Wild time on the Sandakan floodplain- August 1, 2008 ONCE an important waterway for traders from far away China who sailed up the mighty Kinabatangan River in heavy junks that they would load with edible birds nests, two centuries later, Sabahs longest river is still a hotspot.But instead of sailing in junks from where the river flows into the Sulu Sea, travellers are now whizzing along in speed boats and vans so that they can catch a glimpse of diverse wildlife found at this eastern region of Sabah.While the Kinabatangan floodplain is still home.http://e-borneo.blogspot.com/2008/08/wild-time-on-sandakan-floodplain.html Bako keeps luring visitors- August 1, 2008 THE proboscis monkey or orang belanda, Borneos internationally-renowned protected animal, is not the only reason why tourists return in droves for more. Bako National Park is the other.Borneos first and oldest national park has long been the popular choice of repeat visitors.Located on Muara Tebas Peninsula and gazetted as a national park five decades ago, not much of its natural ambience and wildlife have been disturbed.Only accessible by sea from the Bako fishing village, about a 20-minute...http://e-borneo.blogspot.com/2008/08/bako-keeps-luring-visitors.html KK-BSB-Miri inter-state commercial bus service will be launched in Sept- August 1, 2008 PUTRAJAYA: A maiden inter-state commercial bus service involving the Miri, Bandar Seri Begawan and Kota Kinabalu routes will be launched in September to facilitate easier movement of people and goods in Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat said the launch of the service was under the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cross-Border Movement of Commercial Buses and Coaches which...http://e-borneo.blogspot.com/2008/08/kk-bsb-miri-inter-state-commercial-bus.html |