Notice – Office Closure

Kindly please take note that The Secretariat Office will be closed for stock check on Tuesday, 27th Dec 2011. Thereafter, it will remained close until Tuesday, 3rd January 2012. Office will resume as usual on Wednesday, 4th January 2012.

Therefore, if you would like to place your book orders kindly please do so before the

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

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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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The Sabah Society Mount Kinabalu Climb

Mount-Kinabalu

Sabah Society is organizing a climb to the summit of Mt Kinabalu on Jan 13-15, 2012 through the tourist trail from Timpohon. Interested members may please contact our Admin Secretary Ms Monica Low at the Society office (088-250443) for further details.

12th May and 15th June – Forthcoming Talks

The following talks have been arranged at The Sabah Society.

Prof. Steve Oakley will give a Talk on Sharks and their protection in the waters in north west  Borneo.

Many people wanted to do more to raise awarenesson this issue, so the  Say no to Shark fin  project was born.  This led to the Sabah

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Office Closed on Monday & Tuesday 11th/12th

The office will be closed on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th April. The Office will resume normal hours as usual on 13th April, Wednesday.

Announcement – Executive Secretary Appointment

It is with the greatest pleasure that we announce the appointment of Ms Monica Low as the Executive Secretary of The Sabah Society. Her working hours will be from Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. At other times the office will be open by appointment only.

You will have the opportunity of meeting

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Thurs 3rd Mar – Talk – Safari Photography in Kenya

Hiew Chee Wah at Safari

Mr Hiew Chee Wah will give an illustrated talk about his recent safari trip to Kenya, covering Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Aberdare National Park, TreeTop Lodge, Walking Safari & Marina, Hot Air Balloon over Masai Mara, Mara River, Masai Mara Village. Brief note about  the Speaker:

Hiew Chee Wah graduated in Computer

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Talk Review – Photography & Printing

Photographs, by Flanegan Bainon

Flanegan, who specializes in Portraiture and Documentary Photography, talked about his aims when taking photographs for his Series This is Sabah, describing his reasons for capturing that particular moment. These could be historical – recording a moment from a way of life which is fast disappearing, geographical – recording a feature

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29/30th Jan, 2011 – Sabah Society Klias Trip

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When you mention the Klias Peninsula, to the west of Beaufort, most people associate it solely with cruises down the Klias river looking for proboscis monkeys and fireflies. Come along on the Sabah Society’s next trip and you’ll discover that this fascinating area has so much more to offer. Led by Wendy Hutton, who recently authored a book Discovering the Wonders of The Klias Peninsula for Sabah Forestry Department, this trip introduces you to the fascinating Nipah Palm islands and mangroves of the mouth of the Padas and areas carpeted by pitcher plants.

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Tues 2nd Nov – Talk: Architectural Treasures of Sabah – A Sketchbook

Dianne Gee at work

Dianne Gee will give a presentation about her recently published book Architectural Treasures of Sabah – A Sketchbook at the Sabah Society Secretariat on Tuesday 2nd November at 7:30 pm.

This book, with its sketches of so many interesting buildings on the west coast of Sabah, from Kota Belud to Beaufort, and the life in

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