| 单词 | Borneo |
| 例句 | Other magical creatures inhabit places inaccessible to Muggles—one thinks of the Acromantula, deep in the uncharted jungle of Borneo, and the phoenix, nesting high on mountain peaks unreachable without the use of magic. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, it invaded Burma; a few days later, British Borneo. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z How on earth could prehistoric people of Borneo, presumably voyaging in boats without maps or compasses, end up in Madagascar? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It originated in Borneo, where it inhabits dense jungle. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Did they proceed to overrun that island, just as they had already overrun the big mountainous islands of Celebes, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As a result, what are now the shallow seas between Asia and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and Bali became dry land. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Great Plains, and when farmers stemming ultimately from China emigrated to the Chatham Islands, the rain forests of Borneo, or the volcanic soils of Java or Hawaii. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z However, at least eight channels up to 50 miles wide still remained to be crossed in getting from Borneo or Bali to Pleistocene Greater Australia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When we finished uncovering the pipe, we looked like the mud men of Borneo worshiping a fallen idol. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A haunting Iban ghost mask from Borneo is simply a carved piece of plate fungus whose sad-sack face results from the addition of three holes and some well-placed swipes of black and white pigment. Art Review: New York Arts of Pacific Asia Show in a New Space 2010-03-25T21:27:00Z "The Ragged Edge of the World: Encounters at the Frontier Where Modernity, Wildlands and Indigenous Peoples Meet" describes the Penan, hunter-gatherers living in heights of the huge South Pacific island of Borneo. Reporter tells of colliding cultures, old and new 2011-03-21T12:21:16Z East of Borneo also offers a sly wink to L.A.'s West Coast location. East of Borneo: Where Wikipedia goes for SoCal art essays 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Blanc’s photographs and drawings from his travels through French Guiana, Taiwan, Borneo and elsewhere will also be on display. | Gardens: Vertical Gardens Are on Display at the New York Botanical Garden 2012-02-29T23:25:45Z With the exception of textiles from Sumatra, Borneo and Sumba on loan from private collectors, the majority of the 200 objects on view are drawn from the Fowler's Henry Wellcome collection. See art by Austronesians, and find out who they were 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Orangutans on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra are disappearing because people are taking over their habitat, cutting down tropical rain forests to plant a type of tree called the oil palm. National Zoo’s Redd is a furry ambassador for endangered orangutans 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z A far cry from 1954, he imparts, when a chap could simply trot off to Borneo or Madagascar, tuck a wild creature in a bag and bring it back home to London Zoo. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 26-30 November 2012-11-26T07:00:00Z The same year, she appeared in the jungle adventure film “East of Borneo” and was a peppery dancer in the Buck Jones Western “Border Law.” Lupita Tovar, actress in Spanish-language version of ‘Dracula,’ dies at 106 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Each chapter recounts Aldred’s climbing of a single and singular tree, such as Roaring Meg in Australia or Tumparak in Borneo . Review | He has the job every kid wants: He climbs trees for a living. 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Fish and seafood hauled from the South China sea are the stars in hot and steamy Malaysian Borneo, supported by freshwater fish and prawns from inland rivers. Malaysia on a plate 2010-12-28T11:06:09Z And then by chance, I met Michael Palmieri in Bali in the fall of 2014, and he told me this incredible story about how he had gone in and out of Borneo. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Two Adventurers on Very Different Missions to Borneo 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Showering in the rain with my brother in Borneo. Q&A: Sally Phillips 2012-06-15T21:59:09Z Borneo’s population is a colorful mix of Chinese, indigenous Kadazan and Malays. Living Like a Local in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z A gaudy, painted wood Kenyah-Kayan mask, also from Borneo, depicts the spirit of the hornbill, but also calls forth that of Montgomery Burns of “Simpsons” fame. Art Review: New York Arts of Pacific Asia Show in a New Space 2010-03-25T21:27:00Z One of my top priorities was to pay another visit to Asia’s only great ape, the orangutan, which is endemic to Borneo and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. In Borneo, City Pleasures and Jungle Adventure 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z “Here I am a stranger, even to myself,” Brooke intones in voice-over shortly after landing on a Borneo beach in 1839. ‘Edge of the World’ Review: The Man Who Agreed to be King 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Accompanied by erstwhile friend and assistant Bob, Pratchett returns to Borneo, with the goal of once more meeting the orangutans that had so fascinated him in the past. TV highlights 27/03/2013 2013-03-27T07:00:11Z From a Viking long ship, while the houses themselves are patterned after the clan dwellings of the Dayak headhunting tribes in Borneo. T Magazine: King of the Jungle 2010-12-05T17:00:00Z But, actually, there aren’t a lot of people making films in Borneo. 'It is fantastic, better than travelling to the moon' – David Attenborough returns to the Great Barrier Reef 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z When he’s not in Borneo or Rwanda, he lives with his wife, Katherine, in the California wine country, where they run an organization called Wild Sanctuary. The Man Who Listens to Animals 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z In Maugham's original story, Borneo is described and the miscreant drunk vividly sketched. Smack Family Robinson; Before the Party; A Doll's House – review 2013-04-06T23:05:36Z US pitch While the three main aspects of Rosemary And Thyme – the widows, the murders and the horticulture – will remain intact, it's been necessary to substitute Britain's well-kept gardens for the wilds of Borneo. Matt LeBlanc comedy Episodes shows what can go wrong in remaking telly 2011-01-08T00:08:02Z There are no roads to the village of Pa Lungan, just a mucky water buffalo trail beneath a tight-knit canopy — among the last standing highland jungles on the island of Borneo. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z Wild orangutans are found only in the forests of the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. The National Zoo welcomes its newest primate, a baby male orangutan 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The paper printed an apology – to "the Borneo chap" as well as to Oscar. Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America by Roy Morris Jnr – review 2013-02-15T14:01:01Z Where Fish Outnumber Phones IT was an hour before sunset on the remote Indonesian archipelago of Karimunjawa, a scattering of 27 tiny islands in the Java Sea, south of Borneo. Next Stop: Indonesia’s Karimunjawa Is a Watery Wonderland 2012-05-25T19:27:33Z Is the version here as good as on the streets of Kuching, a city in Sarawak, a state on the island of Borneo in Malaysia, where three-layer tea was first poured? A Rich Pappa From Malaysia Serves Up Delicacies in Queens 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Her sensational story emerges: she murdered her dipsomaniac husband in Borneo. Smack Family Robinson; Before the Party; A Doll's House – review 2013-04-06T23:05:36Z Initially, Wednesday's screening on Borneo island was going to be held outside, but rain forced everyone into a hut. Orangutan captivated at 'Born to Be Wild' showing 2012-02-23T13:43:19Z When Life Gives You Lemons: oil rig near Borneo is turned into scuba hotel; quadruple amputee swims English Channel; social conservatives and Bible belters embrace . Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2010-09-22T21:29:00Z My profile pics were taken at my sister’s wedding on Borneo last summer. Social Q?s: Nice Daguerreotype! 2010-10-07T22:02:00Z He rang up and said, pretty much: 'You, me, Borneo, piano, river, camera.' Jude Law on phone hacking, being 40 and his new film Side Effects 2013-03-03T19:00:01Z Its fish comes in collaboration with Borneo Eco-Fish, an organization dedicated to harvesting and distributing seafood from sustainable sources. Living Like a Local in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Our journey through Borneo began seven years ago, when, on a whim, my husband and I visited the Kelabit Highlands, situated in Sarawak, one of two Malaysian states on the island. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z Producer Drew Fellman said a special viewing will be held on the island of Borneo, where much of the film is set, so the orangutans can get a peak for themselves. Orangutans to watch film 'Born to be Wild' 2012-02-21T12:46:04Z Her husband, Captain Barry Powles, served 32 years in the parachute regiment; he saw active service in Malaya, Borneo, Bahrain, Yemen and several tours in Northern Ireland. 'You don't ever get over it': meet the British soldiers living with post-traumatic stress disorder 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z A version of this article appears in print on February 23, 2014, on page TR8 of the with the headline: Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T23:19:35Z Mr. Palmieri, a Californian, eventually settled in Bali, and from there took a series of trips to Borneo seeking art and artifacts that he sold to museums and collectors. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Two Adventurers on Very Different Missions to Borneo 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Borneo also has some of the best scuba diving in the world and volcanic mud baths, where river carp offer a “natural” pedicure by eating people’s dead skin. Living Like a Local in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The family lived for a while in a hut in Borneo, surrounded by pitcher plants, flowers the size of beanbag chairs, flying snakes and pygmy forest elephants. His Son Hiked Into the Costa Rican Jungle, and Never Came Out. What Happened? