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comment on: Caves in Battambang Province, Cambodia
I do not know a Tarumn Cave on Phnom Sampao.Who are you, what is your interest in the cave?..
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comment on: Learn more about partnering with Wild Asia
I was made first aware of the work by Wild Asia (I believe at the time the website was called wildasia.net) around 8 years ago through a close friend of mine in Malaysia. Today I read an article on Malaysian from Sharyn posted on Facebook by another friend, and get connected back to Wild Asia again...
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comment on: Learn more about partnering with Wild Asia
Look on ecomalaysia.org. We feature you in our online magazine and would welcome a link to us on your website;With thanksSean Hurley..
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comment on: Caves in Battambang Province, Cambodia
I want to know about Tarumn Cave at Phnom Sampao and I want to know the specific UTM of that cave also...
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comment on: Perak Man and the Lenggong Archaeological Museum
What they called "Perak Man" named to the skeleton found in Perak actuallay got his own named, the skeleton is belonging to a man named "NAGARA" a wise man live ia a civilised Malay sociaty 4000 years ago, at the time when the ruller CHEWAN SONGKET ruller the country named TANJUNG PURA ..
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comment on: Natural Born Storyteller: The Last Awang Batil of Perlis
You may call En Romli personally, I'm quite sure that he would love to perform on that day. Email me at fauziahfazrul@yahoo.com for further info or for his phone number..
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comment on: Submit volunteer listings on Wild Asia
Good evening, Im looking for a permanent job which fuels my passion, protem working as a CSR for Telekom. Would be glad if you could revert to me regards above soon. Thank you...
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comment on: The Lion Dancer of Malaysia
To. Wildasia, I just send you the first mesage. How are you doing Master Siow Hok San, if you, your Lion Dance team would like to come visit my School, Please, Call me first or send me e-mail my mobile phone #1 (626) 940-4375...
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comment on: The Lion Dancer of Malaysia
To. Wildasia, How are you doing Master Siow Hok San, I love to see your Drumming, Lion Dance in Youtube, master Siow you very very very good, very Professional for Drumming, Lion dance, performance...
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comment on: ScienceDaily: Is The Dead Sea Dying? Levels Dropping At Alarming Rate
fantastic my dear..
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comment on: Standing Up to World Leaders
Awesome biography. Hope to see you inspiring more people...
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comment on: Spice Village: The Simmering Essence of Kerala Culture
sdfsdfs..
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comment on: Tranquil Territory
We went hiking to Wenhai, but the eco-lodge looked rather run-down and basic. But if you want to visit the area, we recommend you use a guide. We used Lijiang Guides's Keith Lyons and found him to be very knowledgeable, useful and pleasant company...
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comment on: Talking Points: Nuclear!
Not sure if solar can cope with our demand ... as for safer? Not sure....I guess we need to see how solar panels are manufactured or disposed off at the end of its life cycle. I do think the answer lies looking at our energy users and with tariffs that will promote efficient use of energy by consumers big ..
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comment on: Talking Points: Nuclear!
according to an author reported on Datuk Chin's comment, our government will approve on anything that is bad for our country.......is solar safer, better, cheaper in a long run?..
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comment on: About Wild Asia's Annual Responsible Tourism Awards
the awards are the position of their merciful in Aggregation, as we are committed to manage site visits and view explore, all to instruct excellence in prudent touristry.What a uppercase initiativelucygray10Tourism Center..
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comment on: The Journey Towards Sustainable Palm Oil - Stories From Within
Its a hard and noble efford for Keresa plantation to practice of RSPO. TAHNIAH to my good friend Mr Abdul Aziz..
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comment on: Volunteer Work in Malaysia: Seek a Cause
Hi Shabrina, This is Eileen from Malaysian Nature Society. At the moment, MNS has this volunteer programme called as Hornbill Conservation Programme. If you want to know more about it, do drop an email to hornbills@mns.org.my (Attn: Ms Diya)...
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comment on: Volunteer Work in Malaysia: Seek a Cause
Check with MNS, WWF or TRAFFIC. They are doing a lot of works relating to wildlife conservation. Good luck....
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comment on: Volunteer Work in Malaysia: Seek a Cause
hi...my name is shabrina. I really hav interest in wildlife and nature. and I really wanna gain my experience with work volunteer in the wildlife organization. But i dont find my way...
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comment on: The Flying Reptiles of Tropical Asia: Evolution Takes a Leap (part 2)
So Cool!Is it real?..
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comment on: Creative Community Spirit on Langkawi Island, Malaysia
thanks for coming by. I'm sure you can develop a sustainable agriculture enterprise anywhere, through dedication, patience and a willingness to learn. and a good, creative plan. also look out for courses, e.g...
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comment on: Creative Community Spirit on Langkawi Island, Malaysia
dear ms.su. can i profitably do sustainable agriculture on langkawi. what herbs can one plant there. i'd like to move to live inin langkawi. any helptks..
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comment on: The Rise and Fall of Lake Chini
So what is actually being done , especially the pollution problem . The sewage disposal is the responsibilty of the authorities , especially those that authorised the contruction of the resort , and the military who are responsible for their installations .Are the authorities going to wait until there is ..
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comment on: Submit volunteer listings on Wild Asia
i want to work with wild asia as an intern, i assure you that i will try my best..
