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Background: During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's history were marred by Indonesian efforts to control Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's secession from the Federation in 1965.

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By Sophie and Dale
October 13th 2009

Pot bellies and blood sucking antics... Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

Wellies on the boat

The Sungai Kinabatangan was yet another place we only learnt about on our travels.. we don't do much research until we arrive at a place so only get set on going somewhere if someone highly recommends it.. which is exactly what happened here. This is basically a natural reserve located alongside the Kinabatangan river where you have the opportunity to spot Orangtans, Pygmy Elephants, Probiscus Monkeys, Macaque Monkeys and a whole host of other birds and wildlife so we were keen to go and see if we could see anything ourselves. We'd been recommended the Sakuru Greenview B&B so after hitchin [View Full Entry]

By NoMursi
September 1st 2009

Welcome to the Jungle! Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

Fire cookin

As soon as I walked into our jungle hut (as it were), I noticed a small spider perched on the wire mesh of the window in front of my mattress. This wasn't a particularly big spider, but did have a lot of stripes and paterns on his body. I have learned that it is not necessarily the big bugs that do the most damage, but the wee little ornate looking ones that can pack the punch. I stood for a while in front of him seeing if he would make the first move. I had my knife ready to go, although [View Full Entry]

By twotravelbugs
September 1st 2009

Palm tree paradise? Heading down the Kinabatangan Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

orang-utan in fig tree

Sunday 30th August 2009 We had a leisurely morning as the first day of our 3D / 2N jungle trip didn't start until 2.30pm. We made our way down the road from Labuk B&B to the Uncle Tan Operational Base, the company we are heading into the jungle with. The staff at the B&B had given us an idea of what to pay for a taxi to Uncle Tans (RM3-4), but the taxi drivers weren't cooperating, they were asking RM10. It was interesting trying to haggle with them, to see how far they would go and at what point they would [View Full Entry]

By Scary Israel
August 26th 2009

Somewhere up the Nowhere River Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

the Kinabatangan River

I think I’m probably going to make myself unpopular amongst people who have been there and loved it, but I found the Kinabatangan River to be distinctly underwhelming. For anybody who’d just arrived in Borneo and been nowhere else it must seem magical but for me, having been lucky enough to have probably been spoiled by travel, it was a big disappointment. Partly it was my fault due to a poor choice of accommodation, partly it was because I hate organised tours and activities, and partly it was because its just really not that great. My two main reasons for going [View Full Entry]

elephant and tourists on the Kinabatangan

male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)

By NoMursi
August 16th 2009

Revenge of the Cheeky Monkeys Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

Photo 1

The human body has four million pores, and the an area of skin, the size of a quarter, has over 600 sweat glands. WELCOME TO THE EQUATOR, Sabah, Malaysia....BORNEO! Now most people I have talked to about my trip, even before going had no idea where Borneo was, much less heard of it. So I am going to delve into some geography for a second and explain what makes this such a unique island. Borneo is by no means a small island, in fact it is the third largest island in the world. It straddles the equator and is cut in [View Full Entry]

By fceaman
July 25th 2009

Borneo - Kinabatangan Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

Navegando por Kinabatangan

¡Buenos días del 25 de julio! Hoy no espera unos de los "highlights" del viaje: el tour en barca por Sungai Kinabatangan. Kinabatangan significa "regalo para la Tierra" y es un pantanoso río de 560 kilómetros desde su nacimiento en el sudeste de Borneo hasta desembocar en el mar Zulú, cerca de Filipinas. Cualquier documental de naturaleza que hayáis visto en el que se viaja en barca por un río de aguas marrón claro atravesando la jungla no debe andar muy lejos de Kinabatangan :) Desayunamos en el albergue y esperamos hasta que el 4x4 del tour nos viene a buscar. [View Full Entry]

By Sepulchre
July 19th 2009

Borneo Jungle and the Malay-se Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

Borneo (79).JPG

What I'm reading: V.S. Naipaul, Among The Believers: An Islamic Journey ...where was I?...I left off the last blog crashing cross the Celebes Sea on a thin piece of boat, gripping tight to the side of, thinking will I survive? I made a quick glance back and the little brown man was standing upright holding the engine motor arm - totally in control. He looked as if he had done this trip thousands of times already, a boring commuter journey for him. I had to walk to the ATM machine in town to pay the man, I told him I'd be [View Full Entry]

By WhereRwe
July 18th 2009

Sukau Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

Green Lizard

Back in the Jungle - Part 1 [View Full Entry]

By Two4theShow
July 16th 2009

Our Facially Endowed Cousin and the Ginger Man Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

This guy must be really popular with the ladies....just look at that schnozz!

After our Sipadan adventure we were ready to see what there was to discover in the Borneo rainforest. We had heard great things about the river cruises and treks through the rainforest and we managed to get a last minute booking into the Nature Lodge which is situated on the lower Kinabatangan River in East Borneo. We arrived at the lodge mid afternoon after a bumpy bus ride down dirt roads, and a short jetty to cross the river to the camp. For being a Nature Lodge, we still had such amenities as 24 hour electricity! The first thing on the [View Full Entry]

Mama and daughter eating at feeding time in Sepilok

By Sepulchre
July 11th 2009

Scuba diving in Sabah Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan

Scuba time

Goodbye to "Mr Fantastic!" AJ and I arrived back in KK, and a day later we left each other. His two month sojourn in South East Asia had come to an end and he had to get back to Hanoi to catch his return flight to ye olde Europa. It was the end of something special...a good travel companion, if not maybe my best friend, definitely someone I can trust and rely on. Oh, and laughter, lots of biting acerbic wit and laughter. Ha! "This is fantastic!" As I left the hostel at 5.30 in the morning for my bus to [View Full Entry]

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