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Malaysia: Severe Flooding Hits Borneo, 5 Dead And Thousands Displaced 2

Severe flooding has hit several states in Borneo Island, killing at least 5 people, forcing thousands to evacuate after days of torrential rain.

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Malaysia: Severe Flooding Hits Borneo, 5 Dead And Thousands Displaced

Severe flooding has hit several states in Borneo Island, killing at least 5 people, forcing thousands to evacuate after days of torrential rain.

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BRUNEI-BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN-LONG SERVICE MEDALS

(240713) -- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Brunei's Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Haji Abdul Manaf presents a medal to a staff member in acknowledgement of her service and contribution, in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, July 13, 2024. Brunei's Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT) held a presentation ceremony for 74 officers and staff who were awarded the Long Service Medals, according to a local media report on Saturday. The ceremony took place at the MPRT building in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei. Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Haji Abdul Manaf presented the medals to the staff to acknowledge their services and contributions, local daily Borneo Bulletin reported. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Meng)

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows an orangutan in a new enclosure at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new enclosure for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new enclosure for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new facility for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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BRUNEI-BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN-AIR QUALITY

(240324) -- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo take on March 23, 2024 shows a view of a water village in Brunei. A few areas in Brunei are experiencing localized hazy conditions due to bush and forest fires affecting air quality, local media Borneo Bulletin reported on Sunday. (Photo by Jeffery Wong/Xinhua)

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New presidential palace in Indonesia

Video taken on Nov. 2, 2023, shows Indonesia's new presidential palace under construction in Sepaku, East Kalimantan. (Kyodo)

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Captive pig-tailed macaque released to wild in SW China

STORY: Captive pig-tailed macaque released to wild in SW China DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the monkey making troubles in the building 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN CHAOXIA, Firefighter STORYLINE: A firefighter who was resting at home in Lancang County, Yunnan Province, had an unexpected visitor: a pig-tailed macaque that broke into his home and caused some trouble. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN CHAOXIA, Firefighter "When I went upstairs, I saw the monkey jumping around, maybe trying to escape. But the windows were all closed, so it couldn't get out. It looked very anxious and fierce." The firefighter examined the macaque for any injuries and then released it to a forest far from the village. The pig-tailed macaque is a national first-class protected wild animal. It lives mostly in high-altitude rainforests, and is common in the southern half of Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and Bangka Island. Xinhua News Agency correspond

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AirAsia set to relaunch 7 int'l destinations in China

STORY: AirAsia set to relaunch 7 int'l destinations in China DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of AirAsia's logo 2. various of AirAsia's planes 3. various of crowds at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport STORYLINE: Malaysia-based low-cost airline AirAsia is set to relaunch seven international destinations in China, namely Macao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Kunming, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Chengdu, as it returns to service stronger than ever in the post-pandemic era. The budget airline said in a statement on Monday that AirAsia Malaysia will restart four China destinations from two hubs, Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu in the northern Borneo state of Sabah, to Macao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Kunming with a total of 10 flights weekly, with the plan to increase the frequency by up to 27 flights weekly in March. The first flight to/from China recommenced on Feb. 10 to/from Guangzhou with strong load factors both ways. Complementing the resumption

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Husband of victim in Malaysian airbag crash recalls ordeal

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Welhelmo Rodriguez Caido speaks in an interview on Jan. 8, 2015, about how his wife Law Suk Leh was killed after a metal fragment from a defective Takata Corp. airbag hit her in the neck in a car accident in Borneo, Malaysia, in July 2014. Law died of massive bleeding at a hospital, where their baby daughter was delivered alive but died two days later.

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Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - Two crew members of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer use binoculars during a search operation on Jan. 7, 2015, in waters off Kalimantan, Indonesia, for the victims of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that crashed in the sea near Borneo Island. Another Japanese destroyer is also participating in the operation.

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Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Onami participates in a search operation on Jan. 7, 2015, in waters off Kalimantan, Indonesia, for the victims of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that crashed in the sea near Borneo Island. Another Japanese destroyer, Takanami, is also taking part in the operation.

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Brunei to implement Islamic law

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah delivers a speech in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan on April 30, 2014. Bolkiah said the tiny oil-rich sultanate on Borneo Island will begin implementing Islamic law the following day.

