WONG AND THE SPIRIT ROAD
Thirteen-year-old Wong peddled hard downhill. The more speed he built up, the less of a puffing walk he would have …
BEDAN – BIRTHGIVER
Her massage is powerful; her hands are wrinkled with age but still strong. Starting at the base of your belly, …
BORNEO INSIGHTS – LAMPRIGERA SP.
“A glow worm (Lamprigera sp.) leaves a trail of bright green light during its nocturnal hunt for snails. Actually a …
THE HERITAGE WE LIVE IN
Living in quaint Kuching is living in amidst old things. Our heritage is not only confined to museums, but is all …
ENDANGERED TRADES: THE POTTER’S HAND
1 trade; 2 families; 3 generations Clinging to both sides of the Penrissen road, around 5th mile, there is a …
BORNEO INSIGHTS
by Ch’ien C. Lee Rainforest Pictures of Tropical Asia www.wildborneo.com.my Photographed from within: a new perspective on the giant Rafflesia flower. With …
CLONING THE PITCHER PLANT
N. Aristolochioides – Named after the beautiful Aristolochia flowers which it resembles. It is endemic to West Sumatra. Conserving and …
BORNEO INSIGHTS II
“Returning to its roost, a Hardwicke’s Wooly Bat (Kerivoula hardwickii) approaches a pitcher of Nepenthes hemsleyana. Unlike most pitcher plants …
The Kite: soaring high in history
THERE ARE VERY FEW THINGS that fill the heart like the sight of a kite, tugging against its tether as …
BORNEO INSIGHTS – SILVERED LEAF MONKEY
Photographed in Bako National Park, Sarawak. “A pair of Silvered Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus cristatus) greet each other with a hug. …