Weds 11th Jan 2012 – Talk – “Topograpy of Mount Kinabalu”

Dr Ravi Mandalam will give a presentation on the Topography of Mount Kinabalu which will be of general interest and also of particular interest to all who will climb the mountain on 14th – 15th January 2012.

Wed 4th Jan 2012 – Talk – “Green Building – Mantanani Style”

The New Year activities will commence on Wednesday, 4th January 2012 with a Talk by Mr. Ian Hall entitled – “Green Building – Mantanani Style” at 7.30 pm at the Secretariat Office. For further details, kindly please contact Maimie at 088-250443.

KK Talk – Tues, 6th Dec 2011 – “Energy Supply and The Sabah Economy”

powerStation

Given the current scenario, the result of the study by the World Bank in Washington has confirmed that Sabah is not only the poorest state in Malaysia but it’s likely to stay that way for a considerable length of time given current efforts in poverty eradication. The bottom line was that Malaysia’s economic planning in

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Talk – Wed 9th Nov – “The Natural History and Extinction of Tapir in Borneo”

tapir

Dato Sri GATHORNE, (5th) Earl of CRANBROOK will be giving a talk on the Natural history and Extinction of Tapir in Borneo on Wednesday 9th Nov at 7:30pm at The Sabah Society, Damai Office.

The Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus has existed as for at least 1.5M years, and is a remarkable survivor

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KK Talk – Mon, 7th November – Successful Swiftlet Farming by Understanding Swiftlet Ecology

Swiftlet

Title of Talk : Successful Swiftlet Farming by Understanding Swiftlet Ecology

Speaker:  Mr. Quentin Phillipps

Date: Monday, 7th November 2011

Time: 7.30 – 9.00 pm

Venue: The Secretariat Office, The Sabah Society, No 46 Lot 34, 1st floor, Block E, Damai Plaza Ph.4 Luyang, 88300 Kota Kinabalu

For further details, you may contact Monica at

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KK Talk – Wed, 28th Sept – A City’s Wetlands: Kota Kinabalu Wetlands

KK wetlands

Located in the heart of Kota Kinabalu is The Kota Kinabalu Wetlands, a 24-hectare mangrove swamp gazetted as Bird Sanctuary in 1996. Visitors will be amazed by the diversity of mangrove flora and fauna as well as their adaptation towards the brackish environment.

There are many unique animals and plants in mangrove forests. Some

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Sandakan Talk – Monday, 5th Sept, 2011 – “Not so Wild Men of Borneo”

"Not so Wild Men of Borneo"

Title of Talk – “Not So Wild Men of Borneo”

Speaker – Mr. Peter Cockburn

Date – 05 September  2011 – Monday.

Time – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Venue – Sandakan Yacht Club Jalan Sim Sim, Sandakan

Refreshments will be served.

Please refer to the attached flyers for details.

All SS members and friends are

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KK Talk – Tuesday, 6th Sept 2011 – Sabah Native Dance

Christopher Liew, Artistic Director of Synergy Dance, graduated in 2004 with a championship in Dance from the Chinese Cultural University, Taiwan.

In this talk, Christopher will introduce the dance culture in Borneo especially Sabah native dances. Besides the introduction on the characteristic about the dance, he will install the idea of native dance development in

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Sandakan Talk – Tues, 23rd August 2011 – Conservation of Malayan Sun Bear

Malayan Sun Bear

The Sandakan Branch of The Sabah Society is pleased to announce that an interesting talk will be held as follows on The Status, Ecology and Conservation of the Malayan Sun Bear in a Changing Landscape in Malaysia. Speaker :   Dr. Wong Siew Te, Borneoan Sun Bear Conservation Centre, Sandakan. Date :   Tuesday, 23

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Talk – Thursday, 11th August – Cap Kuda Coffee

Kopi O Experience

Established since 1969, Cap Kuda Coffee company is one of Sabah’s largest coffee companies, intergrated from coffee plantation to research & training, and private label coffee products.

Cap Kuda Coffee company specializes in a very unique coffee product, called “CK Sabah Coffee”. Using rare Borneo Liberica coffee beans as main ingredient and processed under strict

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