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Sultan of Sulu

MANILA, Philippines - Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his home in the Manila area in the Philippines on March 13, 2013. The sultan is the leader of Philippine Muslim gunmen who landed on Sabah on Malaysia's Borneo Island in February in a bid to press the so-called Sulu Sultanate's claim to the territory.

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Film director Kumai, acclaimed for tackling social issues, dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Kumai (in file photo taken in October 1995), an eminent film director known for tackling social issues, died of subarachnoid hemorrhage at a hospital in Tokyo on May 23. He was 76. Kumai won acclaim both at home and abroad for ''Sandakan Hachiban Shokan Bokyo (Sandakan No. 8)'' in 1974, a film depicting the tragedy of a woman who worked as a prostitute in Sandakan, Borneo, before World War II.

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WWF announces possible discovery of new carnivore species in Borneo

GENEVA, Switzerland - An artist's image released by conservationist group WWF International on Dec. 6 shows what may be a new carnivore species discovered by its researchers in Kayan Mentarang National Park, located in the Indonesian part of Borneo, known as Kalimantan. WWF said the mammal with small ears and large hind legs could be a new species of marten or civet cat, or an entirely new species.

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Malaysian PM Anwar unveils cabinet

STORY: Malaysian PM Anwar unveils cabinet DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim 2. various of conference press 3. various of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim 4. various of street views STORYLINE: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim unveiled his cabinet on Friday, naming two deputy prime ministers in an effort to better represent both halves of the country. In a televised speech, Anwar said he himself will assume the finance minister's portfolio, a post which he previously held from 1991 to 1998. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is president of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), is one of the deputy prime ministers, while Fadillah Yusof who hails from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak is the other deputy prime minister. Anwar had previously pledged to give greater representation to the northern Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuala

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- PENANG, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim shows the ballot during the general election in Permatang Pauh of Penang state, Malaysia, Nov. 19, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- BERA, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob casts his ballot during the general election in Bera of Pahang state, Malaysia, Nov. 19, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- SUBANG JAYA, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim attends a press conference in Subang Jaya of Selangor state, Malaysia, Nov. 20, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- BERA, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob casts his ballot during the general election in Bera of Pahang state, Malaysia, Nov. 19, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- PENANG, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim shows his finger with ink after casting the ballot during the general election in Permatang Pauh of Penang state, Malaysia, Nov. 19, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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No single party or coalition gains simple majority in Malaysia's national polling

STORY: No single party or coalition gains simple majority in Malaysia's national polling DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters queuing in line for their turn to cast their ballots 2. various of voters casting their vote STORYLINE: According to results released early Sunday on the website of Malaysia's election commission (EC), no single party or political coalition gained simple majority in the country's 15th general election. Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. The lower house of the parliament has 222 seats and the voting for the remaining two seats have been postponed, one due to the sudden death of a candidate and another over flooding which disrupted the voting. Xinhua News Agency correspo

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Sacred Planet (2004)

Divers Film Giant Sea Turtle Off The Coast Of The Sipaden Islands & Near Borneo Film: Sacred Planet (2004) Director: Jon Long 12 April 2004 Date: 12 April 2004

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Sacred Planet (2004)

Borneo Treetop Sunset Film: Sacred Planet (2004) Director: Jon Long 12 April 2004 Date: 12 April 2004

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Sacred Planet (2004)

Borneo River Scene Film: Sacred Planet (2004) Director: Jon Long 12 April 2004 Date: 12 April 2004

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1941 Daily Mirror Japanese take oil bases in Borneo

1941 front page Daily Mirror Japanese take oil bases in Borneo Date: 18th December 1941

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Japanese Ten Dollar Banknote - Banana Money

Japanese government-issued ten dollar banknote. The Japanese dollar was a currency issued by Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunei (1942 and 1945). The currency was also referred informally (and with contempt!) as 'banana money'. Date: circa 1944

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Japanese Five Dollar Banknote - Banana Money

Japanese government-issued five dollar banknote. The Japanese dollar was a currency issued by Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunei (1942 and 1945). The currency was also referred informally (and with contempt!) as 'banana money'. Date: circa 1944

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THE WILD MAN OF BORNEO

THE WILD MAN OF BORNEO MARY HOWARD, FRANK MORGAN, BILLIE BURKE, DAN DAILEY JR., DONALD MEEK, BONITA GRANVILLE, CONNIE GILCHRIST Date: 1941