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comment on: About Wild Asia's Plant-a-Tree Programme
Hi,wishes for your inspiring activities,i'm interested to promote awareness and tree planting activity in my own city through my own Rotary Club of Coimbatore of Gaalaxy JOINTLY WITH youRtn.S.BALAKRISHNAN,PRESIDENT 2010-11,Rotary Coimbatore Gaalaxy(Part of Rotary international)coimbatore,Tamilnadu,South ..
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comment on: Volunteer Work in Malaysia: Seek a Cause
EaRth DaY....Go gReEN !!!!..
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comment on: Volunteer & Intern with Wild Asia
if there are some events that be held around kedah or penang state, i might be able to join!..
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comment on: Coal plant could damage rainforest reserves, coal reefs, palm oil plantations in Malaysian Borneo
the treasure is in maliau basin. sabah 's untouch coal lies within the maliau basin forest reserve with maximum supplies for hundred of years. forget what prime minister Najib said in Copenhagen , there are already certain individual paving the way through red tapes and bereaucracy armed with denero's to ..
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comment on: Warbler "lost" for 140 years is discovered in Thailand
Specialists state that loan aid a lot of people to live their own way, because they are able to feel free to buy needed stuff. Moreover, different banks offer car loan for different persons...
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comment on: About Wild Asia's Plant-a-Tree Programme
hi, our company would like to organise a tree planting activities. we would like to source any native trees sapling for this. how do we get the trees sapling? thanks and looking forward for your reply...
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comment on: Camping out, Jakun style
Excellent article. I hope to travel to Endau-Rompin soon, only been to Royal Belum so far. The Jahai in Royal Belum done seem to have too many ecotourism activities or self-sufficiency there, and with the poaching of a tiger recently around there they may wel be forced to turn to crime like that for survival...
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comment on: Wild Asia Heroes - The Bukit Koman community
The malaysian authorities, high up allow this unethical and destructive mining method to carry on. What all concern malaysian should do, is stage a full scale protest at the main shareholders residence...
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comment on: Home with the Wild at Ngala Private Game Reserve
Hey Cynthia - thanks for the comment. It's a travel experience unlike any other. One of those MUST do's on top 100 places to visit. Elvis is a natural when it comes to wildlife and being 'one' with nature.....
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comment on: Home with the Wild at Ngala Private Game Reserve
Enjoyed the article. Scenery looks amazing. I'd like to take a game drive and have a tracker named "Elvis" too...
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comment on: Volunteer & Intern with Wild Asia
Hi, i am tutor at private college at sg petani. Do you have any event that will be held around sungai petani, so i can ask my student to join the event as they all is tourism student...
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comment on: Talking Points: Voluntourism
Great talking point!Full disclosure: I run Hands Up Holidays (www.handsupholidays.com) and we specialise in voluntourism, but not targeted at young people.We believe that other age and demographic segments can also have incredible travel experiences that are enriched by giving back through a taste of volunteering, ..
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comment on: About Wild Asia Heroes
I think that this type of award or recognition deserves support and encouragement..perhaps the promotion can be stepped up at the local colleges and universities levels for students interested in issues related to the preservation of endangered wildlife, fauna and flora or cultural rituals..which requires ..
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comment on: Longhouse visit...with a difference
This is a good personalized photo-journalistic story..thanks...
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comment on: Wildlife at your doorstep
Very interesting and informative..Thanks..
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comment on: A Balancing Act
A good article..perhaps can have follow up on similar issue on the fate of tigers in ASEAN countries..Thanks..
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
the agri industry shd conserve & promote native flora & fauna as viable sustainable alternatives rather than aggressively seek to introduce foreign species which will do even greater harm by turning feral and ousting native species or causing greater environmental degradation...
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comment on: Talking Points: Palm Oil
conservation budget that needs to be considered to sustain a viable healthy population of the species concerned and the eco-system in general.1) population size required to sustain the eco-system (maintain sustainable genetic pool) a good starting point would be estimate based on the viable pop size of the ..
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comment on: Talking Points: Palm Oil
palm oil or any other agri based industry is not the villain, rather its the thinking & planning that needs re-thinking.we should start with a conservation budget, not monetary, but sustainable viability of the eco-system or species.Too often land is taken up for agriculture & development first, ..
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comment on: Talking Points: Palm Oil
Firstly I am not against palm oil as a product nor the economical spin off to the regional and local indigenous economies. Where my question is raised is how effective are Roundtable RSPO as a single governance body? in Borneo we have seen the impact of the earlier palm oil farming establishment to the native ..
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comment on: Volunteer & Intern with Wild Asia
Hi Izyan, no worries :) Why don't you send us an email about your availability? We can keep in touch with you when events come up...
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comment on: Mountain for the Soul: Climbing Mount Murud
Hi,I'm going to MT Murud this Sept 2010,may I know what type of fuel did you use for cooking, it'd easy to get them in Bario?Thanks...
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comment on: Wild Asia's New Year's Wish List
like your cause, keep it up. kindly log on to www.projectrevive.ca and give us your feedback and pls if you think its a good cause pls pass the word around.Thanks...
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comment on: Buy our Trees or Become a Wild Asia Tree Host
We will launch our plant a tree campaign somewhere April at kemaman..what should i do..
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comment on: Volunteer & Intern with Wild Asia
i want to join but i have Practical teaching until July..!..
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comment on: Volunteer Work in Malaysia: Seek a Cause
i suggest u with seatru, TAT turtle sanctuary and SOS(seahorse)...
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comment on: About Wild Asia's Plant-a-Tree Programme
Hi Woon Ching - thanks for your comment and request. Looks like your company has caught onto interest the of running environmental activities. I will get back to you via email. Cheers! Deb..
