Influenza A Situation In Sabah

Posted July 29th, 2009

The Influenza A virus, also known as H1N1 or swine flu, has infected almost 160,000 people world wide. Close to 1,000 deaths has been recorded, including 3 fatalities in Malaysia and 5 in Singapore. While many schools in the country has closed due to the Influenza A pandemic, including schools in Sabah, the actual mortality [...]

Sabah Conservation Efforts

Posted July 5th, 2009

The world’s leading orang utan expert, Dr Birute Mary Galdikas, in an interview with Sabah’s Daily Express is full of praise for the Sabah Government’s conservation efforts to save the orang utans. The efforts in eliminating illegal logging, illegal poaching and finding a permanent home in the Malau forest reserve for one of the world’s [...]

Welcome To Labuan

Posted July 1st, 2009

Labuan is an island off the shore of Sabah, a duty-free port and an international offshore financial centre. Labuan town, formerly known as Victoria, is primarily a port and a free trade zone. Malaysia Tourism bills Labuan as the Garden Island Of Borneo. Not sure how that came about. What I do know is Labuan [...]