ABOUT BORNEO

Borneo Island has in the past, been synonymous with Head Hunters and the White Rajahs. Of course, the head hunter days were the wild wild Those years back in the era of 18 hundredth.
Borneo is the third largest island in the world covering an area of ​​roughly 750,000 sq. kilometers. It is divided into 3 Countries i.e. Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), Brunei and Indonesia. Indonesia takes up about 2/3 of the Island Which is commonly known as Kalimantan.

Borneo being a Tropical rain forest is rich in flora and fauna. Given the abundance of rainfall, it makes sense that Borneo’s flora is among the most diverse in the world. Borneo has nearly 11,000 species of flowering plants, about a third of which are indigenous. How dense is the vegetation? In one 16 acre area of Borneo’s lowland forest, over 700 species of trees have been recorded. In comparison, there are only 171 native tree species in all of eastern North America.

Borneo has been known to have the oldest forest in the world and perhaps supplies the largest amount of oxygen to the world. It has the largest flower in the world – the Rafflesia and the smallest flower in the world – the Orchid Podochilus. Borneo Island, located in the center of Maritime South-East Asia has the highest mountain in South-East Asia, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah at 4095 meters high. Mt. Kinabalu National Park at the foot hill of Mt. Kinabalu is known as the Botanical Paradise due to its diverse range of flora and fauna. The smallest flower in the world is found here.

Borneo is the home of Orang Utan or Man of the Jungle. It has the largest Orang Utan Rehalibitation Center at Sepilok, Sabah which is managed by WWF with more than 30 local staff. There are several other Rehalibitation centers in around Sarawak and Kalimantan. The other Iconic wildlife of Borneo is the famous HornBill bird. Most of the traditional culture and craft are centered around this huge but graceful bird. Sarawak is also known as the Land of the Hornbill. The Long Nosed Proboscis monkeys can only be found in Borneo Island.

he natives of Borneo are generally referred to as Dayaks. However, there are smaller varieties of different tribes in the coastal as well as in the highland of Borneo. Each of these tribes is distinguishable from each other by their language and culture. The largest group is the Iban or the Sea Dayak. Most of the natives dwell in long houses which can accommodate up to 100 people. The only nomadic tribe is the Penan tribe who moves from places to places while hunting for their food. They stay in simple temporary shelters.

If you are interested to find out more about Borneo, this is the place for you!

BORNEO HORNBILL FESTIVAL KUALA LUMPUR(MALAYSIA) 2012(7 JULY)- COUNTDOWN !!!

BORNEO HORBILL FESTIVAL 2010-Kumang Beauty Pageant GAWAI

(P/S:DONT MISS BORNEO HORNBILL FESTIVAL KUALA LUMPUR(MALAYSIA) 2012 7 JULY)

Ini adalah ranks Kecantikan Etika Sarawak semasa FestivalKenyalang 2010 anjuran Warisan Sarawak Kuala Lumpur (24JULAI 2010) di Pusat Pelancongan Malaysia, MTC Jalan Ampang,Kuala Lumpur.

Pertandingan kecantikan terdiri daripada 3 kategori yangdibahagikan mengikut kumpulan etnik peserta.

1) Kumang Iban

2) Kumang Bidayuh

3) KELIGIT ORANG Ulu

Biasanya, ini walaupun telah menganjurkan setiap tahun, diSarawak Borneo semasa Festival Penuaian,

'Kumang Gawai' (secara literal Kecantikan Ratu Pesta Menuai).

Pada zaman purba, ia dipercayai bahawa Kumang memiliki kuasamistik dan ia telah berkata bahawa dia adalah sulung paling adilbahawa dia telah menawan hati putera itu, 'Keling'. Kumang adalahimpian setiap orang, dia Dewi domestik. Dia boleh menenun 'Pua Kumbu Pua Kumbu' dan dia mampu untuk mengendalikan kerja-kerja rumah dan ia adalah setiap impian ibu bapa bahawa anak perempuan mereka akan mempunyai kualiti yang baik Kumang.

Peserta-peserta untuk 3 kategori ..

The close up pictures of the contestants that used to judge for subsidiary title Miss Photogenic.

                               Last year winners..the crowning moment for 2010 beauty queen.

KELIGIT ORANG ULU Winner

THE TIP OF BORNEO

The northernmost tip of Borneo is locally known as Simpang Mengayau. Some 40 kilometers from Kudat, a historically important town in the very north of Sabah Simpang Mengayau has remained relatively undisturbed and was only recently "discovered" as a tourism destination. Pristine beaches, indigenous longhouses, secluded diving, intricate handicraft by the Rungus people - the ethnic entity that populates the Kudat Peninsula - await you along with villages where gongs are manufactured, simply the percussion instrument throughout Borneo.