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comment on: About Wild Asia's Plant-a-Tree Programme
Hi, i'm interested in this tree planting activity and planning to propose to my company to organise a tree planting campaign which involve all staff & maybe the sales force.Is there any upcoming activity that we can join in? or if we would like to organise our own campaign just like the DJs did, how ..
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comment on: Lizard King, Anson Wong, Malaysia and illegal wildlife trade
does anyone know how old he is?..
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comment on: Mountain for the Soul: Climbing Mount Murud
What about the logging at Lepo Bunga? Has it already started on a large scale? I had been there in November 2009 and it didn't look very nice. What a catastrophe for this wonderful area!!..
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comment on: Talking Points: Palm Oil
"... limits ... not for biofuel ... democratic ... debate ... " I guess one arena I can't my head around is that fundamentally, its the economic drivers that will dictate what is planted and where...
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comment on: Enter our Annual Responsible Tourism Awards
Great!..
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comment on: Talking Points: Palm Oil
I believe in conflict resolution along the lines of viewpoint C, Involving all stakeholders will find solutions that are acceptable to all even though developing them requires time and compromise...
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comment on: Lizard King, Anson Wong, Malaysia and illegal wildlife trade
prison is only the place where he can be...
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comment on: You and Responsible Tourism
I am the International Travel Consultant from TravelShop Turkey.We are the main tour operators, Travel Agency, member of TURSAB Turkish Travel Agents Association, ASTA American Society of Travel Agents member, ATTA Adventure Travel Association and WRTA World Religious Travel Association member located in Turkey...
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comment on a photo by Global Environmental Institute
I am the International Travel Consultant from TravelShop Turkey.We are the main tour operators, Travel Agency, member of TURSAB Turkish Travel Agents Association, ASTA American Society of Travel Agents member, ATTA Adventure Travel Association and WRTA World Religious Travel Association member located in Turkey...
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comment on: MTB in Malaysia: Review of Offroad Routes
lately the trail was very disappointed and tiredness for mountain biking. First 6km was a fun ride but after a few km a head the trail was a messy with fallen bamboo tree and big log across...
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comment on: You and Responsible Tourism
I am a Syrian researcher in ecotourism Field.After reading this essay, I suggest that eco-tours operators accreditation systems should give what we can call "responsible eco-tours operator' certification, as the idiom "eco-tour" still controversial, and restricting it by the word "responsible",..
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comment on: Endemic Birds of Malaysia and Borneo
Sharma should read Shama. Instead of the alphabetical order of appearance above, try placing them in the order they appear in field guides...
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comment on: Talking About Turtles: Sea Turtle Conservation in Malaysia
I liked it, but I think it was very lengthy... Most people would not have wanted to read something this long-winded... Try to keep it shorter but keep up the good work..
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comment on: Demise of a Gentle Giant: Revisiting Malaysia's Rarest Fig Tree
we are finishing the national forest inventory in East Timor last year (2009), just in the west of East Timor we found more than 10 trees. just to inform u..............PedroLaranjeiraEast Timor..
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comment on: Maliau Basin: Scouting Out Sabah's Wildest Frontier
austin .. u know the way to maliau basin?..
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comment on: Talking Points: Palm Oil
A balanced approach as depicted in C would be the one to choose in any environmental issue. The problem in any balanced approach however is, that the world is not black and white, but comes in all shades of grey...
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comment on: Talking Points: Palm Oil
I guess viewpoint C does seem the sensible approach only if there are limits. Setting those limits has been the problem though. I also see the scale of developments to be wayyy ahead the pace of "no go" ie conservation landscape maps (if there are many more to come)...
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comment on: Talking Points: Palm Oil
As a long time member of the RSPO and an even longer time as a conservationist, I support Viewpoint C mostly, except that I do not approve of the use of palm oil for bio-fuels. I support a moratorium on the clearing of ANY forest or peatland for oil palms...
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comment on: The Journey Towards Sustainable Palm Oil - Stories From Within
Will see you, Keresa, soon this month. I hope I can talk to Sutardi and others. Looks interesting...
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comment on: Wildlife Safari on Sabah's Kinabatangan River
Thanks Tina - you might be interested in this story we published today ... Oil palm - what's your viewpoint? http://www.wildasia.org/main.cfm/lifestyles/Talking_Point_-_Palm_Oil..
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comment on: Wildlife Safari on Sabah's Kinabatangan River
Thank You for sharing your story of intrepid journey, I truly enjoy reading your journal, it will help towards planing my next holiday to Sabah on May. I do notice how extensive the palm oil plantation industry has grown in the last 10 years and am baffled by it...
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comment on: Wild Asia's New Year's Wish List
Good efforts. I didn't know about wild asia until recently...keep up your good work :-)..
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comment on: Lizard King, Anson Wong, Malaysia and illegal wildlife trade
shame on him?? no no no... politician does more!..
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comment on: PRESS RELEASE: Kota Damansara Development
I could not agree more, the planting of trees on barren lands and the conservation of green corridors is essential for all people in KL and in Malaysia. Keep up the good work Wild Asia and i hope that the developer can respect the forest and its surrounding communities...
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comment on: The Fading Future of Asian Tropical Rainforests (part 1)
tuil-ghGà..
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comment on: Maliau Basin: Scouting Out Sabah's Wildest Frontier
sabah is my city... sabah is full of nature... come and visit....
