Pea Sized Frog Discovered

A Microhyla nepenthicola male frog that was discovered in the jungle on Borneo island in Malaysia. Photo: Indraneil Das

Photo: Indraneil Das

An interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald talks about Asia’s tiniest frog, a creature the size of a pea found in Sarawak.

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If you know of anything like this here in Sabah, let us know through the comment form below…..

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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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16th/18th Sept – 4X4 Trip Around Sabah

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The Sabah Society has organised an exciting 4X4 trip round Sabah. Please refer to the attachment for the itinerary.  There will be 3 passengers per vehicle and accommodation is hostel style. The price quoted below is based on a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 15 participants.

Date: Thursday 16th – Saturday 18th September

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Sabah Society Cycling Trip: Kota Belud Beach Area

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The weather was already hot and sunny when we met at the Sabah Society Headquarters at 7am, Saturday, August 14, 2010 for our cycling trip around Kota Belud. The very professional “Fieldskills” team, led by Simon Amos showed us a map of our route and briefed us on what to expect. We all drove to

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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.

If you are not sure where to come, click here.

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We’ve done coffee, now let’s do tea!

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The Sabah Society is planning an overnight trip to Sabah Tea Garden on Sat. Sept. 25, 2010. If you have never been to Sabah Tea Garden before, it is really a Must Do. And if you’ve been before, isn’t it time you revisited? That’s how I felt one blistering hot day in KK recently as

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City Twinning of Kota Kinabalu and Vladivostok – Thurs 19th Aug, 2010

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The Sabah Society is pleased to welcome Joannes Solidau, the Deputy Director General of City Hall, to speak to us on the city twinning of Kota Kinabalu and Vladivostok. Vladivostok is Kota Kinabalu’s 4th sister city .

Vladivostok is Russia’s largest port city on the Pacific Ocean. It is situated at the head of the

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New Art Exhibition to Open at The Sabah Society

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The opening of the new Art Exhibition, themed NATURE, at The Sabah Society Secretariat, featuring the work of Ishak Salehudin, will be on Thursday 19th of August. Ishak Salehudin is the holder of  numerous awards. View Ishak’s Profile here

The Society continues to be grateful to the Hyatt International Hotel for its sponsorship of the

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