Articles related to "Sarawak"

The last White Rajah of Sarawak continued the progressive works of his father until the Japanese invaded in 1941.

Charles, the nephew of James Brooke, the first White Rajah, took a deep interest in the welfare of the people of Sarawak by fighting slavery and abolishing headhunting.

Philip Eade's Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters is an excellent biography of the outrageous Sylvia Brooke, the last Ranee of Sarawak, and her lost kingdom.

For 100 Years the White Rajahs Ruled Sarawak. They prevented the natives from being exploited but in so doing caused them to fall behind the rest of the British Empire.

Australian scientists are assisting the Sarawak State Government in a visionary Planted Forests Project that will provide income from trees and protect biodiversity.

If the Bakun Dam is built, 10,000 indigenous people will be forcibly resettled. Is the economic basis on which the dam is to be built really justified?

A gift of black and white peppercorns from Kampot, Cambodia launched my journey into the world of exotic peppercorns. Black, white, green, pink. So much more awaits!

Catch 22. The Malaysian government has refused to grant land rights to the Sarawak Penan until they agree to settle in sedentary colonies, renouncing a nomadic lifestyle.

Information on Raja Brooke, Batu & Niah Caves, Borneo, Melaka's Stadhuys, Gunung Mulu National Park, Petronas Towers Skybridge & the Hindu Shrine.

These magnificant "men of the forest' are funny, charming, playfull and sadly, disappearing. At Semenggoh and Sepilok the fight goes on to protect these magnificant apes

If you're after stalagmites, stalactites, huge chambers, spiders, the Gunung Mulu Park or glow worms, travel to Malaysia, Lebanon, Australia, New Zealand or Scotland.

A mere seventy years ago the Kelabit people were an isolated tribe of fierce and feared head hunters. Today it's their hospitable reputation that attracts visitors.

Budget carriers fly from/to Malaysia and Vietnam as Asia fights for tourists. Air AsiaX launches in July and is expected to become a major player in the Asia field.

If there is one thing you must do when travelling in Malaysia, what any local will recommend you to do isn't about visiting a place. It's eating.

Black Peppercorns (piper nigrum): traded as currency, gifted to royalty, fueling the spice trade. Which gourmet peppercorns also make perfect hostess or holiday gifts?

Teaching Indonesian villagers how to care for and grow tree seedlings instead of chopping trees down, means endangered orangutans gain new areas of forest to live in

Whether it's island beaches, magical reefs or lush tropical jungles, you just need to come to one country to find them all.

Research substantiates the wound healing benefits of the haruan fish.

The world's most endangered reptile is the Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle - there are only four left. US zoos have helped their Chinese counterparts to mate two of them.

Tea made from the Orthosiphon plant of Southeast Asia is a traditional herbal medicine for treating kidney and urinary illnesses. Its common name is cat's whiskers plant.

The Malays have an undeserved reputation for being sober, but both religious and secular Malaysian festivals, are exciting whether witnessed in K.L. or in a village.

Young orangutans, orphaned as their mothers are killed and their forest homes destroyed by logging, are being rescued and taught skills they need to survive in the wild.

Mangroves are important in their own right, but also essential for many other species and ecosystems.

The world's largest and foulest smelling flower, the Rafflesia is a unique plant - not only for its nickname of "corpse flower" but also its strange breeding habits.

Borneo is an island initially torn apart by its human history; today Borneo may face a bigger loss with the destruction of its rain forests and subsequent plant life.

Koalas are internationally recognised as iconic Australian marsupials. Developers are being encouraged to consider these original inhabitants when building new suburbs.

Why are some plant seeds almost invisible, and others large enough to hurt if they fall on your head? Evolutionary biologist Angela Moles travelled the world to find out.

Divers in the tropical waters off Indonesia have found a new species of anglerfish that crawls rather than swims and has eyes similar to ours.