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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 6 go mad in asia
November 25th 2009

The Wild Family Of Borneo Asia » Malaysia » Sabah

Orangutang At Lok Kawi Wildlife Park

We left Cambodia after two days in Phnom Penh with four haircuts for $8, our third muffler burn (sustained after Mitchy got a lift on a moto with someone we’ll call ‘Kev from Canberra’, got his hand stuck in the back of the motor bike seat then burnt his leg trying to untangle his finger before heading off to meet with the advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister (apparently the next leader in the making) of Hun Sen’s government all the time acting as if he hadn’t nearly dislocated his finger or sizzled his leg; but that is a whole other [View Full Entry]

By Pathfinder
November 24th 2009

2 Days 1 Night Maliau Basin Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu

Road in to Maliau Basin
the road is batter now...but it was fun 10 years ago

It always fascinates me when i go to maliau basin, for trekking or just for a short trip recently i went with a bunch of riders for a 2 days 1 night ride. just to spend a night in the wilderness of the rain forest riding in the rain was fun slippery road mad it though but exciting. we didnt manage to spend more time as we arrived quite late in the evening. Trekking in maliau basin is also something to do when you are in North Borneo,..its called the lost world for a reason. Not much people come hear at [View Full Entry]

By Maarit
November 16th 2009

Sempornassa jalleen ja edelleen Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Semporna

Ensinnakin - Sipadan on todellakin 80 euron arvoinen. Voisinpa vaittaa, etta siella kaytyani olisin valmis maksamaan jopa puolet enemman. Aivan mielettoman upea paikka vaikka tyytyisikin vain snorklaamaan kuten mina. Aika Mabulilla venahti sitten lopulta kuuden yon mittaiseksi. Kaksi ensimmaista Uncle Changin jokseenkin vaatimattomassa (mutta edulisessa) majassa ja nelja seuraavaa Scuba Junkien luksus huoneessa. Sipadanilla kavin Uncle Changin poppoon mukana, silla heidan kauttaan vapaa paikka loytyi nopeammin. Tein varauksen edellisena paivana. Ja kuten sanottua, Sipadan oli todella upea [View Full Entry]

By Maarit
November 8th 2009

Sempornasta Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Semporna

Semporna
Ensiyon maja

Ihan vallan meinaa karata kasista taa blogin paivittaminen :D Lahdin tanaan aamulla Sandakanista bussilla Sempornaan. Bussit ja tiet Borneolla on erinomaisia verrattuna moneen muuhun paikkaan maailmassa. Ilmastointi oli niin tehokas, etta meinasi vallan vilu tulla. Bussilta menin suoraan varaamaan reissun laheiselle Mabul-saarelle. 10 eurolla saa paikan dormista ja kolme ateriaa paivassa. Ei kovin paha. Muut huvit ovatkin sitten huomattavasti kalliimpia. Esim jos haluaa snorklaamaan Sipadanille, joutuu pulittamaan 400 ringittia eli sellaiset 80 euroa paivareissusta. Ehka liian tyyrista minu [View Full Entry]

By Caro 1
November 3rd 2009

Hello from Penang Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu

Our fab hotel!

Well what can I say about our time in Penang. We have rather indulged ourselves and all I can do is blame Anji!!!. The island of Penang’s history dates back to 1786 when it was seeded by the sultan to the British east India Company. Today it has around one million people , half of whom live in Georgetown the capital, and the state is one of 13 making up the federation of Malaysia. Having moved from our original hotel we have used this wonderful residence to the full. On our first day we walked for about 2 and half hours [View Full Entry]

By nmcoulson
November 2nd 2009

There a back again. A Coulson's Tale. Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu

Cherating turned out to be slightly more exciting than I have given it credit for. It was a quaint little surf town that the Lonely Planet described as "our first impression was that the town was dieing." We found a nice guest house more of a bungalow than anything and stuffed ourselves with amazing food! We enjoyed the beach, caught up on some emails, wandered around the small town and waited for Sheryl to meet up with her old school mate from Malaysia to go surfing! We met up with her school mate who set the ladies up on surf boards [View Full Entry]

By Markio
October 26th 2009

Borneo - orangutans, tiger beer and crazy bond villains...! Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Sandakan

Orangutan in the wild
A snap of one of the slightly startled orangutans we saw on our trip on the Lower Kinabatang

Using up great slabs of my precious holiday days is something I do with aplomb. My desire to keep visiting the swathes of SE Asia that I didn't manage to get to on my travels meant that Autumn 2009 saw the best part of 3 weeks being spent in Borneo. I'd roped in Steve and Chris to recreate the travelling trio from our first trip to SE Asia in 2005, and Sky was teaching English just a short hop away in Taiwan and was able to join us for a week too. I'd treated the trip very much as a backpacking [View Full Entry]

By lifeswonders
October 24th 2009

It's been a while! Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu

The problem with not posting for so long is that you don't know where to start because so much happens in such a short space of time when you are traveling. After leaving Adrian in KL on the 16th Oct. I flew into KK (Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo) a bit daunting for the first night but I woke up with a renewed optimism in the morning. Went out to one of the Islands for a spot of snorkelling not bad but it was the weekend so lots of picnickers oh well the speedboat ride out was fantastic though the driver [View Full Entry]

By Kchix
October 24th 2009

Search of Sunrise Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu

peak face

Day 1 While everyone else busy celebrating Deepavali, i decide to above my boundaries and try to be adventurous as i can. Depart to Kota Kinabalu by Airasia at 1045am and arrived 2hours later. The taxi drive suggest me to accomodate in Summer Lodge, and it already in my few budget hostel list. It only cost RM22 per night and come with breakfast. After put all my luggage, start to figure it out what's interesting about Kota Kinabalu, i went to handicraft market, fish market, waterfront, and some similar shopping complex that we can get in Kuala Lumpur. Day 2 Gaya [View Full Entry]

By Caitlin10
October 19th 2009

Double Digit Divers Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Sipadan

Scuba Divers
We are pumped and ready to see sharks and turtles!

Caitlin and I easily would have stayed longer in Kalimantan if we could have, but our 60 day visa had run out on us. So we opted for the next best thing and hopped on over to the Malaysian side of Borneo. "Hopped" is probably a poor word choice. Inter-Borneo travel, particularly on the Indonesian side, is difficult. The quickest route in the end was to take three separate flights, from Kalimantan to Jakarta, then on to Singapore and finally back to Tawau in Malaysian Borneo. Sort of a circuitous route, but the only reasonable option. Two months ago way back [View Full Entry]

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