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z He told me about travelling up and down the rivers of Borneo; as recently as twenty years ago, those forested river banks were “rich with birds and all sorts of wonderful creatures.” With the Netflix Series “Our Planet,” David Attenborough Delivers an Urgent Message 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z A study of the orangutans of Sumatra and Borneo, drawing on "a global assemblage of primatologists, conservationists and volunteers to reveal the intricate life of these majestic primates." Local books: Chuck Palahniuk's newest, the ark, some dragons and orangutans 2010-05-10T20:22:00Z Dusk is falling; the air is thick with a notorious seasonal haze, caused by myriad fires burning in Indonesian Borneo, where agriculturalists set them to clear land. Meet 17-Year-Old Indonesian Rapper Rich Chigga 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Driving from Kota Kinabalu to Kinabalu Park took less than two hours, and we arrived in mist to the only cold weather we experienced in Borneo. Birder, scuba diver — or both? This biodiverse destination offers the best of both worlds 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z We went out to an orangutan rescue centre in Borneo that rescues, rehabilitates and then tries to return orphaned orangutans into the wild. Michaela Strachan's top 10 animal encounters 2013-02-15T09:00:00Z The language’s closest living relative is found in Borneo. Only in Madagascar 2010-12-20T09:00:32Z Saker and Sinter are going to the jungles of Borneo on a quest with the forgotten group of nomadic bushmen called the Penan. Quick-fire interview: Steve Backshall 2012-11-29T11:35:11Z When he was in Borneo, his unit was sent to search for three missing soldiers from the Royal Signals. 'You don't ever get over it': meet the British soldiers living with post-traumatic stress disorder 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Of Borneo’s 52 endemic bird species, 37 are found only in the island’s mountain areas. Birder, scuba diver — or both? This biodiverse destination offers the best of both worlds 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Persuade someone to read “The Last Wild Men of Borneo” in 50 words or less. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Two Adventurers on Very Different Missions to Borneo 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Bird watchers and animal seekers tend to have a few dream species; for Alex, that meant orangutans and Borneo’s endemic pittas — small, elegant, colorful birds that scavenge for insects and leeches on the forest floor. Birder, scuba diver — or both? This biodiverse destination offers the best of both worlds 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z I read of jungles all over Borneo, chopped and cleared, replanted with palms. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z The installation is enrapturing, as intricately patterned as the Indonesian textiles and Borneo carvings that fill it. Art Review: Yale University Art Gallery Reopens After Renovations 2012-12-13T23:11:46Z I peeked into glass boxes housing exotic creatures, such as Borneo gliders and golden mantellas, vibrant frogs from Madagascar that looked as if they had fallen into Benjamin Moore paint cans. For an offbeat museum experience, have a slumber party with penguins in San Francisco 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z There is good reason that the first season of “Survivor” was filmed on one of Borneo’s satellite islands, Pulau Tiga, with its active mud volcanoes and dense infestation of snakes. Living Like a Local in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z This film retells the story of a meeting of diverse cultures and odd alliances in the jungles of Borneo. BBC Election 70 2010-10-09T05:45:00Z There are new animals being discovered all the time – the colossal squid was only found recently, as was the world's longest insect, Chan's megastick from Borneo. Tracey Ullman returns to London stage for Stephen Poliakoff play 2011-07-23T23:07:56Z The book is filled with such lovely anecdotes, many from Thomas’s own rich life of natural adventure, whether surveying sparrows in Italy or encountering pygmy elephants in Borneo. We Aren’t Destroying the Earth 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Consider one whom the men meet in Borneo: She has a name, but we don’t know it, because the men dub her Hello Kitty. Chills, Thrills and Spills: How Alex Honnold Conquered El Capitan 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z We chose the ocean, enrolling in a standard three-day course with Scuba Junkie, one of the larger outfits in Borneo. Birder, scuba diver — or both? This biodiverse destination offers the best of both worlds 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Two days later we arrived at our last stop: Borneo. Dragons, Apes, Mantas and Birds 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z A few years after the Borneo trip, O'Hanlon asked Fenton to come with him on another expedition, this time to the Brazilian rainforest. Redmond O'Hanlon: A life in books 2011-03-28T06:59:01Z The most enormous cave here is Son Doong Cave, which ranks — alongside Miao Room in China and Sarawak Chamber and Deer Cave in Borneo — as one of the world’s largest caves. Deep in Vietnam, Exploring a Colossal Cave 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z When it comes to livening up environmental reporting, you can’t beat Mr. Ford in a boat in Borneo. Television Review: ‘Years of Living Dangerously,’ Celebrity-Filled Documentary 2014-04-11T21:22:00Z A version of this article appears in print on February 23, 2014, on page TR8 of the with the headline: Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk . Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z A Good Sherpa You’re traveling to Buenos Aires or Borneo and want an on-the-ground expert to help you eat like a real local. Food Sherpas Guide You to a City’s Culinary Secrets 2013-07-30T19:16:51Z With its kindly black face, orange fur and vast proto-artisanal beard, it looked like the familiar Sumatran or Borneo orangutans, but was neither. King of the swingers: what Primates tells us about our locked-down world 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The tiny state on the island of Borneo has grown rich on oil and gas exports. Stars boycott Beverly Hills Hotel 2014-05-07T09:42:43Z Graham was born to Scottish parents in Sandokan, North Borneo, where his father was a businessman. Ranald Graham obituary 2010-09-16T18:14:00Z Inside was a framed photograph of her, taken in Borneo, in 1967. The Countess and the Schoolboy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z But within days, he later recalled, he was training for his next challenge: a 100-kilometer ultra trail race in Borneo. Running in the Wild 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z The Japanese invasion of North Borneo in 1941 marked the start of roughly three and a half years of military occupation. Living Like a Local in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Found only on a mountain in Borneo, the flower slowly perfects itself by taking 15 years to blossom. 'Penny Dreadful' recap: Jaded Dorian seeks new thrills 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z At the height of the fashion, in the 1870s, Britons imported the plants from Tasmania, the Philippines, Borneo and Brazil, among other places. Antiques: Fern History, Fry Glass and a Militiaman?s Sword 2012-03-15T21:37:47Z The film goes on to record various ceremonial dances from Bali and Borneo. Pavlova’s Shoes, Nijinsky’s Diary, and Other Dance Treasures From the Public Library 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z He reproduces, for instance, a Washington Post cartoon comparing his subject to a simian figure identified as the Wild Man of Borneo. Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America by Roy Morris Jnr – review 2013-02-15T14:01:01Z The center’s major goal is to educate visitors about the endangered apes that now only live in the wild on the southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Indianapolis Zoo Orangutan Center opens Saturday 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Its jagged contours ran all the way through the South China Sea and the intricate underpinnings of the Philippines, right up to the southern edge of Japan and northern shores of Borneo. How does an ocean-sized tectonic plate go missing for 20 million years? 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Prabowo, in an 88-page manifesto, pledged to push ahead with construction of a new capital city on the island of Borneo and to develop mineral processing industries, among Jokowi's key policies. Indonesia's Prabowo registers in three-way presidential race 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The plate is known only from a few rock fragments from the mountains of Borneo and the ghostly remnants of its huge slab detected deep in Earth's mantle. Scientists Discover Ghost of Ancient Mega-Plate That Disappeared 20 Million Years Ago 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z University of Queensland research has found despite considerable conservation efforts, the illegal killing of critically endangered orangutans on Borneo may be an ongoing threat to the species. Killing remains a threat to Bornean orangutans 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The relics of Pontus are not only located on northern Borneo, but also on Palawan, an island in the Western Philippines, and in the South China Sea. Plate tectonic surprise: Geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, and Kuching, one of its cities on Borneo island, were recently ranked as among the world’s top five most polluted cities by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company. Indonesia denies its fires are causing blankets of haze in neighboring Malaysia 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Forest fires are on the decline on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, she added. Indonesia defends haze-fighting effort after Malaysia urges action 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The researchers were attempting to find remnants of one of these ancient lost plates, known as the Phoenix plate, while doing fieldwork in Borneo. Scientists Discover Ghost of Ancient Mega-Plate That Disappeared 20 Million Years Ago 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The Malaysian department said earlier on Monday a regional meteorological agency had detected nearly 250 "hotspots", indicating fires, on Indonesia's Sumatra island and in its part of Borneo island, with none in Malaysia. Malaysia prepares to make rain, close schools as haze worsens 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z To her surprise, she found that oceanic remnants on northern Borneo must have belonged to the long-suspected plate, which scientists have named Pontus. Plate tectonic surprise: Geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Hundreds of forest fires in South Kalimantan province in Borneo island made the smoke haze even more widespread, especially during the last week. Indonesia denies its fires are causing blankets of haze in neighboring Malaysia 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Satellite data from Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency shows that the haze in Indonesia was in several areas in Sumatra and Borneo islands. Fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island