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 The Sabah Society Journal – Volume 26 is now available at the Secretariat for current paid up Members to collect (1 copy per member). Additional copies may be purchased by Members for RM 60 per copy, and by non members for Rm 75 per copy. The prices exclude postage and or courier charges. By  Four days trekking up and into the stunning Maliau Basin in Sabah, and then out again, is not for the faint hearted! Aside from the very steep ascent into and descent out of the Basin, which can challenge even the fittest, there are literally thousands of Tiger and Brown leeches waiting to pounce – the Tiger leeches from leaves, while the Brown leeches wait on the ground! Somehow they can find the one bit of skin that hasn’t been securely hidden away behind shoes, leech socks, belts and long sleeve shirts! However, despite the difficulties, Maliau is a must to visit! (Just click on photos to enlarge) Continue reading Sabah Society Visit to Maliau Basin – 9th to 14th June 2010  On Saturday 22 May, a Farewell Party was held in honour of Puan Zahra Yaacob, the Immediate Past President of The Sabah Society who is leaving Sabah—a State which she called home for the last three decades—for good. The event was generously hosted by Datuk CL Chan, the newly elected President, at his residence in Kolombong, Kota Kinabalu. The party was attended by more than 50 invited guests, including former Presidents Dr Tay Eong Beok and Ms Patricia Regis and former Treasurers Chio Cheng Leng and Daniel Soo. Also present was Zahra’s former Boss at the Borneo Research Centre, Dr Pang Teck Wai and one of the two Society’s Honarary Life Members, Ms Tina Rimmer.  Following the talk on The Individual and the Environment, as promised, Mr Joseph Lee has passed to us the list of Recycling Collection Points around Kota Kinabalu. We encourage you to use these facilities and make a difference. These collection points are open every 3rd Sunday from 9am till 11am. List of Collection Points.
Please find below a synopsis of the talk in his own words. Continue reading Forthcoming Talk – Tawau: The Making of a Tropical Community – Thurs 1st July, 2010 Sabah Society Outing to Fatt Choi Coffee Plantation and Tenom Agricultural Park – 3rd/4th July, 2010 Do you fancy a delicious cup of Malaysia’s finest coffee? How about a day spent strolling amongst every variety of beautiful plant imaginable? Then please join us for an overnight trip to Tenom! The town of Tenom, which is scenically situated under the protective arms of the Crocker Range, is known for its abundance Mr Nicholas Chung will be giving a presentation titled “Under the Borneo Sun – A Tawau Story” at the Sandakan Yacht Club, Jalan Sim-Sim, Sandakan on Friday 25th June, 2010 at 7:45 pm. For further information please contact Ms. Rosalie Corpuz on 012-8268545 or Mr. Genga. on 013-8837370  The opening of the new Art Exhibition at The Sabah Society Secretariat, featuring Ms. Christianne Goonting’s collection of paintings by various fellow artists, will be opened today, Wednesday, 9th June. The Society continues to be grateful to the Hyatt International Hotel for its sponsorship of the Art Exhibitions, and the artists are very appreciative  The Bajau Laut The Bajau Laut or “Sea Bajau” are famous for their nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle based on fishing and trading. One of the most experienced experts concerning the culture and traditions of this extraordinary ethnic community is social anthropologist Dr Clifford Sather. He is the author of “The Bajau Laut : Adaptation, History and Fate in a Maritime Fishing Society of Southeastern Sabah” , published by Oxford University Press in 1997. On Thursday, June 24th Dr Sather will give a talk on “The Sea Bajau of Semporna” to the Sabah Society. Dr Sather carried out fieldwork among a small community of “Sea Bajau” or Sama Dilaut in the Semporna District of Sabah in the 1960s and 1970s. His last visit to the community was in 1994. Dr Sather is especially interested in the Bajau Laut because the Bajau/Sama-speaking peoples, second only to Malays, comprise the most widely dispersed indigenous ethno-linguistic group in the vast region of Island Southeast Asia. Coastal Sabah for its part forms the northwestern edge of an area of sea and islands some three million square kilometres in extent. This area reaches from the southern Philippines to eastern Indonesia and is inhabited by scattered communities of Bajau/Sama-speaking peoples. Continue reading Forthcoming Talk – Thurs. 24th June, 2010 – The Bajau Laut. |
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Ken Goodlet, author of the soon to be published book “Tawau: The making of a Tropical Community”, will be presenting a talk to the Sabah Society on the same subject at 19:30 on Thursday 1st July at the