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comment on: Lizard King, Anson Wong, Malaysia and illegal wildlife trade
Malaysia n Penang became famous with what Anson Wong act, shame..
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comment on: In the Bowels of Perlis State Park
sorry..I wanted to come to malaysia to perform searches in the cave Perlis and in dire need of contour maps.I want to ask how to get this map or you have a map of the area.Please help.this my email address "me_advent@yahoo.com"thanks..
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comment on: Kota Damansara Community Forest FAQ
Little birdie tells me this is the holding company...we have difficulty verifying. Worth contacting anyway as they are major developer for the area. Here you go: http://ow.ly/12eRQ..
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comment on: Kota Damansara Community Forest FAQ
Please can you let us know how to contact the land owner?..
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comment on: Bantimurung - Butterflies and Blue Pools
Apparently this translates as 'cool' !..
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comment on: Bantimurung - Butterflies and Blue Pools
keren banget..
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comment on: Lizard King, Anson Wong, Malaysia and illegal wildlife trade
Authorities got Anson Wong in in 1994, and after 3 years of prison and minimal fine, he's prowling again! and continues on an even larger scale to traffic endangered species on the black market...
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comment on: Natural Born Storyteller: The Last Awang Batil of Perlis
want to know if Encik Romli Mahmud would be interested to come to Penang for a storytelling event on August 28 2010. it would be a one day event (outdoors). If interested would like to know his fees and other charges that would be incur...
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comment on a photo by Puah Sze Ning
great job ladies!..
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comment on: Haunting the Haunts: Ghost Tours in Kuala Lumpur
I also like to join and see the gost but where i can join ghost tour like u?pls email me dali_nabawi@yahoo.com..
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comment on: The Architect of Terengganu
Ah. I see. Check this out: http://www.jacquelinepascarl.com.au/..
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comment on: Join us online and be part of our e-community
Hi Fin,You are correct it is different. The best way, for the time being, would be to contact us using the link at the top right, giving us your details. Unfortunately, we are a bit behind in updating our contact directory, so it may take some time before new listings appear...
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comment on: Join us online and be part of our e-community
How do I get on the Wildasia online directory? I assume it's different from becoming a member. Thanks!..
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comment on: How to apply
This is very nice and useful website for conservationst and ecologist..
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comment on a photo by Microsoft Office
Wow, office takes nice photos. How did these guys get in our directory? Anyway, this comment is a test only...
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comment on: Lizard King, Anson Wong, Malaysia and illegal wildlife trade
Oh my - I had no idea Anson Wong was also a bit of a player!..
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comment on: Lizard King, Anson Wong, Malaysia and illegal wildlife trade
Anson Wong is not only an illegal wildlife smuggler, he's also a philanderer. Dub the playboy of Penang, he has made alot of ladies faint and swoon at his knees...
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comment on: The Architect of Terengganu
This Raja Bahrin is the wife beater and common criminal described in Jacqueline Pascarl's book "Once I was a Princess". What a shaemful person this is!..
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comment on: Wild Asia's Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Good idea. We have heard of a "corridor" in Peninsular Malaysia that could be a useful model for this...it's probably the last link between the main range and Taman Negara...
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comment on: MiniWorks for Safe Drinking Water
The water is undergoing the aeration process naturally. Why I was the victim of pi-, alkaline and MRET water in the market?Please check for Stephen Lower for his outburst to describe them and more as ....nonsense...
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comment on: MTB Trail Guide: Bukit Kiara, Malaysia
I go Bukit Kiara Hill practically everyday,sometimes morning and afternoon, unless out of PJ. I exchange CO2 with the trees, grass...for O2 where the green parts are involved with photosynthesis...
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comment on: Wild Asia's New Year's Wish List
Wild Aisa... interesting, open, informal, no-protocol, ordinary person, etc. against established societies.....
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comment on: Volunteer Work in Malaysia: Seek a Cause
hello. I am a student of one of the most popular school in Malaysia, Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak. I had studied biology and i attracted with the studies itself. Having fun while conserving the environment is my ambition...
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comment on: Wild Asia's Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Hi thereA suggestion to add to the programme.In Brazil, private land owners are given tax rebates for portions of land on their farms that they leave as pristine rainforest or untouched.These pockets of wild vegetation serve as very important wild corridors linking national parks and reserves for animals ..
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comment on: Wild Asia's New Year's Wish List
keep it up!!..
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comment on: Elephant Tracking at Tree Tops
Monday, 21 December 2009 at 6:26 PM:Hello everybody, specially to the Wild Asia team...My name is Aku Esufali and I am Sri Lankan.This is with regard to Tree Tops Jungle Lodge, and I want to set the record straight here.I started Treetops Farm in June 1996...
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comment on: Finalists and winners of our annual Responsible Tourism Awards 2008
Hello everybody, specially to the Wild Asia team...My name is Aku Esufali and I am Sri Lankan.This is with regard to Tree Tops Jungle Lodge, and I want to set the record straight here.I started Treetops Farm in June 1996...
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comment on: Mountain for the Soul: Climbing Mount Murud
Hi...I'm the guide of this trip,now i realise how the trip mean to you,cos i'm leaving in the busy city now,i do miss the trip like this a lot by now,..
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comment on: Leaders in Destinations
Wish I could also attend this workshop..Best wishes..
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comment on: 4x4 Offroading Opps in Sabah
I m interested in 4X4...
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comment on: Reefs at Risk: Conserving Malaysia's Coral Reefs
Good intro for people to understand what is coral...