cause smoky haze, prompting calls for people to work from home 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z But the researchers found something strange when they analyzed the rock they'd collected in Borneo. Scientists Discover Ghost of Ancient Mega-Plate That Disappeared 20 Million Years Ago 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z He said the government will also subsidize the price of imported rice to two poorer states on Borneo island to ensure adequate supply. Malaysians urged not to panic-buy local rice after import prices for the staple rise substantially 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Interconnected grids can also deliver reliable electricity to communities in remote regions like West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Huang said Taiwan's diesel-electric submarines can keep China at bay within the first island chain, referring to the area that runs from Japan through Taiwan, the Philippines and on to Borneo, enclosing China's coastal seas. Taiwan expects to deploy two new submarines by 2027, security adviser says 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The Punan people of the island of Borneo were once rumored to have tails, so elusive did they seem to their neighbors in the 19th century. A Vanishing Nomadic Clan, With a Songlike Language All Their Own 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The plate reconstruction showed a hiccup between what is now South China and Borneo — an ocean once thought to be underpinned by another ancient plate called the Izanagi plate actually wasn't on that plate. Scientists Discover Ghost of Ancient Mega-Plate That Disappeared 20 Million Years Ago 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z He sought China’s help in plans to move Indonesia’s capital from congested and polluted Jakarta on the main island of Java to Nusantara on Borneo island. Indonesia says China has pledged $21B in new investment to strengthen ties 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Indonesia plans to move its capital from the congested and polluted city of Jakarta on the main island of Java to Nusantara on Borneo island next year. South Korea’s Yoon meets Indonesian leader to deepen economic, defense ties 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Beginning with the Bornean orangutans, indigenous to the forests of Borneo, their remarkable physicality and composed demeanor command attention. Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z In 2002, a census of the Punan in eastern Borneo focused only on the villages, because so few nomads were thought to exist. A Vanishing Nomadic Clan, With a Songlike Language All Their Own 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Instead, the Borneo rocks fitted into that mystery gap. Scientists Discover Ghost of Ancient Mega-Plate That Disappeared 20 Million Years Ago 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The Southeast Asian nation announced in 2019 that it would build a new capital, Nusantara, on Borneo island, replacing an overcrowded and sinking Jakarta. Indonesia to allocate $2.7 bln next year to construction of new capital 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Indonesia is building a new capital on Borneo island, named Nusantara. Indonesia to allocate $2.3 bln for construction of new capital in 2024- finmin 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z This has rapidly declined their numbers, with nearly 100,000 orangutans disappearing in Borneo alone over the past 16 years. Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Inside a wooden hut, near his house on the island of Borneo, Nurhadi keeps two furnaces burning all year round. Burning mangrove trees for a living: 'I'd quit tomorrow if I could' 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z "China regards breaking through the first island chain as an important tactical goal," he said, referring to the islands running from Japan through Taiwan, the Philippines and on to Borneo, enclosing China's coastal seas. China flexes military muscles ahead of Taiwan's war games 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The nine-dash line cleaves close to the coasts of Vietnam, the Philippine islands of Luzon and Palawan, and the northeastern coast of the island of Borneo shared by Malaysia and Brunei. Philippines lets ‘Barbie’ air in theaters, with map possibly blurred 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Widodo also urged Australian private sector companies to work on the construction of Indonesia’s new capital city located on Borneo island. Business travel for Indonesians to Australia will be made easier in a deal between national leaders 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z According to a report by the Leakey Foundation, Borneo has witnessed a distressing loss of over 100,000 orangutans over a 16-year period. Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Jason Borneo acknowledged the DA’s decision not to charge the six officers involved but declined to comment further on what he described as an internal investigation. North Carolina prosecutor won’t charge officers involved in death of man during arrest 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Chinese ships also regularly patrol off the island of Borneo and near James Shoal, east of the Natuna islands, which is China’s southernmost territorial claim and is also claimed by Malaysia. Southeast Asian nations move ahead with plan for navy drills near disputed area of South China Sea 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z This summer, he and colleagues are excavating caves in Borneo and Sulawesi that may add to the evidence of humans in the region around this time. Ancient humans traveled half the world to Asia before main migration out of Africa 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Said Abdullah, the committee's chair, said the additional 15 trillion will go to this year's construction, on top of the 22 trillion rupiah previously allocated for developing Nusantara on Borneo island in 2023. Indonesia's parliament approves $1 bln budget top-up for new capital 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z According to a report by the Leakey Foundation, Borneo has witnessed a distressing loss of over 100,000 orangutans over a 16-year period due to extensive changes in land cover and habitat destruction. Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Map C shows the islands of Borneo and Sumatra in the south Pacific, just northwest of Australia. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike Jakarta, which is in Java, the region that has long dominated the country’s politics and economy, Nusantara is in Borneo, where residents have felt overlooked. The Plan to Build a New Capital 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The project was initiated at the end of 2020 to handle more than 7,900 blank spots in mobile coverage in Indonesia’s outermost, underdeveloped and remote areas of Papua, Sulawesi, Borneo, Sumatra and East Nusatenggara. Indonesian IT minister arrested for alleged corruption in procurement 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Although researchers don’t have hard data, Heon says the crash of Borneo’s wild pig population is likely rippling through the ecosystem. African swine fever settles into Asia 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z An aerial survey shows cleared trees to make way for a palm oil plantation on Indonesia's Borneo Island. Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Half of Borneo is in Indonesia, and half is in Malaysia. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Carl Hoffman is the author of five books, including “Liar’s Circus,” “The Last Wild Men of Borneo” and “Savage Harvest.” Review | Anything can go wrong at sea. On this voyage, everything did. 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z After China effectively dropped out from initial talks, it was replaced with the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island, according to the list of participating countries posted on the official website of the project. Exclusive: China out of UN's wildlife survey for pandemic controls 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Russia’s embassy in Jakarta says Putin has offered to have Russian Railways invest in Indonesia’s new capital on Borneo island, and Russian help in building a $22 billion refinery in East Java, among other projects. Russia, Indonesia sign extradition treaty to combat crime 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z As plans by Indonesia's president to build a new $32 billion capital city on Borneo island slowly start to take shape, the once sleepy settlement of Sukaraja is being rapidly transformed. Factbox: Iraq War: quotes from the conflict and its aftermath 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z In the past the job has taken her to Saudi Arabia, China and Borneo, but for her upcoming series she was much closer to home. David Attenborough's Wild Isles: hot flasks and finding toads 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Now the government is in the process of leaving, moving Indonesia’s capital to the island of Borneo. Why is Indonesia moving its capital from Jakarta to Borneo? 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Several other states including remote areas on Borneo island were also hit. 5th body found in Malaysia floods; over 40,000 displaced 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The country announced in 2019 a plan to move its capital city from Jakarta to a forested area in Indonesian Borneo, a project estimated to cost $32 billion. Indonesia to break ground for $2.7 bln housing project in new capital in Q2 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Anwar cited the proximity of Nusantara to Malaysia’s Sabah and Sarawak states and federal territories on Borneo island, saying the new capital’s growth will benefit the region’s economy. Malaysia pledges to invest in Indonesia’s new capital 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The new capital could boost regional development, Anwar said, with the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak located in the Malaysian part of Borneo island. Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight "discrimination" against palm oil 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Other groups of these dolphins are found in two other freshwater rivers: Myanmar’s Irrawaddy and Indonesia’s Mahakam on the island of Borneo. Deaths of 3 endangered Cambodian dolphins raise alarm 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Further rain and storms are predicted Tuesday in parts of Johor and eastern Malaysian states on Borneo, which could cause more flash floods. 