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	Borneo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Borneo is considered part of the geographic region of Southeast Asia.
		Borneo is surrounded by the South China Sea to the north and northwest, the Sulu Sea to the northeast, the Celebes Sea and the Makassar Strait to the east, and the Java Sea and Karimata Strait to the south.
		To the west of Borneo are the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Borneo (480 words)

	Chinese Malaysian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chinese Malaysians have traditionally dominated the Malaysian economy, but with the advent of affirmative action policies by the Malaysian government to protect the interests of its native people, their share has eroded somewhat.
		Traditionally, the Chinese Malaysians have placed great importance and value on education because of their view of education as being a means to improve their standard of living.
		Today, Chinese Malaysians are one of the most academically competitive groups in the country and in the region (including Australia, a popular destination for many Chinese Malaysian students pursuing their tertiary education).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malaysian_Chinese (1544 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sarawak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Situated on the north-west of the island, Sarawak is the largest state of Malaysia, known as "Land of the Hornbills", the second largest being its sister state, Sabah.
		Borneo and Sulawesi Borneo (politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world.
		It became an autonomous state (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) of the federation of Malaysia (A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957) on September 16, 1963 despite initial opposition from parts of the population.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sarawak (690 words)

	Borneo - Wikitravel
		Borneo is the third largest island in the world (after Greenland an New Guinea).
		The name of the Indonesian part is Kalimantan while the Malaysian section is usually called East Malaysia.
		Malaysian Borneo is further fivided into the administrative regions of Sabah (North-East) and Sarawak (South-West), and a small semi-autonomous island called Labuan.
	wikitravel.org /en/Borneo (127 words)

	Malaysian Borneo
		Borneo is a large island more than half of which belongs to Indonesia (the Kalimantan region).
		The north western part of the island belongs to Malaysia (the provinces of Sabah and Sarawak) and a very small part, on the western part of the Malaysian region, is the independent kingdom of Brunei (known for its petroleum riches).
		The capital of Malaysian Borneo is called Kota Kinabalu and was once known as Jesselton.
	www.saveourscreen.com /Info/malaysian_borneo.htm (285 words)

	Southeast Asia Expeditionary Course - May Term: Wartburg College - Waverly, Iowa, USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Malaysian Borneo will be the primary destination for the May Term course.
		The intended "base camp" in Malaysian Borneo will be the regional capital, Kota Kinabalu (KK) with a population of approximately 100,000.
		Malaysian Borneo is an ideal location to learn about the many ecosystems which are found in Southeast Asia.
	www.wartburg.edu /se_asia/syllubus.html (1569 words)

	Borneo Holidays Malaysia Sabah Travel Friendly Helpful and Knowledgeable
		Perched on the northern tip of the island of Borneo, Sabah is a tropical paradise of natural wonders, scenic beauty, rugged landscapes and cultural diversity.
		Sabah is a unique blend of ancient traditions handed down through the millennia and modern evolution that has created a truly fascinating culture, nature and adventure tourism destination in the present time.
		Formely British North Borneo now Known as "The Land Below the Wind" because it lies below the typhoon belt, Sabah is a tropical paradise where there is no shortage of good food to enjoy, tranquil places to stay, things to see, activities to do and the mystical attractions and marvels to experience.
	exquisiteborneo.com (1266 words)

	Borneo Passages - The Destination
		Borneo where Sabah and Sarawak, the two states of Malaysia and the country – Brunei Darussalam lie, is well known for its:
		From the highest Mountain in Borneo, Mount Kinabalu – one of the oldest Rainforest to the largest flower in the world – the Rafflesia, and the magnificent Mulu Caves.
		Experience their warm friendly smiles and hospitality of the multi-racial society consisting of mainly Malay, Ethnic Natives, Chinese and Indians - wherever you are in Malaysian Borneo - in its towns and villages.
	borneopassages.com (611 words)

	Sabah, Borneo
		In Kota Kinabalu, for example, it is quite common to see a modestly draped Muslim woman pulling a motorcycle helmet over her headdress, or to observe men in food stalls eating with the right hand as dictated by custom--while pressing a cell phone to their ear with the left.
		Though the people of Malaysian Borneo have avidly embraced twenty-first century technology, they are still working to reconcile a modern lifestyle with their closest companion--and meal ticket--the natural world.
		Borneo Eco Tours guide Fernando Rulloda tells of a woman over fifty who has been hired to traverse Mount Kinabalu four times a day carrying nearly forty pounds of food on her upward journey and an equal amount of trash on her way down.
	www.worldandi.com /public/2001/August/borneo.html (2513 words)

	Wet, Wet, Wet - Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo - Borneo :: BootsnAll Travel Network
		Borneo island in its entirety is split between three countries; about 1/3 belongs to Malaysia, the two-part, tiny country of Brunei is squashed into the north-central coast, while the rest, about 2/3 of the island, belongs to Indonesia.
		Malaysian Borneo is split into two semi-autonomous regions on the northern coast, Sarawak and Sabah, each with their own little immigration controls apart from peninsular Malaysia.
		The bottom floor of the old wing was split between an endlessly dreary display of amateur taxidermy of the native animals of Borneo and a section shamelessly devoted to Shell Oil and how their presence and oil drilling had improved everything on Borneo from the local habitat to the indigenous tribal way of life.
	www.bootsnall.com /articles/06-01/wet-wet-wet-kuching-sarawak-malaysian-borneo.html (3558 words)