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comment on: Leaders in Destinations
Kudos to Wild Asia. Wish i can attend the workshop but have to be somewhere on those dates. Hope to attend others soon. Well done again Dr Reza...
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comment on: False Gharial Breeding Triumph at Zoo Negara
Great work!!..
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comment on: Hardline Environmentalists Pursue Japan's Whalers
mattersnot - I don't care where the ship is from, America or Zanzibar - whaling in an international whale sanctuary is illegal, and I strongly oppose it no matter who does it. (What the Somali pirates do is illegal, also - what does that have to do with this issue?) You can advocate killing all the people you want to...
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comment on: Hardline Environmentalists Pursue Japan's Whalers
The whaling industry is perhaps hundreds and hundreds of years old. During all this time certain Japanese towns and villages thrived on this business of whale killing ...till today...
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comment on: Find a volunteer or internship placements in Asia
Interested in Volunteer...
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comment on: Wild Asia is Hiring
Hey David - did not know a "carnivorous plant community" existed. We might be thinking of a photo exhibition featuring Nepenthes pics in March...maybe you guys could help promote that or come along to that...
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comment on: Wild Asia is Hiring
We are a group of CP enthusiats based in Malaysia with the purpose of promoting the cultivation and conservation of carnivorous plants. We have a website and forum where we have about 650 members at the moment...
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comment on: Join us online and be part of our e-community
Thank you, scott. =D..
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comment on: Join us online and be part of our e-community
You mean you don't have all our newsletters saved in your email in a special folder with stars?!! :-)Most of our newsletters are published in our message board as well: http://www.wildasia.org/main.cfm/library/msg_index/?ParentID=22For some newer ones, if they aren't on the message board, please drop us ..
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comment on: Join us online and be part of our e-community
Great question, Shirene. May i know where can i go if i want to refer to the previous newsletters, please?..
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comment on: Join us online and be part of our e-community
I am also pleased to see that we can now post our comments on Facebook. Wild Asia - you are so clever!!..
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comment on: Wild Asia is Hiring
Greetings,Im happy to see that there are 'soldiers' out there defending our natural treasures, animals or their habitats. Most people of the public are still not aware that our very survival as a species relies on the health of mother nature...
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comment on: AMP Tree Party Reaches 100th Day!
Nice summary for the year. what is not easy to grasp is that having a 99% survival rate is remarkable. Will be good to see how our other sites compare. I must say we have learnt from our planter friends who have helped us improve how we plant...
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comment on: Join us online and be part of our e-community
Hey Eileen,I haven't received WA's newsletter for a while. Am I still registered? Where do go if I want to look at previous newsletters?..
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comment on: Haunting the Haunts: Ghost Tours in Kuala Lumpur
i would like to find and see the ghost . i've travelled around kl such as "zoo view" and "highland tower" to find this creepy things . can u tell me specifically where is the place around kl and klang valley ?..
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comment on: Oil spill off Australia potential 'disaster' for marine wildlife
Was the oil rig owned by PTTEP a modern facility? I ask because many oil companies are saying the newer facility won't have this problem..
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comment on: Sarawak State Government Not Listening To Its Indigenous Peoples
Malaysia was formed 46 years ago, but I never know Murum Dam exist. I know Bakun Dam, which is still in construction...
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comment on: Protecting Green Spaces
Great event with so many participants involved.I was sure that the message to bring "conservation programmes in a fun way," successfully achieved.We can get to save the world - one small green space at a time...
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
(contd)...if land is limited, shouldn't we be strategically planning for limits (in production & consumption) also? remember easter island. my little hunch...
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
(contd)...damages our health (as reza alluded to. the story of corn is a good one that illustrates this, if you read the Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan), and other uses that are not as essential (cosmetics, anyone? haha!)...
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
good question. and the price of corn tortillas went infamously skyward, if i remember correctly, a few years ago in Mexico. i think we need to take a step back and consider the larger picture? it's not about the palm or even any other food or oil crop...
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comment on: Wild Asia is Hiring
Hi there! My husband and I are both interested on possible ways we can both contribute to Wild Asia. He's a landscape architect with work experience in design and in handling nurseries...
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
Here's a thought. If people disagree with palm oil production because it is eating into the rain forests, then what would be the alternative oil to use with a better yield density to replace it? What if we take corn oil as a substitute? If we substitute that demand, what would happen to the land usage for ..
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comment on a photo by Chiang Ai Lin Eileen
that bukan workers arrr... maybe model or iklan tanam pokok kot ...hheee..
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comment on a photo by Wild Asia
circle not spraying??? how to apply manuring?..
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comment on a photo by Wild Asia
more thand 2day lose frute in the fertelizer bag... still heppen in the est..
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comment on a photo by Wild Asia
nice field .... not only the rds side only..
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comment on: Our Website History
We'd exchanged links (w my www.hkoutdoors.com); not sure if link gone from your site - seems so, w revamp.Seems you're doing great anyway, but links can be worthwhileMartin..
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comment on: Join us online and be part of our e-community
Hi vincent, i've added you and michel to our monthly newsletter. Thank you very much for your and michel's supports. Do join our facebook group as well...
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Hi Lakpa, you can contact Ms. Ann Gomez at anngomez@myjaring.net (as stated in the posting) to discuss further how you can contribute to her organisation...
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comment on: WWF rewards Pakistan for tree planting world record
This activity by and large was organised and coordinated by the sindh Forest Department.The officers and field staff of Sindh Forest departmnet worked very hard to make the event successful...
