei AFP/Sarah Stewart

Orang Utans at the Sepilok Rehabilitation Center

Orang Utan: The Wild-man of Borneo

The Man of the Jungle It is one of the largest of tree-dwelling mammals and shares 96.4 % of the ...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei Ee Lin Wan

Tales of A Female Nomad

Title: Tales of A Female Nomad . Living at Large in the World. Author: Rita Golden Gelman. Publis...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei ThingsAsian Booklist

Saving Borneo's Orangutans

* * * Asia's vanishing forests are home to many endangered species who may not survive the centur...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei AFP/Barry Neild

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Not many have heard of this island before although it was more than a hundred years old. A tiny p...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei Audrey Lim

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Hanging Tough: The People of the Forest

For years, the orangutans and the people of the forest have been running out of time. We continue...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei Christina Gosnell

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Orang-utans -- the "wise men" of the forest

The big red primate of the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, the orang-utan, is a kind of wise man a...

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