	Culinary Tour of Borneo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Borneo conjures up an image of esoteric jungle foods.
		Recent immigrants to the Malaysian Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak brought with them new cooking techniques and integrating these with local ingredients.
		In this culinary tour, you will not only sample some of the best Malaysian cuisine - with Nonya, Chinese and Indian food - but will enjoy a completely different gastronomic experience as you discover some of the indigenous foods of Borneo while exploring the highlights of this fabled land.
	www.borneoadventure.com /home/specialint/si-culinary.htm (181 words)

	Weblope Travel - Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Malaysian region is split into two states, Sabah and Sarawak.
		I did just that and bartered on the side of the road with some children who were harvesting durian (a local exotic fruit that smells terrible but tastes delicious) and I was invited into several private, water-village homes to see normal daily life.
		The Borneo Spa is their answer to whatever is bothering you.
	www.weblope.com /SabahWesternCoast.htm (2689 words)

	Malaysian Borneo: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sarawak is the Malaysian state that forms the Western half of the north coast of the island of Borneo.
		Borneo is a very modern place where the forests have been leveled, oil is flowing from the ground, and people are getting rich in the process.
		Kinabalu is a regional Everest-- for many of the Malaysians climbing the mountain, this was unusual and something of a dream.
	www.aeweb.com /Borneo.html (1991 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation > America's War on Terror -- Six people kidnapped in speedboat raid on ...
		Three Indonesian and three Filipino migrant workers – all men in their 30s – were taken in the attack on the Borneo Paradise Eco-Farm Resort in eastern Sabah state at about 10:30 p.m.
		He said the kidnappers were believed to be Malaysians – possibly pirates – and authorities did not believe any foreign group was involved.
		A Malaysian diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the kidnappers were armed with machine guns, assault rifles and pistols.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/terror/20031006-0536-malaysia-resortkidnap.html (515 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Malaysia gives megadam green light
		The Malaysian Government has decided to proceed with construction of a huge hydroelectric power project on the island of Borneo, despite the vociferous objections of environmentalists.
		The scheme entails building a 200m-high dam across the Rejang River deep in the jungles of Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo.
		Now, with the Malaysian economy growing fast again, he plainly believes the time is right to push ahead with a scheme expected to take up to six years to complete.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1195112.stm (381 words)

	Diving in Kalimantan/Indonesia
		Borneo is the third largest island in the world.
		Most of them are to be found in the north and north-east of Borneo.
		Further north is the world class dive destination of Sipadan, which belongs to the Malaysian state of Sabah.
	www.bodeweb.de /kalimanengl.htm (530 words)

	Abu Sayyaf eyed in abduction of six workers in Borneo - Oct. 07, 2003
		A Malaysian diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the kidnappers armed with machine guns, Armalite rifles and pistols rode on a 75-horsepower boat.
		Malaysian military and police forces began searching waterways and the hundreds of tiny jungle-clad islands in the area, including those forming an archipelago reaching into the southern Philippines.
		The Borneo Paradise Eco-Farm Resort lies near the town of Lahad Datu, 300 kilometers southeast of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah's capital.
	www.inq7.net /nat/2003/oct/07/nat_9-1.htm (888 words)

	GoNOMAD--Borneo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Malaysian Air, in conjunction with Korean Airlines, offers daily departures from the West Coast to Kuala Lumpur (KL) at a cost of $749.
		You yearn to run crystal-clear rapids in a dugout canoe, trek through primary-growth rain forest, listen for the hollow call of the Great Hornbill, and sojourn in the stilted longhouses of folks, who until the turn of the last century, whacked the heads off of their worst enemies.
		Borneo Adventure will gladly arrange a traditional Iban barbeque along the pebble-strewn riverbank on your homeward trip to the lodge.
	www.gonomad.com /destinations/0403/borneo.html (1032 words)

	Report from Sipadan Island
		Borneo Divers are clearly the most advanced, experienced, and best organized operators on Sipadan.
		Borneo Divers' Sipadan Diving Lodge - The Borneo Divers (Ron Holland, Samson Shak, Randy Davis, Clement Lee) literally discovered the diving at Sipadan Island, and over the years have developed it from overnight camping trips to a full service, fifty guest dive resort; celebrating the tenth anniversary of Sipadan Diving Lodge in 1994.
		Borneo Touring Opportunities - Following my various Sipadan trips, I've taken the time to extensively tour Kuala Lumpur (it's a fabulous city with myriad diversions available), as well as to visit many of the attractions of the states of Sabah and Sarawak.
	www.islandream.com /sipa_rpt.htm (5541 words)