5th body found in Malaysia floods; over 40,000 displaced 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z He became an ambassador for orangutans, a critically endangered species of great ape found only in the wild on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Rudi, oldest male orangutan in North America, dies at 45 in Houston 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Skeletal analysis uncovered the earliest known limb amputation: 31,000 years ago a child on the island of Borneo had the lower part of his leg surgically removed. Science News Briefs from around the World: December 2022 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z They promised to improve development in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak in Borneo island. Malaysia PM signs cooperation pact with smaller parties ahead of confidence vote 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z An international team of researchers studied differences among an intact old forest, partly logged forest areas, and sites cleared for oil palm plantations, all of them in Sabah state on northern Borneo. News at a glance: Logging’s effects, endangered abalone, and a contract for UC postdocs 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Anwar, 75, later won the backing of his traditional rival, the National Front, and a bloc from two states on Borneo island to secure a majority. Malaysian PM Anwar to be finance minister in new Cabinet 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z In the forests of the Kinabatangan floodplain in Malaysian Borneo, a wildlife research group works with the Orang Sungai Indigenous community to monitor biodiversity. What Is Prince William’s Earthshot Prize? 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Other influential groups in Borneo island have said they will follow the king’s decision. Long-time reformist leader Anwar sworn in as Malaysian PM 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Anwar already has the support of a small party in Borneo island with three seats. Reformist leader Anwar close to becoming Malaysia’s next PM 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The Malay nationalist alliance led by former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin trailed with 73 seats, but it has secured the support of blocs in two states on Borneo island that jointly have 28 seats. Malaysia’s hung election crisis drags out as party dithers 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The stalemate means the backing of parties from eastern Malaysia, on the island of Borneo, will be essential, and they are expected to press for a better deal for their region under Malaysia's federal system. Malaysia elects first ever hung parliament 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Smaller political blocs based in Sabah and Sarawak states on Borneo island, which have sought greater autonomy, could potentially play decisive roles if they aligned with either coalition. Malaysia's political manoeuvring begins after indecisive election 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z He met with the leader of the Borneo bloc earlier Sunday and said negotiations are also being held with other groups. Two rival blocs race to form Malaysia’s next government 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Muhyiddin, who said he is open to working with any party but Anwar's, said on Sunday he would discuss partnerships with regional parties in Sabah and Sarawak states on Borneo island. Explainer: What to expect as Malaysia's split election leaves scramble to form govt 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Anwar’s alliance could lose if other blocs team up against it, analysts say, with smaller political coalitions based in Borneo island’s Sabah and Sarawak states potentially playing kingmaker. Malaysia's Anwar tries to lock in lead in close election race 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z From Japan to Kenya to Borneo, he said, tattoos for children marked life stages, were used as tribal identifiers and were believed to have medicinal or therapeutic purposes. A 10-Year-Old Got a Tattoo. His Mother Was Arrested. 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z In Borneo, where the vast majority live, their population has declined by 80 percent. The I 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The two states on Borneo island won a combined 32 federal seats, and their support is crucial. Two rival blocs race to form Malaysia’s next government 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z In two states on Borneo island that jointly account for a quarter of parliamentary seats, a slew of other parties are battling it out. Campaigning kicks off for Malaysia’s general elections 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The previous crash landings saw metallic objects rain down upon villages in the Ivory Coast, debris land in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives, and rocket chunks crash dangerously close to villages in Borneo. Chinese Rocket Will Crash to Earth on November 5: Here’s What We Know 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Raleigh police will petition for the release of the body-camera footage, per North Carolina law, police department spokesperson Jason Borneo said. Alleged Raleigh gunman was found with bullet wound and handgun 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Construction of a dam and roads has started at the site of the new capital, he said, currently an underdeveloped area fringed by Borneo’s vast rainforest. Indonesia to offer tax holiday to companies investing in new capital 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Another was localized around the island of Borneo. The Search Is on for Mysterious Banana Ancestors 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z A motive is yet to be established, but Raleigh Police Lieutenant Jason Borneo said it would probably "come to bear" in the coming days. North Carolina: Five dead in Raleigh mass shooting 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Borneo declined to comment on the suspect’s motivations or confirm the age, saying the incident was still “an active investigation.” Suspect in custody after at least five are killed in North Carolina shooting 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z From there, they intend to visit Malaysian Borneo, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with a potential stop in Hawaii on their way back to Canada. Seeing the World Before Their Vision Falters 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The heirs of the sultan, who once controlled a territory spanning rainforest-covered islands in the southern Philippines and parts of Borneo island, asked the Dutch court to recognise and enforce the arbitration award. Late Sultan's heirs press $15 bln claim, target Malaysian assets in Netherlands 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z In January, the Indonesian government passed a law outlining how it plans to move the capital to a jungle tract in East Kalimantan, Borneo — a decision that environmental activists say would spur further deforestation. Coastal cities in parts of Asia are sinking fastest, study finds 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The gunman, a "white male juvenile", was taken into custody, Mr Borneo said. North Carolina: Five dead in Raleigh mass shooting 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Discovered on the island of Borneo, the remains pre-date the previous oldest known case of limb amputation by more than 20,000 years and indicate that the individual survived for several years after the surgery. Prehistoric Child’s Amputation is Oldest Surgery of Its Kind 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z He also criticized the government for not postponing the construction of a new capital in Borneo, a project that is expected to cost roughly $32 billion. Thousands of Angry Indonesians Gather to Protest Rising Fuel Prices 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z In a cave on the island of Borneo containing some of the earliest known cave art made by our species, scientists have uncovered evidence of a surgical amputation from about 31,000 years ago. News at a glance: La Niña’s triple dip, Yak lungs, and a drop in U.S. life expectancy 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a young hunter-gatherer in Borneo who survived the amputation of the lower left leg around 31,000 years ago, in a discovery that could rewrite the history of surgery. Scientists find evidence of oldest known surgery, from 31,000 years ago 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z One victim remains in a critical condition in hospital, Lieutenant Borneo added. North Carolina: Five dead in Raleigh mass shooting 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z But the discovery challenges this idea, revealing that people living in Borneo thousands of years ago were highly skilled at medicine. Prehistoric Child’s Amputation is Oldest Surgery of Its Kind 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Archaeologists found a 31,000-year-old skeleton in Borneo, which appeared to have the earliest known evidence of surgery, The Guardian reports. Your Thursday Briefing: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Likely to Meet 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z A new study published in the journal Nature Wednesday suggests that a 31,000-year-old young adult skeleton found on the Indonesian island of Borneo could be the earliest known example of human amputation. 31,000-year-old skeleton found in Indonesia exhibits earliest known amputation, new study suggests 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Some 31,000 years ago in the misty rainforests of the island of Borneo, stone tool met bone and a limb was severed—but a young life was saved. World’s oldest amputation: Foot removed 31,000 years ago—without modern antibiotics or painkillers 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The grave itself was excavated in a cave called Liang Tebo, in East Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, a place that has some of the world's earliest rock art. Earliest evidence of amputation found in Indonesia cave 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The researchers found the remains in a limestone cave on the eastern side of the Indonesian part of Borneo. Prehistoric Child’s Amputation is Oldest Surgery of Its Kind 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z It was focusing on the first island chain, which runs from Japan through Taiwan, the Philippines and on to Borneo, enclosing China's coastal seas. China has been simulating attacks on U.S. Navy ships, Taiwan says 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z The rainforests of the Amazon, Borneo and Congo basins are threatened by excessive logging, which hurts biodiversity and releases greenhouse gases that accelerate climate change. Exclusive-Lula pushes Brazil-Indonesia-Congo COP forest alliance if elected 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The find traces to early 2020, when a team of Australian and Indonesian scientists excavated the floor of a cave called Liang Tebo in a remote, densely forested region of eastern Borneo. World’s oldest amputation: Foot removed 31,000 years ago—without modern antibiotics or painkillers 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Once he could afford heavy equipment, he began processing bigger pieces of timber, much of it from the rainforests of Borneo. ‘Wood Is Life’: A Hong Kong Sawmill’s Last Days 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z She adds that the survival of the individual in Borneo indicates care-giving by the community and medical skills that few people possess even now. Prehistoric Child’s Amputation is Oldest Surgery of Its Kind 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z They also claimed compensation for the vast energy reserves that have since been discovered in the territory they gave up in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo. How Malaysia ended up owing $15 billion to a sultan's heirs 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Data tracking the flight showed Ms. Pelosi’s plane departing from Kuala Lumpur and heading southeast toward the Indonesian part of Borneo, then turning north to fly along the eastern part of the Philippines. Pelosi’s widely watched flight to Taipei took a circuitous route. Here’s why. 