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In the olden days of colonial Sabah, the indigenous Dusun people of North Borneo played riddles with one another while they planted young paddy shoots in the rice fields. The practice still continues to this day, but riddling has been brought into the homes as a much-loved form of entertainment for all, regardless of age [...] 
Where Sabah’s longest river, the Kinabatangan, reaches the lowlands, it meanders through a vast floodplain, laden with oxbow lakes and swamps. Here, Borneo’s captivating wildlife – orang utans, proboscis monkeys, otters and spectacular bird life roam free. Along the mighty river, local orang Sungai have long made their homes. Not only does this key wetland [...] The Maliau Basin, Sabah’s Lost World, celebrates many natural wonders in one of the most captivating and mysteriously beautiful protected areas in the World. The Basin has a spectacular crater-like form with a mountainous rim and includes magnificent rain forests, wild rivers, splendid waterfalls and a cool highland plateau. These rain forests inspire awe [...] An Account of the Double Tenth Rising against the Japanese Invaders in North Borneo. The Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak is an account of the families of trees that occur in these two botanically rich Malaysian states situated in the island of Borneo. The Flora provides identification keys and illustrations for all families treated and descriptions of all species that grow to a ‘significant size’, usually taken [...] Discovering Sabah’ English, Chinese and Japanese editions. The perfect book to buy as a pictorial introduction to the diversity of places, people and wildlife in Sabah. 170 pages. Pictures excellent, from all the best photographers. Good supporting text. Buy it before you visit, leave it with your friends so they can envy you rotten [...] Discovering Sabah’ English, Chinese and Japanese editions. The perfect book to buy as a pictorial introduction to the diversity of places, people and wildlife in Sabah. 170 pages. Pictures excellent, from all the best photographers. Good supporting text. Buy it before you visit, leave it with your friends so they can envy you rotten [...] [BBooks comment]: ‘Discovering Sabah’ – English, Chinese and Japanese editions. The perfect book to buy as a pictorial introduction to the diversity of places, people and wildlife in Sabah. 170 pages. Pictures excellent, from all the best photographers. Good supporting text. Buy it before you visit, leave it with your friends so they can [...] “A picture is worth a thousand words” goes the ancient saying. One of the best ways to portray the history of North Borneo and Labuan is to look at the picture postcards of the olden days. The historical scope of this book is confined to those picture postcards published in the pre-World War II [...] |
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