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comment on: Join us online and be part of our e-community
please share this information of tan chin tong, malaysian and send a share news to michel lim kuo lung at the following e mail address: miclimkl@gmail.com..
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I am extremely overwhelmed by the the work you guys are doing. wanted to join such a group from a longtime. plz guide me...
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comment on: Hardline Environmentalists Pursue Japan's Whalers
Now, reverse the situation. A Japanese ship, stalks, and then has it crew throw GLASS bottles of noxious, mild acid, at Americans. Is this not dangerous to a human being? Can glass cut, slash, and blind a human being? By ramming a vessel, with mega-tons of steel, and thrust, into an American vessel, not ..
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comment on a photo by Kae Kawanishi
simply amazing. the tiger is a beautiful create...
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comment on: Wild Asia is Hiring
Hi all,It's really great to see the works your organizations been doing! From conservation works to photography contest to encourage the future generations. I'm not a professional designer but I do some designing works...
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
Food? My hunch .... all this oils are actually part of a processed food industry and maybe, just maybe, we could do with less of it...which might actually make us healthier. Anyway....just a hunch......
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
At the end of the day lets all accept the fact that promoting the great virtues of palm oil is only going to incease global demand for it. That alone will lead to a very dangerous situation as political greed simply leads to denudation of millions of acres of natural forests leading to a faster rate of ..
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comment on: Mining Limestone and Granite Caves in Perlis
Great article. do you have any photographs (old or new) of the mining activities?..
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
The documentary is indeed pretty lopsided. While one cannot argue that the demand for palm oil as a subsitute for trans fat will increase, palm plantation continue to pose a threat to our rainforest and its dependents...
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
Would consumers consider genetically-modified palm oil to be sustainable (as defined by the experts who have narrowed it down to the hundreds of indicators under the 8 Principles and 39 Criteria of the production of sustainable palm oil)...
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
(cont'd)The oil palm genome (its genetic make-up) has been successfully sequenced this year and promises of super-enhanced yields so that expansion into eco- and socially-sensitive areas can be greatly reduced, as well as resistance to pest and diseases so as to reduce the usage of chemicals and therefore ..
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
(cont'd)There is now certified-RSPO in the market, but are they being taken up by those which demanded for it in the first place? If not, this is definitely not the kind of feedback the oil palm producing companies are expecting, especially if they are to be burdened with the complexities of meeting sustainability ..
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
(cont'd)So, let's acknowledge that sustainability is an ideal - like health. We never completely reach our ideals, but we can strive towards them. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was referred to in the discussion and the world of certification is widening for both palm oil's food and biofuel ..
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
After listening to the podcast and reading the two comments on the AFC programme, I'd like to share some thoughts on a few points I had picked up. First one being that palm oil is a good fat health-wise and there is plenty of research to back this up...
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comment on: Leaders in Destinations
Thanks for the support! We are excited about the enfolding programme...and will try to get on skype a renown "eco architect" and we have other key speakers lined up that have a lot to share...
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comment on: Leaders in Destinations
This is super. I think the programme will make a real difference, both directly and indirectly. Lots of luck with that, I hope tons of people sign up for it!!..
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comment on: MTB Trail Guide: Batu Dam, Malaysia
The loop around the lake I think would be do'abale. I have not ridden there in a while so not sure what the trail condition is like further in. Between the park around outside and the lake loop I think there will be much for both parent and child! Have fun...
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
I think since it's a food channel programme, it highlighted the significance of palm oil in the food industry (with an added 3 mins cooking segment!) and health implications more which makes sense....but it would be more holistic if they were to address the environmental and social impact of oil palm plantations...
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comment on: MTB Trail Guide: Batu Dam, Malaysia
Is the riding track suitable for a 7 year old to ride bicycle on ? He can ride very well on low slope areas...
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comment on: Oil Palm: Good Fat, Bad Fat? What do you think?
oh dear. finally watched this and was a bit disappointed. It really did seem one sided, Although I now know oil palm is as good as olive oils! I guess one interview hit in on the nail and it's about RAPID expansions being difficult to control...
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comment on: Wild Asia is Hiring
Hi guys, Firstly, amazing job. How do I keep in touch with you guys?Check out my blog (http://yateoh.blogspot.com) and I think based on my travels in Malaysia, I wanna do some volunteering for you guys...
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comment on: Development on Tioman: A Boost and A Boon?
What I found on Tioman is that enforcement is lax or non-existing at least in terms of rubbish clearing (plastic bottles, bags, Styrofoam etc). Some resort operators uses expedient means of disposing rubbish: throw it out of the window or verandah...
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comment on: Wildcats of Malaysia
Jungleman - Fishing cats are now considered as an endangered species: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/18150whereas leopard cats are a relatively common felid that seem to do rather well in human modified habitats -such as plantations and villages -they've even been known to be found in some cities! I ..
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comment on: Wildcats of Malaysia
I have new pictures of a young leopard cat that was captured by an orang asli. http://photobucket.com/leopardcatpics..
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comment on: Wildcats of Malaysia
kucing_merah, your comment comes very timely becaue i have just realised this myself, that the cat I found was actually a leopard cat. I had found a picture on the web before with not enough detail to identify it properly - I just found a book on mammals of malaysia and its obvious from the descrip that ..
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comment on: Wildcats of Malaysia
Jungleman, those photos are of the leopard cat, which is a close relative of the fishing cat...