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Fortunately, Borneo’s rich biodiversity offers a vast pharmacopoeia. World’s oldest amputation: Foot removed 31,000 years ago—without modern antibiotics or painkillers 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z China’s uncontrolled Long March 5B rocket reentered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak, the Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. China’s uncontrolled rocket crashes over the Indian Ocean 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z This proof of early human habitation in Borneo is especially important for Indonesian archaeologists, says study co-author Adhi Agus Oktaviana, an archaeologist at the National Research and Innovation Agency in Jakarta. Prehistoric Child’s Amputation is Oldest Surgery of Its Kind 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The ministry said the latest agreement will also help facilitate Indonesia’s $32 billion project to relocate its capital from Jakarta to a new city called Nusantara on Borneo island. Indonesia's Krakatau Steel, S.Korea's POSCO plan $3.5 billion investment 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The neighboring island of Borneo, home to the other species of orangutan, has lost a similar area of forest. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The team can’t say why ancient surgeons amputated the Borneo limb—whether because of disease or traumatic injury. World’s oldest amputation: Foot removed 31,000 years ago—without modern antibiotics or painkillers 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg's and Mondelēz have all sourced palm oil from a plantation in Borneo that was temporarily shut down in February for failing to meet its legal obligations for more than a decade. Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Fewer than 120,000 orangutans remain in the wild with a range limited to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, according to the World Wildlife Fund. "More human than we thought": Orangutans have their own "dialects," just like us 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Supporters argued that Widodo needs more time to deal with the economy, which slumped during the pandemic, and complete his agenda, including a $35 billion project to relocate the capital to the island of Borneo. Indonesian students protest rumored delay of 2024 election 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Forest loss continues in protected areas of Borneo. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The WWF estimates fewer than 80 of the species remain in the world, mainly on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Rare rhino gives birth after eight miscarriages 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The conglomerate behind the plantation in Borneo is Golden Agri-Resources, Indonesia's biggest palm oil producer, with plantations sprawling across half a million hectares of land. Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z The multilateral bank said in a statement it will also help with the design of the new city, Nusantara, that President Joko Widodo wants to build in the eastern part of forested Borneo island. ADB to help Indonesia raise funding for new $32 bln capital city 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The discovery of oil and tin on the islands and the desire for more rubber plantations prompted the Dutch to gradually expand their control over Sumatra, part of Borneo, Celebes, the Moluccas, and Bali. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Other groups of these dolphins are found farther downstream in Cambodia and in two other freshwater rivers: Myanmar’s Irrawaddy and Indonesia’s Mahakam on the island of Borneo. Last freshwater dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the $32 billion new capital, whose construction can now get underway, will have an environmental impact on Borneo. Indonesia’s utopian new capital may not be as green as it looks 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z They said they're hoping to begin planting plasma next year in their subsidiary in Borneo that was shut down by a local politician. Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z “If we can focus the resources, the forest inventory expertise and money, on those rain forests in the Amazon and Borneo, then we would be able to estimate it with higher confidence.” Thousands of Tree Species Remain Unknown to Science 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z At its height from the 7th to the 13th centuries, Srivijaya ruled the Strait of Malacca and other waters around the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the government is leaving, and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo. Indonesia’s capital is sinking, polluted and now moving 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z A highway under construction called the Trans-Kalimantan Northern link “cuts right through remote pristine forests in the heart of Borneo,” he says. Indonesia’s utopian new capital may not be as green as it looks 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z But Jaya, the politician from Borneo, said he had told the conglomerate he wanted the company to share its own estate land. Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z In Borneo, she was grounded for several days by bad weather and faced the difficult choice of when to take off again. She Flew Around the World in 155 Days. She’s Only 19. 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Ethnic groups resisted British efforts to unite their colonies on the peninsula and in the northern part of the island of Borneo. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The three species of orangutans are found only in Southeast Asia: the Bornean orangutan native to the island of Borneo, and Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans native to the island of Sumatra. Melati, Woodland Park Zoo’s oldest orangutan, dies while recovering from surgery 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The new capital, whose construction on Borneo’s east coast was approved by Indonesia’s parliament on 18 January, will replace overcrowded and increasingly flood-prone Jakarta, on Java. Indonesia’s utopian new capital may not be as green as it looks 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z On the once jungle-covered Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra, plantations now stretch for miles on end. Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z A retired Malaysian fighter jet pilot who advised her on that Borneo leg, Lt. She Flew Around the World in 155 Days. She’s Only 19. 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The two regions—on the Malay Peninsula and on northern Borneo—were separated by 400 miles of ocean. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sumatran elephant is considered a critically endangered species due to rapid rates of deforestation in its natural habitat of Borneo and Sumatra. Baby elephant dies after losing half its trunk in poacher's trap 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z And spillover effects across Borneo, including deforestation, “are likely to be far greater than the direct impacts within the city boundaries, unless carefully managed,” says ecologist Alex Lechner of Monash University, Indonesia. Indonesia’s utopian new capital may not be as green as it looks 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z By analysing government figures, the investigation found companies have failed to provide more than 100,000 hectares - around the size of Los Angeles - of legally-required plasma in Borneo's Central Kalimantan province alone. Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z In 1845 Wallace abandoned his career as a building surveyor, and sunk what little money he had into travelling to Borneo to collect exotic exhibits for the lucrative Victorian collectors' market. Forgotten discoverer of natural selection honoured by Bill Bailey 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Hinduism spread northeast to Nepal and southeast to Sri Lanka and Borneo. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They can be found in the wild in Malaysia and Indonesia on the Asian island of Borneo. Zoo Miami: Orangutan dies following dental surgery 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The impact on Borneo’s ecology could be substantial. Indonesia’s utopian new capital may not be as green as it looks 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Van der Steen said she began to have nightmares soon after learning about the death of her relatives, who had been on their way to holidays to Borneo. Families of MH17 airline crash address deep trauma in court 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Police in eastern Sarawak state on Borneo island said the shootings occurred at a security post on an air force base in the state, and that they were still investigating the motive. Malaysian police: Air force officer kills 3 colleagues, self 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The premiere, “Borneo: Sacred Forest,” focuses on the rainforest island, home to 60,000 species of plants and animals, 6,000 of which are unique to this location. What's on TV Saturday: 'Eden: Untamed Planet' on BBC America; Tokyo Olympics continue 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Earlier Monday, the eastern Sabah state on Borneo island said it will ease lockdown restrictions. Malaysia announces $36B in aid after extending lockdown 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z An island the size of California, Borneo features coastal mangroves, forests, swamps, and mountains, hosting numerous endemic and rare species. Indonesia’s utopian new capital may not be as green as it looks 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The air force said they were forced to scramble jets on Monday to conduct visual confirmation after the planes flew to within 60 nautical miles off the coast of Sarawak state of Malaysian Borneo. Malaysia says