Wed 11th January – A Sabah Society First !

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On Wednesday 11th January 2012 at 7:30 pm, we will be streaming the presentation by Dr Ravi Mandalam on the “Topography of Mount Kinabalu” live on the Internet. This service was initially requested by one of our members from Sarawak, and the committee has decided to give this a try, initially with a presentation by one

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Tue 24th May – Talk in Sepilok – Arboriculture in Singapore & the Garden City

This talk centers around the experience gained through establishing Singapore as a “Garden City”. The talk will begin with an appreciation of the immense biodiversity of the plants in our region. In the 1960s, the founders of modern Singapore initiated the Garden City Campaign. Through sustained effort over the past decades, this idea has

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11 Mar -Talk – U.S.-Malaysia Relations

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On Friday 11th March 2011, the Ambassador of the United States to Malaysia, the Honorable Paul W. Jones, will present a talk on “U.S. – Malaysia Relations” at the University of Malaysia Sabah – School of Fine Arts – Ahmad Nisfu Theater from 2:45. Please see further details below.

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Kudat Turtle Conservation Society Update

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Welcome to KTCS

I would like to announce and welcome you all to the newly registered Kudat Turtle Conservation Society, a Kudat based non-government organization (NGO) whose prime aim is to ensure the Kudat Turtle population is conserved and hopefully grown in the years ahead.

Turtles Need Our help

The turtle environment and the ocean

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Tues 8th Mar – Talk – The Kudat Turtle Conservation Society

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Mr Ray Winfield will introduce the The Kudat Turtle Conservation Society and its work to encourage the return of the turtles to the Kudat Area. Ray will explain the aims and objectives of the KTCS, why they are concerned with turtles in Kudat and what has been achieved so far.  Further details can be found

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Tue 25th Jan – Talk – The Excavation of the Belitung Wreck

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A decade or so ago Dr Michael Flecker directed the excavation of an early 9th century shipwreck in Indonesian waters. The cargo consisted largely of ceramics, most of which were products of the Changsha kilns of China. Smaller quantities of northern whiteware, green-splashed-ware, and Yue-type ware were also recovered from the stern of the ship,

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Tue 18th Jan – Presentation by Flanegan Bainon, photographer, and Chong Su Chung, printer.

The first event of 2011 is a joint exhibition and presentation by Flanegan Bainon, photographer, and Chong Su Chung, printer.

Date: Tuesday 18th January at 19.30 at the Secreatriat, 46 Block E, Damai Plaza Phase 4, Luyang,

Flanegan Bainon:

“Everyone can produce a beautiful image. But do you really understand why your practitioner captured it?

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Tue 5th Oct – Talk on “New Orchid Discoveries in South East Asia”

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Peter O’Byrne will give a talk on Tuesday 5th October at 7.30pm entitled New Orchid Discoveries in South East Asia at The Secretariat .  Peter O’Byrne was born in London in 1955. He earns his living as a chemistry teacher at the prestigious United World College of S. E. Asia in Singapore, where he been

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7th Sept – Talk: Oil and Gas Explosion Hazards (wrt the Deepwater Horizon blow out)

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Mr. Jean-Paul Boeldieu will present a talk on Oil and Gas Explosion Hazards (with reference to Deepwater Horizon blow out) on Tuesday, 7th September 2010 at 7:30 pm at the Secretariat. Jean-Paul previously gave a talk to The Society in 2007 (April 10) about “The Inconvenient Truth or Lie – some questions” – Al Gore’s

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Forthcoming talk on 19th August @ 19:30

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Don’t forget the forthcoming talk Joannes Solidau, the Deputy Director General of City Hall, to speak to us on the city twinning of Kota Kinabalu and Vladivostok.

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