	Six workers kidnapped from Malaysian Borneo resort.htm in Business Recorder on October 07, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sabah, on the north of Borneo island, has been targeted in the past by militants from across the Sulu Sea in the strife-torn southern Philippines.
		Norian said the raid appeared to be the work of local bandits seeking ransom, but a senior Philippines army officer said the gang was believed to be heading toward the islands of Mindanao province.
		Malaysian and Philippines forces were conducting sea and air searches in the waters and islands of the Sulu Sea.
	www.paksearch.com /br2003/Oct/7/Six%20workers%20kidnapped%20from%20Malaysian%20Borneo%20resort.htm (270 words)

	explore - Travel in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
		At the orang-utan sanctuaries on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, young orphans are slowly reintroduced to the wild.
		The orang-utan is the most endearing of Borneo’s primates, but there is no doubt that the ugliest is the so-called "Dutchman of Borneo".
		Female proboscis monkeys may find the male’s nose attractive, but perhaps this is just because they have been looking at it all of their lives.
	www.explore.ie /world/article.php?ID=32 (554 words)

	AsianWeek.com
		The soft-spoken Kayan headman of Uma Bawang, a village in the Sarawak province of Malaysian Borneo, talked thoughtfully and purposefully about how his people have turned the tools of technology and litigation in their favor to win indigenous land rights and prevent environmental depredation.
		Borneo is home to unique animals like the orangutan, flying fox and probiscus monkey, whose populations have dropped in the wake of logging and illegal hunting.
		Global Exchange is hosting a “Reality Tour” of Borneo in March, when tourists can visit national parks and ancestral lands, viewing otherworldly species like the flying lemur while®checking out master Iban craftspeople weaving mats and tapestries (Earth Island Institute helps the villagers by selling such items on their website, www.earthisland.org).
	news.asianweek.com /news/view_article.html?article_id=087d208aeb0933d098075e03a6e9a6ab (981 words)

	SS dive sites
		Borneo offers some of the most fantastic opportunities for divers.
		Malaysian Airline System (MAS) is the daily flier to Miri.
		Tyre Reef.....Sitting on the white sandy bottom at 45 feet is a 200 meters x 5-10 meters stretch of giant tyre stings together to form an artificial reef constructed by the Malaysian Fisheries Department.
	www.miri.net /community/touristspots/SS_Divesites.htm (598 words)

	Unexpected Consequences of Clear-cutting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Contradicting their position was the discovery during a recent field session of a village nearby our research site that had a stream emanating from the base of a primary forest reserve.
		Third, we found in Borneo that the cutting of the sacred groves resulted in a pauperization of other fauna.
		But our research in Borneo suggests what they might be...lowered stream flow except after heavy rains or rapid snow melt, when floods will be experienced downstream...a shift in rainfall patterns...a loss of species in the rivers, in the decimated forest, and in the soil.
	www.powerlink.net /fen/TMW_LateWinter2000/unexpected_consequences.html (1963 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		The Malaysian side of Borneo is more accessible than the Indonesian side, and we started narrowing our focus to Malaysian Borneo, Sabah and Sarawak.
		Fortunately, Malaysian Air has a beautiful airport lounge and we had access to it as we were flying business class.
		Borneo sounds fabulous (except for the leeches, that is).
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=27&tid=34716301&numresponses=15&start=0 (6903 words)

	EXN.ca \| Environment
		Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Monday, August 28 - At 10:06 AM (Sabah time) Team Sabah 2000 paddled in to Semporna claiming sixth place in Eco-Challenge Sabah 2000, the World’s Toughest Expedition Race.
		The competition, which officially began Monday, August 21, winds through 509km of eastern Sabah, Malaysian Borneo with 76 teams from 26 countries, including five from Canada.
		Their closest Malaysian rivals, Team Toyota 2020, which competed in the Eco-Challenge Argentina, is trailing the sixth-place quartet by nearly 24 hours.
	www.exn.ca /Stories/2000/08/28/57.asp (412 words)

	Fact sheet with information about diving in Borneo (or Kalimantan) - addresses dive operators and dive centers and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Maps of Borneo: Map of Borneo (print version, Zubi) / Malaysia maps on www.worldatlas.com / Sabah and Sarawak map with zooming / Borneo map with zooming / political map of Borneo with cities / Sabah diving map / Borneo map with description of dive sites in Kalimantan (east Borneo) / Cities
		Bali - Bohol - Borneo - Burma and Thailand - Cebu - Lembeh - Leyte - Malaysia (east coast) - Manado and Siau islands - Negros - Nusa Tenggara - Sangat - Sulawesi (Central- and South-Sulawesi) - Tubbataha
		Bali - Borneo - Burma and Thailand - Malaysia (east coast) - Manado, Lembeh and Siau islands - Nusa Tenggara (Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Alor) - Palawan (Sangat, Tubbataha) - Sulawesi - Sulawesi central - Visayas (Bohol, Cebu, Negros, Siquijor)
	www.starfish.ch /dive/Borneo-info.html (1140 words)

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