Chinese military planes came close to violating airspace 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z He mentioned a jungle hike in North Borneo that had been included in “Southeast Asia on a Shoestring” at the suggestion of an earlier reader. Geoff Crowther, 77, dies; guided travelers looking to get lost 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Previously, some of the oldest possible evidence of humans using fire to manage their environment stemmed from the Great Cave of Niah in Malaysian Borneo. People May Have Used Fire to Clear Forests More Than 80,000 Years Ago 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z A plan to create massive new crop plantations on peatlands and in protected forests on Borneo will further increase the risk of devastating wildfires and floods, scientists say. ‘Superagency’ may further politicize Indonesian research 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z But the worry is that Nusantara will trigger sprawl beyond the city limits and development across Borneo. Indonesia’s utopian new capital may not be as green as it looks 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Wong immigrated to the United States from the island of Borneo in 1971, according to a profile about him in The Cincinnati Enquirer last year when he ran unsuccessfully for the State Senate. ‘Is This Patriot Enough?’: Asian-American Veteran Reveals Scars as He Calls Out Bias 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z He served in Borneo with the SAS, fighting in ferocious jungle warfare, before leaving the British Army in 1969, a decision he describes as the worst thing he ever did. The Scottish mercenary hired to kill Pablo Escobar 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Ireland is Melanau, an indigenous ethnic group from Sarawak state on Borneo. Malaysian court overturns ban on use of 'Allah' by non-Muslim publications 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z “Borneo is an island of surprises, and there’s a lot to still be discovered and learned.” This Bird Wasn’t Seen for 170 Years. Then It Appeared in an Indonesian Forest. 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z The plane was bound for the city of Pontianak on the island of Borneo, but was delayed because of heavy rain. Grief, Shock, Hope: Anguished Goodbyes After Indonesian Plane Crash 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Sulawesi, an Indonesian island east of Borneo where the latest painting was found, is a treasure trove for rock art. The World’s Oldest Animal Paintings Are on This Cave Wall 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Sriwijaya Air's flight SJ182 left Jakarta with 62 people on board, but vanished from the radar on its way to Borneo island on Saturday. Sriwijaya Air crash: Indonesia's black box locator damaged 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The usual flight time to Pontianak, in West Kalimantan province in the west of the island of Borneo, is 90 minutes. Sriwijaya Air crash: Indonesia divers search wreckage as black box hunt resumes 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z The plane was bound for the city of Pontianak on the island of Borneo. Indonesian Jetliner Crashes Into the Sea After Takeoff, Carrying 62 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z The usual flight time to Pontianak, in the west of the island of Borneo, is 90 minutes. Indonesia Boeing 737 passenger plane crash site found, Navy says 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z A statement released by the airline said the plane was on an estimated 90-minute flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Indonesia’s Borneo island. Indonesian airliner loses contact on domestic flight 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Male harvesters technically are not allowed to bring their families to plantations on Borneo island, which is shared by both countries. Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Malaysia’s saw its cumulative cases rise by over four-fold since September to nearly 60,000 on Wednesday, in the aftermath of an election in Sabah state in Borneo. Malaysia's PM Muhyiddin faces bellwether vote on 2021 budget 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z All across Malaysia’s Sabah region on Borneo island, stateless residents and undocumented migrants are fleeing public health officials conducting coronavirus screenings, fearful of being detained or deported. In Malaysia's Sabah, pandemic rages as migrants flee testing 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Still, they are better off in many ways than migrant women working without papers in Malaysia, mostly in the bordering states of Sarawak and Sabah on the island of Borneo. Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Malaysia’s coronavirus cases doubled to more than 26,000 in just three weeks following a new outbreak, mainly in Sabah state on Borneo island. Malaysia’s king rejects PM’s proposal to declare emergency 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Photographer Mogens Trolle won the animal portraits category with a photo of an endangered proboscis monkey basking in the sunlight in Sabah, Borneo. Take a breather with the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Sabah and neighbouring Sarawak on Borneo island hold about a quarter of parliamentary seats and are seen as crucial for political leverage. Malaysia's PM faces crunch popularity test as polls open in state election 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Sabah and neighboring Sarawak on Borneo island hold about a quarter of Parliament seats and are seen as crucial for political leverage. Polls open in Malaysian state in key test for embattled PM 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The province where Nengsih works borders Malaysia on the island of Borneo, which is shared by the two countries. Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Islands of Wonder This new episode of the nature series visits the South Pacific island of Borneo, third largest in the world, with greater biodiversity than any other island. What's on TV Wednesday: Season finale of The CW's 'Coroner' 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Borneo is the next stop on a new episode of the nature series “Islands of Wonder.” What’s on TV This Week: The Emmys, 'The Masked Singer' and more 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Iman, 25, died in a nature reserve on Borneo island, following massive blood loss caused by uterine tumors, within six months of the death of Malaysia’s last male rhino, Tam. Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia’s extinct rhinos 2020-08-13T04:00:00Z They found there to be 13,634 species of plants from 1742 genera and 264 families, which vastly exceeds the diversity of plant life on other islands, including Madagascar and Borneo. 'Paradise island' hosts untold botanical treasures 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The opposition-run state of Sabah on Malaysian Borneo called on Thursday for a snap state election after attempts by the prime minister’s allies to win control. Malaysia's ruling coalition stumbles as key ally quits political pact 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Sabah and neighboring Sarawak on Borneo hold about a quarter of parliament seats and are seen as crucial for political leverage. Malaysian opposition state calls for polls to foil takeover 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Sabah, along with neighboring Sarawak on Borneo, hold about a quarter of parliament seats and are seen as crucial for political leverage. Malaysia opposition state calls for polls to foil takeover 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z For now, however, Iman’s hide will be stuffed and put on display alongside Tam in a Borneo museum. Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia’s extinct rhinos 2020-08-13T04:00:00Z In April and May, a Chinese survey and research ship and a Malaysian exploration vessel were involved in a standoff within Malaysia's exclusive economic zone off the east coast of Borneo island. As Trump and China trade hostilities, Southeast Asia is thrust onto the front line 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z He later quit the party to form his own party based in his home state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, and became the state’s chief minister after the 2018 polls. Malaysia's opposition gearing up for snap polls, says potential PM candidate 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Musa Aman, ex-chief minister of Sabah state on Borneo island, was among several senior politicians from the United Malays National Organization charged with corruption after the party’s shocking defeat in 2018 elections. Malaysian prosecutors drop second high-profile graft case 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Nearly 20 gibbon species exist throughout the world, from northeastern India to Borneo. Conservation: Glimmer of hope for world's rarest primate 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z The government is requiring airlines carry a maximum of half the usual number of passengers on board, with some exceptions on flights between peninsular Malaysia and states in Borneo. Factbox: New measures being put in place for air travel differ by country 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z At a forest school in Borneo, baby orangutans learn tree-climbing skills from their human surrogate parents. Meet the baby orangutans learning to climb trees 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z East Malaysia on the island of Borneo contributes more than two-thirds of the country’s oil and gas reserves. Malaysia's opposition gearing up for snap polls, says potential PM candidate 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Of the approximately 2,000 apes reintroduced to the wild in Borneo since the mid-1960s, the ultimate fates of most are not known, as tracking them beyond two years of release is difficult and costly. Inside the orangutan forest school where the first lesson is survival 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z The rest live in the northern part of Borneo that belongs to Malaysia. Virus Delays Orangutans’ Long Awaited Return Home 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z The first island chain is the string of islands that run from the Japanese archipelago, through Taiwan, the Philippines and on to Borneo, enclosing China’s coastal seas. Special Report: U.S. rearms to nullify China's missile supremacy 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z And they're also predominantly to the south of the outlet delta for Borneo island''s Mahakam River, which is discharging something in the order of 8 million cubic metres of sediment every year. Tsunami risk found near future Indonesian capital 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Galdikas continues to observe and care for the Borneo orangutans, many orphaned because of logging and poaching. We're worse off this Earth Day than any before. Watch these 7 TV shows to feel hopeful 