Over the past couple of years the peninsula has seen tremendous upgrading of infrastructure, and Kudat as well as the very tip of Borneo, the world's third largest island, is now accessible by car in little under three hours. But why the rush: take your time, stop by at the many markets, visit the 'one village one trade' kampungs of Gombizau (honey), Sumangkap (gongs), Tinanggol (beads) and Bavanggazo (longhouse living culture). Meet the locals and chat with them; stroll through the fish markets of Kudat where some of Sabah's best seafood comes from. And enjoy a sumptuous meal, be it for lunch or dinner, of the best the seas can offer at unbeatable prices. Relax on some of the most beautiful beaches you'll ever see, and if you are a diver you will find the area not only intriguing for its marine life, but also for the treasure trove of ancient wrecks that can be found in the north of Sabah. Who knows, you might even make an important discovery...!

                                 
For the traveller there is now a wide choice of accommodation, ranging from homestay programmes in villages where you can taste longhouse living over simple town hotels to the newly completed Kudat Marina & Golf Resort.

Kudat remains a destination a select few visit, despite its upgraded infrastructure that brought better accessibility and accommodation. It is a truly fascinating area to visit and a visit to Sabah should not be complete without having seen the very Tip of Borneo at least...!

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Misteri Suara Dari Langit di Kota Samarahan Terjawab?

Suara aneh dan menakutkan dari langit atau Dengkuran Gergasi yang berlaku di Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, baru-baru ini mungkin merupakan satu amaran kepada umat Islam di akhir zaman ini.

Mufti Perak, Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria berkata, setiap umat Islam wajar mengambil iktibar atas kejadian-kejadian ganjil yang berlaku yang mungkin menjadi petanda kemurkaan Allah atas dosa-dosa yang dilakukan selama di muka bumi ini.

“Setiap yang ganjil berlaku di dunia ini wajar diambil iktibar oleh semua umat Islam..mungkin ia adalah amaran kepada kita.. Rasulullah pun ada sebut kita ni umat akhir zaman, banyak petanda yang sudah berlaku. 

Kita perlu merenung diri bermuhasabah diri..terlalu banyak dosa yang kita lakukan, kita merupakan umat paling maju dan bertamadun.., namun kita lupa Tuhan, kita semakin kufur padaNya, malah ada suara-suara yang berani mencabar Allah sekarang ni.”

Tidak menolak kejadian aneh tersebut sebagai salah satu petanda akhir zaman, Harussani turut menjelaskan bahawa beberapa perkara lain yang disebutkan Rasulullah SAW telah berlaku yang menguatkan dakwaan tersebut.

“Dah banyak petanda akhir zaman dah berlaku..hukuman yang pernah diturunkan Allah pada kaum-kaum terdahulu pun dah terjadi juga pada zaman sekarang. 

Rasulullah ada sebut dulu.., ada orang yang akan tenggelam dalam bumi, dah berlaku kejadian manusia mati tenggelam dalam tanah runtuh.., gempa bumi pun makin kerap berlaku, tiap-tiap bulan kita dengar ada gempa bumi. 

Anak-anak zina pun makin ramai, dah berpuluh-puluh ribu dah.., dunia pun dah ada angin ‘sar-sar’, angin ‘sar-sar’ ni ialah angin batu, sekarang ni pun dah ada dah berlaku bencana ni.., angin ‘sar-sar’ ni dulu diturunkan Allah kepada umat Nabi Luth,” ulasnya lagi.

Justeru, Mufti Perak itu menasihati umat Islam agar mengambil iktibar di atas segala kejadian yang berlaku kini dan bermuhasabah diri serta kembali kepada agama Allah yang sebenar sebagaimana yang disampaikan oleh Rasulullah SAW.

Insiden ‘bunyi aneh dan menakutkan’ dari langit yang berlaku di Kota Samarahan tersebut heboh diperkatakan di seluruh dunia dan dilaporkan pernah berlaku di Aaborg, Denmark dan Sweden pada tahun lalu. 

Ekoran kejadian tersebut, timbul pelbagai andaian dari masyarakat umum yang mengaitkannya dengan fenomena akhir zaman dan merupakan petanda besar bahawa hari kiamat sangat hampir tiba sebagai pengakhiran dunia.

Selain itu, timbul juga andaian yang menyatakan bahawa insiden kejadian aneh itu berpunca dari sebuah program yang dikenali sebagai “High Frequency Active Auroral Research Programme” (HAARP) yang dianjurkan oleh Amerika Syarikat secara rahsia.

Bagaimanapun, tiada bukti yang menyokong hujah HAARP tersebut memandangkan kejadian itu berlaku di merata dunia dan amat mustahil melibatkan program yang berpengkalan di Gakona, Alaska tersebut. 

Ikuti sekali lagi video kejadian aneh suara pelik dari langit di Kota Samarahan Sarawak. Menyeramkan!