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comment on: Demise of a Gentle Giant: Revisiting Malaysia's Rarest Fig Tree
Reza says "Good to know it' still surviving....from what I have read the range in Singapore is doing well. My hunch is that it might not be that rare across all of Malaysia - maybe we just have very very few observers or recorders...
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comment on: Demise of a Gentle Giant: Revisiting Malaysia's Rarest Fig Tree
I was surprised and disappointed to learn how rare the Abbey Tree or Poison Fig has become in Asia. I am working on a plant guide for Cape York in Queensland, Australia, where this wonderful tree is still relatively common...
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comment on: Hardline Environmentalists Pursue Japan's Whalers
I think it is important to notice the extreme bias in this reporting. Within the first sentence, we see the description "hard line" used to describe the Seashepherd Conservation Society without ever even mentioning the name of the organization (thus avoiding the term "conservation")...
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comment on: Climate Change and Tourism
I believe the reason why we are in this whole environmental mess in the first place is because we are obsessed with consuming more than the planet can sustain. And never are we more vicious consumers than when we are on holiday...
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comment on: Shackled by the Neck
And lastly regarding the rings - this is Padaung culture and it is up to them what to do. In the refugee camp at Nai Soi, you can see some girls wear the rings and some don't. It is up to them - some think it is attractive and some see it as not and as a burden...
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comment on: Shackled by the Neck
Also, of course Australia, USA etc, want to take the fit and healthy and young - not the old or sick. So out of the Padaung communities in Thailand, they rip out the leaders, the qualified, the educated and they leave a community with very little...
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comment on: Shackled by the Neck
The main point of the article is that the situation for the Padaung is very difficult. Totally correct.Stay or return to Myanmar, where perhaps they can live in their homelands and live a traditional life - but probably not and in Myanmar they will either also be used as a tourist attraction or will be ..
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comment on: Shackled by the Neck
I like Antonio and mainly like his article.Couple of things to add:The Padaung are not Karen or if they are they are a distant relative - so they shouldn't be referred to as just "Karen" as the Karen are a different people.Also, hmmm, I am not sure I'd describe the Laos H'mong as fighting "alongside"..
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comment on: Burmese Neck Ring Girls and Borneo's Penans
It seems very hypocritical for a Catholic priest to comment: "create social barriers". What is he doing with his European version of a Middle Eastern religion in South East Asia? - he is converted poor minority groups, destroying their culture and creating social barriers between these people ..
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comment on: Translocation: a tool to mitigate human-elephant conflict in Peninsular Malaysia
it would be interesting to know where most nuisance ele's show up and get translocated from - or can it be widespread wherever mountain meets kampung? the closest i've been to malaysian ele's is in 1997 -hearing elephants trumpeting near the nenggiri river in Kelantan, and in 2007 -seeing ele dungs on the ..
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comment on: The Unbearable Future of the Malayan Sun Bear (part I)
and part 2....... I like bears..
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comment on: Fishing Cats of Peninsular Malaysia
I posted on wildcats of malaysia page re more sightings in Tras (between Raub and Bkt Fraser)..
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comment on: Wildcats of Malaysia
More about Tras sightings - apparantly many people in Tras have seen the fishing cat at their fish ponds! Even at ponds close to homes (ie ornamental). They have so frequently seen the cat in that area that they know its name in chinese...
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comment on: Wildcats of Malaysia
Local chinese men (Tras, Pahang) said they saw a fishing cat at their pond, going for their fish - when they decided to watch the pond one night due to disappearing stock then they spotted it...
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comment on: Fishing Cats of Peninsular Malaysia
Never seen one alive or close up myself. Good to have pinned down yet another location where these cats are known from. We don't hear of many confirmed sightings but sadly, most of what we know of animal distribution actually comes from road kills (or dog kills)...
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comment on: Wildcats of Malaysia
"Poorly known for Peninsular Malaysia, but records show that they occur in the very north, possibly Kelantan and Upper Perak."well I saw this cat in Pahang, 70km from Raub town, in the hills toward Slim River in Perak-South.http://s307.photobucket.com/albums/nn287/lectrozap33/fishing%20cat/?action=view&cu..
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comment on: Fishing Cats of Peninsular Malaysia
On a visit to a village in Pahang, Malaysia, the locals showed me a wild cat that had been killed by a dog. After photographing it and looking for wild cats on the web I conclude it was a fishing cat - that is supposedly very hard to find in Malaysia...
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comment on a photo by Chiang Ai Lin Eileen
Actually there is no Sek. Kebangsaan Dalam Ladang. These girls are workers children...
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comment on: The Most Potent Unknown Greenhouse Gas Revealed
yikes! Just when you got to grips with Nitrous Dioxide as one of the largest GHG contributors. This will cause some companies to go back to the drawing board in their carbon calculations...
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comment on: Cranking Up For Conservation: Wild Ride 2006 Journal
So... can't wait till the next Wild Ride!Also, this is a very long article.. but I like it...
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comment on: Malaysia to resort to nuclear energy by 2023: minister
This is a very interesting news item...
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comment on: Lizard King, Anson Wong, Malaysia and illegal wildlife trade
Its interesting to read about Anson Wong- we have been friends since 1976 and never in my wildest dreams had i ever imagine him to be involved in the illegal reptile trade !..
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comment on: Contribute to Wild Asia
just a note ,feel free to contact me and share our ideas..
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comment on: Contribute to Wild Asia
Hi there, just joined , hope to enjoy as a member of this interesting club..