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Sulawesi lies east of Borneo and northwest of Australia, and it is a particularly rich site for ancient art. Signs of Modern Human Cognition Were Found in an Indonesian Cave 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z One rehabilitation center on Indonesian Borneo, the Center for Orangutan Protection, decided that the best way to protect its 16 orangutans was to return them to cages. Virus Delays Orangutans’ Long Awaited Return Home 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre on the island of Borneo is one of many sanctuaries for great apes that has closed its doors to the public. Great apes on lockdown over threat of coronavirus 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z The researchers mapped evidence of multiple ancient underwater landslides in the Makassar Strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi. Tsunami risk found near future Indonesian capital 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Action is also being taken to protect some orangutans, with the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre closing in Malaysian Borneo. Coronavirus poses lethal threat to great apes, experts warn 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z They will also visit Sebangau National Park on Borneo island on Thursday. Dutch king apologizes for colonial killings in Indonesia 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z The Borneo orangutan, which is also threatened by the conversion of forests to farmland, especially when land is cleared by fire, numbers about 45,600 in Indonesia, after two decades of dramatic decline. Virus Delays Orangutans’ Long Awaited Return Home 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Much depends on two parties on Borneo island, that holds a bloc of votes. Malaysia’s Mahathir says he has support to return as PM 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z From the state of Sabah on Borneo island. Factbox: Malaysian parties by the numbers amid political turmoil 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Meeting one of Japan’s first goals—demonstrating technology to efficiently import hydrogen—is set to begin in 2020 with tanker shipments of gray hydrogen from Brunei, a tiny gas-rich nation nestled in Borneo. Solar and Wind Power Could Ignite a Hydrogen Energy Comeback 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Gaveau is an expert on deforestation and forest fires who runs the Borneo Atlas and the Papua Atlas, online platforms that track changes in land use in industry concessions. Wildfire researcher deported amid growing rift between Indonesian government and scientists 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Rosmah, 68, pleaded not guilty last year to two charges of corruption linked to a project to supply and install solar energy panels in 369 schools in eastern Sarawak state on Borneo island. Graft trial told Malaysian ex-PM’s wife was influential 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z But Chua and some other researchers think compensation programs could work in Borneo if there were clear guidelines defining who is responsible for making payments and under what circumstances. Orangutans Are Hanging On in the Same Palm Oil Plantations That Displace Them 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The journalist, Philip Jacobson, who works for the environmental news organization Mongabay, was detained in mid-December in Palangkaraya, a city in Borneo, and ordered to remain there while his case was investigated. Indonesia Deports U.S. Journalist Jailed Over Visa Issue 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Jacobson was detained Dec. 17 after attending a meeting between local lawmakers and indigenous rights activists in Palangkaraya, the capital of Central Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo. Indonesia deports U.S. journalist Philip Jacobson after weeks of detention 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z American journalist Philip Jacobson traveled to the Indonesian island of Borneo last month to attend a public meeting between local lawmakers and an advocacy group for indigenous peoples. Governments everywhere are targeting journalists. The latest: An American in Indonesia 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Philip Jacobson of California was detained this week on Borneo island. World Digest: Jan. 22, 2020 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Whatever strategies are deployed, given that orangutans continue to be forced out of the forest, it is clear that conservationists—as well as the people of Borneo—will have to adjust their thinking, Chua says. Orangutans Are Hanging On in the Same Palm Oil Plantations That Displace Them 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced in August plans to move the administrative capital to East Kalimantan province, on Borneo, to relieve Jakarta from “a heavy burden” due to overcrowding and pollution. Indonesian minister says SoftBank offering to invest up to $40 billion in new capital 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Widodo announced last August that Indonesia’s capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island, known for rainforests and orangutans. Indonesia: UAE crown prince to lead new capital construction 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Son did not outline specific plans to invest in the new capital, which will be constructed on the island of Borneo. SoftBank's Son eyes further Indonesia investments 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Floods are common in the city around this time of year, and are among the reasons President Joko Widodo plans to move the capital to East Borneo in the next few years. Cloud seeding aims to protect flood-hit Jakarta 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z From a low-flying helicopter, conservationist Marc Ancrenaz peered down at the homogeneous rows of trees in a Borneo palm oil plantation and spotted something that made his heart sink: an orangutan nest. Orangutans Are Hanging On in the Same Palm Oil Plantations That Displace Them 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z As a result, officials announced in 2019 that they would relocate the capital to East Kalimantan Province, on the island of Borneo. Flash Floods in Indonesia Leave Hundreds of Thousands Homeless 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Widodo announced in 2019 that he will move Indonesia’s capital to East Kalimantan province on Borneo island to reduce the burden on Jakarta, which is overpopulated and sinking. Jakarta floods: cloud seeding planes will try to break up heavy rain 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Widodo last year announced he will move Indonesia’s capital to East Kalimantan province on Borneo island, to reduce the burden on Jakarta, which is overpopulated and sinking. Indonesia plans cloud seeding to halt rain as floods death toll hits 30 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z President Joko Widodo announced in August that the capital will move to a site in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island, known for rainforests and orangutans. 4 dead, thousands caught in flooding in Indonesia’s capital 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Once, during an ill-judged holiday in Borneo, I tried to climb a small mountain. The science stories that shaped 2019 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z They are found only in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo but their habitat is shrinking due to the growth of agricultural land use, making them more vulnerable to poaching. Thailand returns orangutans to their Indonesian homeland 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The government announced in August it intends to move the administrative capital to East Kalimantan province, on Borneo island, to relieve Jakarta from “a heavy burden” due to overcrowding and pollution. Crumbling seawall heightens worries over flood threat to Indonesian capital 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The drawings were found in a cave called Leang Bulu'Sipong 4 in the south of Sulawesi, an Indonesian island east of Borneo. Animal painting found in cave is 44,000 years old 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The Georgia Tech professor flew to the caves of Borneo to study ancient and current climate conditions. Climate scientists try to cut their own carbon footprints 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Sobejana confirmed that three Indonesian fishermen abducted recently off Malaysia’s Sabah state on northern Borneo island near the sea border with the southern Philippines were in the hands of Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu. British man and his wife rescued from Philippine militants 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z The last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, it was revealed. Sumatran rhinoceros now extinct in Malaysia, say zoologists 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z The WWF conservation group estimates that there are only about 80 left, mostly living in the wild in Sumatra and Borneo. Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Last year, a cave painting in Borneo - thought to be the oldest of an animal - was found to be at least 40,000 years old. Animal painting found in cave is 44,000 years old 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island says the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes Saturday due to shock in her system. Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Joko is also facing criticism over his handling of the worst forest fires since 2015, which have spread unchecked in Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo. Indonesian President Is Sworn In Amid High Security and Protest Ban 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. White, 37, said he thought of the concept in 2011 while volunteering at a gibbon conservation project in Indonesian Borneo, another island in the archipelago. Using Old Cellphones to Listen for Illegal Loggers 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island said the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes due to shock in her system. Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Over 100 containers are also being held at Kuching port, on Borneo island, and some are in the process of being returned to the source country, an official with direct knowledge of the matter said. Malaysia working to clear hundreds of plastic waste shipments at ports: officials 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Concentrated in the coastal plains of Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua, these peat forests provide a habitat for rare species such as orangutans, leopards, Sumatran tigers, tapirs, white-winged ducks, and freshwater turtles. Indonesia's fires are bad, but new measures prevented them from becoming worse 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z According to the international conservation group WWF, there are only 1,500 Borneo pygmy elephants left. Endangered elephant shot 70 times, tusks hacked off, officials say 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z She grew up in Borneo, flying to Penang in Malaysia for school until she later went to secondary school in Scotland. 