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Malaysian Borneo-Sarawak

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January 14th 2009
Going to see the orangutans in Borneo has been the dream of mine since I was about 12 years old. On 14th Jan we were finally heading there for two main reasons: 1) to see the orange-haired apes (orangutans that is - not Seamus ;o) and 2) to climb Mount Kinabalu (highest mountain in south east Asia). When arriving at the airport in Kuching from Johor Bahru a small airport in Malaysia very ... read more

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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 Fe... ... read more