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comment on: Teamwork for Turtles
awesome article. I saw the photos (Rahayu showed) during my last trip to Ma'daerah. Really do hope people stop consume, buy, eat turtle eggs...
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comment on: Malaysia to resort to nuclear energy by 2023: minister
Wow - this is both exciting and scary..
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comment on: Wildlife at your doorstep
This sums up the BRL vibe perfectly, Siok Hui and you got so lucky with that banded pitta sitting on the boardwalk handrail!The reason that the gibbons are so chilled at BRL might be that they're not troubled by humans there...
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comment on: The One Tanah Merah
Great Job!Really good for the Radio Deejays and listeners to learn about local trees =)Hope to have even more new habitats for the wildlife...
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comment on: Bornean Red Pygmy Ape Spotting in Sarawak: A Wild Tale
I saw a red ape once. Very exciting!..
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comment on: Crafty Jungle Tips for Tropical Habitats
OWN JUNGLE ADVENTURE WITH GPS & TOPOMAP:(3)GPS: u might have the best signal receiving GPS in jungle canopy. But does the position suggested by your GPS accurate?? most of the time, Yes.....(continue with previous post from here onwards)..
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comment on: Crafty Jungle Tips for Tropical Habitats
OWN JUNGLE ADVENTURE WITH GPS & TOPOMAP:(3)GPS: u might have the best signal receiving GPS position reading?? most of the time, Yes. Unfortunately, sometimes it does "suggest" u a non-accurate position, either in latitude or longtitude, or both in worst conditions...
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comment on: Crafty Jungle Tips for Tropical Habitats
OWN JUNGLE ADVENTURE WITH GPS & TOPOMAP:unless u have been trained, practised & master these skills through many actual field experiences, u r not advised to do so without any supervising...
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comment on: Crafty Jungle Tips for Tropical Habitats
WATER: As for me, any water source which is running, i will drink it directly, whether it is cryatal clear or tea-like colour. if i have no choice but to collect stagnant water, i will boil it before i drink or use it for cooking in order to reserve clean water for drinking...
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comment on: Crafty Jungle Tips for Tropical Habitats
TREKKING: LED light is generally good and battery saving. it is very popular among trekkers. the disadvantge of LED is the vision is very very poor during misty night. u could either spare a "yellow-light" torch or buying a LED with extra "yellow light" functioning.STOVE: i use Butane gas canister...
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comment on: Crafty Jungle Tips for Tropical Habitats
TREKKING: as long as u r a jungle "tourist", always use a guide, regardless u r a local or foreign tourist. bear in mind that Oang Asli could also lose the way if they have not been to the area for years...
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comment on: Crafty Jungle Tips for Tropical Habitats
Reza, it is quite interesting to read these tips from a botanist who have lots of experiences in jungle.From a trailblazer's point of view, the tips are practical and i would share some of mine:CAMPING: a fly sheet is always more mobilize than a tent in jungle...
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comment on a photo by Scott O'Connell
White tigers are great! Beautiful!..
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comment on: Malaysia by Bike
Great article. I certainly would like to try another Wild Ride some time. By bike is a great way to see Malaysia! Also, as the author, you should be emailed this comment now, boss...
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comment on: Star Trek: The Faunal (and Floral) Frontier
As far as i know, the popular trekking route to G Bintang is from Sedim. My latest trip to Bintang (Perak ascend) in Dec 2006, i saw some rubbishes left behind at the summit. these were quite impossible left behind by trekkers ascend from Perak as only few of us know the trail from Perak and we seldom guiding ..
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comment on: Buena Vista Outdoor Education Center
It was good to see Sarah's article about Buena Vista, as I have also visited this place and had a great and informative stay. Dr Ko is a great guide, very knowledgable in many subjects, and can organise many ecotours etc...
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comment on: Wild Orchids: Nature's Garish Art Gallery
Never knew much about orchids but very enlightening article! Thank you!..
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comment on: About Wild Asia's Annual Responsible Tourism Awards
What a great initiative this is :)..
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comment on: Tracking Turtles
WWF are great. and excellent turtle photos too..
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comment on a photo by The Star
Nice photo, but a bit pixelated. You'd think The Star would have some good fancy high res stuff...
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comment on a photo by Kate Merry
I haven't been to Mt. Kinabalu yet, but this photo is very nice. This is just a test post for our new comments section...
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comment on: MTB Trail Guide: Kg Pusu, Malaysia
Wet wet wet... that's what the trails in Pusu were like today. We have had a lot of rain recently. Lots of fallen over bamboo stems and branches around. Was feeling guilty to be riding them in such conditions but was in need of a does of the outdoors after a long week...
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comment on: MTB Trail Guide: Kg Pusu, Malaysia
Was on the "Puncak Niaga" trail today...this is the short path down to the lakeside...one major development is a housing development project that has eaten into part of the trail. The project has caused one of the major rivers that supplies water to Kg Pusu to silt up and is not unpotable...
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comment on: MTB Trail Guide: Kg Pusu, Malaysia
Despite the heavy rains recently, northern trails to Sg Seleh are still OK. One major treefall, but a short bypass has been made already. Saw another snake - the dog had sniffed it and ran on, Kirsteen thought it was dead and ran over it - both snake and rider were both shocked by this! Luckily K was too ..
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comment on: MTB Trail Guide: Kg Pusu, Malaysia
Northern trails are still good...be prepared for some bike pushing on your return leg from the river campsite...its about 2 km of pushing!
We also tried the route towards Gombak road...
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