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2 dead, 17 still missing on Malaysian mountain after earthquake

A man (R front) talks to the media in Kundasang, eastern Malaysia, on June 6, 2015, after climbing down Mt. Kinabalu, Malaysia's highest mountain, following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck the mountain on Borneo island the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deforestation in progress on Borneo Island for farmland development

File photo taken in November 2011 shows forest being cleared for the development of palm oil plantations in the Malaysian part of Borneo Island. The orangutan population on the island, currently about 55,000, has been decreasing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother, baby orangutans on Malaysia's Borneo Island

File photo taken in November 2011 shows a mother orangutan and her offspring in the Malaysian part of Borneo Island. The "Great Apes Survival Partnership" of the United Nations Environment Program has come up with a study predicting 80 percent of habitats for orangutans on the island will be lost by 2080 if deforestation and global warming continue at the current pace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Film director Kumai, acclaimed for tackling social issues, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Kumai (in file photo taken in October 1995), an eminent film director known for tackling social issues, died of subarachnoid hemorrhage at a hospital in Tokyo on May 23. He was 76. Kumai won acclaim both at home and abroad for ''Sandakan Hachiban Shokan Bokyo (Sandakan No. 8)'' in 1974, a film depicting the tragedy of a woman who worked as a prostitute in Sandakan, Borneo, before World War II. (Kyodo)

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WWF announces possible discovery of new carnivore species in Bor

GENEVA, Switzerland - An artist's image released by conservationist group WWF International on Dec. 6 shows what may be a new carnivore species discovered by its researchers in Kayan Mentarang National Park, located in the Indonesian part of Borneo, known as Kalimantan. WWF said the mammal with small ears and large hind legs could be a new species of marten or civet cat, or an entirely new species. (Kyodo)

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WWF announces possible discovery of new carnivore species in Bor

GENEVA, Switzerland - A photo captured on a camera in the Indonesian part of Borneo, known as Kalimantan, shows what may be a new carnivore species. Conservationist group WWF International, in releasing the photo on Dec. 6, said that the animal is slightly larger than a cat. It said the mammal with small ears and large hind legs could be a new species of marten or civet cat, or an entirely new species. It has dark red fur and a long, bushy tail. (Kyodo)

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WWF announces possible discovery of new carnivore species in Bor

GENEVA, Switzerland - A photo captured on a camera in the Indonesian part of Borneo, known as Kalimantan, shows what may be a new carnivore species. Conservationist group WWF International, releasing the photo on Dec. 6, said that the animal is slightly larger than a cat. It said the mammal with small ears and large hind legs could be a new species of marten or civet cat, or an entirely new species. (Kyodo)

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New species of miniature frog discovered in Malaysia

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in August 2008 shows a new species of miniature narrow-mouthed frog, named Microhyla malang, discovered at Kubah National Park in Sarawak state on the island of Borneo in Malaysia. (Photo courtesy of Kyoto University professor Masafumi Matsui) (Kyodo)

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Husband of victim in Malaysian airbag crash recalls ordeal

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Welhelmo Rodriguez Caido speaks in an interview on Jan. 8, 2015, about how his wife Law Suk Leh was killed after a metal fragment from a defective Takata Corp. airbag hit her in the neck in a car accident in Borneo, Malaysia, in July 2014. Law died of massive bleeding at a hospital, where their baby daughter was delivered alive but died two days later. (Kyodo)

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Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - Two crew members of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer use binoculars during a search operation on Jan. 7, 2015, in waters off Kalimantan, Indonesia, for the victims of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that crashed in the sea near Borneo Island. Another Japanese destroyer is also participating in the operation. (Kyodo)

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Lukas Zeman

The photo of an orangutan female with her dying young, warning of the destruction of the wild in Borneo, by Lukas Zeman (pictured), won the annual Czech Press Photo in Prague, Czech Republic, November 20, 2018. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Malaysia decides to stop importing N. Korean labor

Photo taken in March 2017 shows the construction site for a condominium in Sarawak on the Malaysian island of Borneo, where many North Koreans were working. Malaysia has decided to stop issuing work permits for North Korean laborers, after the apparent assassination of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in Kuala Lumpur in February 2017, according to government sources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo