Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) was a French politician who served under King Louis XIV. He was the protagonist who made France the dominant economic power in Europe in the 17th century. Colbert once said that “the art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with […]
YB Syed Abas (Assemblyman for Balung, Tawau) proposed that the applications to change Native Title to Country Leases to be frozen. The basic questions here are – who approves the applications for converting NT to CL titles? If the said suggestion were to be implemented, would the buying and selling of NT lands come to […]
Yet another merciless killing of sea turtle, this time in the islands of Semporna. One of the staffs of Department of Fisheries, Semporna district was on his way home today when he saw four dead sea turtle floating at the sea between Bum-Bum Island and Kulapuan Island. He then took pictures and posted on his […]
The following facts and figures shows that demand for tourist guides in Sabah is at all time high. The 25.72 million tourist arrival in 2013 has generated RM65.44 billion (receipts) revenue to Malaysian economy. This figure was slighted more than the previous year. In 2012, Sabah received 2,875,761 visitors of which 1,933,996 were Malaysian. More […]
Pulau Tiga, Kudat – the killing field of sea turtles Stories about sea turtle poaching have been told and circulated by islanders for many years. Many people brushed it as unsubstantiated, “so and so stories” from eyewitness, a mere rumour or a rural legend. But what I saw in Pulau Tiga last week (March 2014) […]
By James M. Alin The year 2013 will go down to the annals of history as Annus horribilis. The gruesome dead of 14 Borneo pygmy elephants (near Gunung Lara Forest Reserves) will not be easily forgotten nor can the killers be forgiven. It was a horrible year; bush meat was sold in the broad day […]
By James M. Alin, The clearing of Mangrove forest in Pitas, Sabah: Who is responsible? The wanton destruction of 4,000 acres (or 1,600 hectares) mangroves in Pitas Peninsula has in a way spoilt our mood for celebrating Christmas and New Year. It is a dark moment in the living memory of the hardcore poor villagers residing […]
The Rainforest World Music Festival – also known as RWMF or “Rain-Fest” – has just concluded, and I am proud to represent BorneoColours.com for this one-of-a-kind event, of which I was able to attend the second and third days. While the festival itself was all about music, it’s much more than just that. The festival […]
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