'I became a successful model at 60' 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Palm oil was responsible for 35% of forest loss in the Indonesian part of Borneo, and 46% on the Malaysian side. Palm oil to blame for 39% of forest loss in Borneo since 2000 : study 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Both Borneo and the island of Sumatra are home to endangered species of orangutan. As Amazon Smolders, Indonesia Fires Choke the Other Side of the World 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Fears now abound that the relocation of the nation’s capital will result in the trading of one environmental mess in Jakarta for another in Borneo. Endangered orangutans could be the biggest losers as Indonesia builds a new capital 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Malaysian officials on Monday said the mutilated corpse of an endangered pygmy elephant was found on Borneo island last week with about 70 gunshot wounds and tusks hacked off. Endangered elephant shot 70 times, tusks hacked off, officials say 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z "I really loved Borneo because I liked where we lived so much," she told BBC Scotland's The Nine. 'I became a successful model at 60' 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z The air pollution index in Palangka Raya, the capital of Borneo’s Central Kalimantan province, hit 500, or “dangerous”, on Sunday, data from Indonesia’s Environment and Forestry Ministry showed. 'Dangerous' air pollution in Indonesia's Borneo leads to school... 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z Thousands of Indonesians prayed for rain in haze-hit towns on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo on Wednesday. Malaysian PM to write to Indonesia's leader as row over haze flares 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z East Kalimantan serves as a gateway to Borneo’s mythical jungles, the backdrop to Joseph Conrad novels and home to the native Dayak tribes once feared for headhunting. Endangered orangutans could be the biggest losers as Indonesia builds a new capital 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Borneo, shared by Malaysia, Indonesian and Brunei, is the world’s third-largest island. Endangered elephant shot 70 times, tusks hacked off, officials say 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Although she was educated in St Andrews, she returned to Borneo until she was 17 when her parents moved back to Scotland. 'I became a successful model at 60' 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Authorities closed 409 schools in Sarawak, on the Malaysian side of Borneo, on Tuesday due to haze, the state education department said. Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state, shuts... 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Like the major fires that are currently raging in the rain forests of Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra, they are intentionally lit by farmers and land developers to cheaply and quickly prepare land for planting. There’s a straight line from Trump’s trade war with China to the destruction of the Amazon 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Transboundary haze was detected on Thursday spreading from the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan on Borneo to the island’s Malaysian side, Indonesia’s climate agency said. Malaysia complains of smog from Indonesia as forest fires flare 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Augustine Tuuga, the wildlife department director in Sabah state on Malaysian Borneo, said the cruel attack was “not common.” Endangered elephant shot 70 times, tusks hacked off, officials say 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z East Kalimantan, on Indonesia's part of Borneo island, couldn't be more of a contrast - it's known for its lush rainforest and is home to orang-utans and other rare wildlife. Will new Indonesian capital just move the problem? 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Indonesia last week said it had detected haze crossing over from Kalimantan in Borneo to the Malaysian side on the island. Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state, shuts... 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z A similar pattern is playing out in Southeast Asia, where 71 percent of peat forests have been lost across Sumatra, Borneo and peninsular Malaysia between 1990 and 2015. The Amazon, Siberia, Indonesia: A World of Fire 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z With Jakarta subsiding into the Java Sea, Indonesian president Joko Widodo recently announced plans to build a new capital city on the island of Borneo. New Elevation Measure Shows Climate Change Could Quickly Swamp the Mekong Delta 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Last year, one of its crude oil pipelines off the island of Borneo ruptured after a ship struck it. Indonesia Confronts, Belatedly, a Huge Oil Spill Near Jakarta 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z He said three years of intense studies showed officials that the sparsely populated province on Borneo island, known for rainforests and orangutans, was the ideal place for a new capital city. Indonesia to remove 'burden' away from capital city Jakarta to less crowded, less polluted province 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z What’s more, shifting civil servants and their families to a new city in Borneo will not stop Jakarta from sinking, they say. Welcome to the jungle: Indonesia picks site for new capital city 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The island of Borneo is split among three countries: Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. Indonesia’s Capital Is Sinking, Polluted and Crowded. Its Leader Wants to Build a New One. 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Kalimantan is the name of Indonesia’s portion of Borneo, an island slightly larger than Texas shared with Malaysia and Brunei that’s located near the center of Indonesia. Why is Indonesia moving its capital? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Indonesia’s decades-long discussion about building a new capital on Borneo inched forward in April when Widodo approved a plan for it to move from Jakarta on Java island, the nation’s most populous. Indonesia to move capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Borneo island is the largest in the region and is at the center of the archipelago nation. Indonesia to remove 'burden' away from capital city Jakarta to less crowded, less polluted province 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Indonesia’s decades-long discussion about building a new capital on Borneo inched forward in April when Widodo approved a plan for it to move from Jakarta on Java island, the nation’s most populous. Indonesia to move capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Indonesia is pressing ahead with plans to move its capital from the traffic-choked city of Jakarta to the island of Borneo. Changing places: Why countries decide to move capitals 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z The only volcano thought to be active on Borneo is on the Malaysian side of the border. Why is Indonesia moving its capital? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The Japanese archipelago forms part of the “first island chain,” a string of island groups stretching across East Asia from Russia to Borneo. Japan builds an ‘island wall’ to counter China’s intensifying military, territorial incursions 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Indonesia’s decades-long discussion about building a new capital on Borneo island inched forward in April when Widodo approved a plan for the capital to move from Jakarta on Java island, the nation’s most populous. Indonesian president seeks people’s support for new capital 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z I spoke to a friend, Ben, who is from Borneo, where Sarawak laksa is prized. Meera Sodha: exclusive vegan and vegetarian recipes from her new book 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z The new capital would be in Kalimantan, the name for the Indonesian part of Borneo. Changing places: Why countries decide to move capitals 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z He said several fires detected on Sumatra and Borneo islands by weather satellites led to very poor air quality in six provinces with a combined population of more than 23 million. Indonesia steps up response to massive forest fires 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Orangutans are found in the rainforests of Borneo, where Sabah lies, and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Orangutan numbers drop as much as 30% in Malaysian palm oil estate... 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z She was found as a young calf wandering alone near a palm oil plantation in Borneo. Oregon Zoo elephant Chendra is pregnant 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z The death of Tam, who lived at a wildlife reserve on the island of Borneo, was announced on Monday. Last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia dies 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Wildlife experts estimate that only about 30 to 80 Sumatran rhinos remain in the world, mostly on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and on the Indonesian side of Borneo. Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino dies in captivity 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z In Indonesian Borneo, there exists a modest but important example of what is possible when the knowledge, practices, and values of local communities determine conservation interventions. Solutions exist to the crises of global warming and the collapse of nature: We just have to listen 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Indonesia named a South Korean company, Enermax, as the intended recipient of the Wise Honest’s coal, which was to be moved ship-to-ship in the port city of Balikpapan on Borneo island. AP Explains: What’s behind rare US seizure of N. Korea ship 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Indonesia named a South Korean company, Enermax, as the intended recipient of the Wise Honest's coal, which was to be moved ship-to-ship in the port city of Balikpapan on Borneo island. AP Explains: What's behind rare US seizure of N. Korea ship 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z However state media reports one of the front runners is Palangkaraya, on the island of Borneo. Indonesia to move capital city 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Our medical practice in Borneo is similar to what people expect in a conventional hospital, yet different. The planet is the patient now: how doctors and nurses are the front-line solution to climate change 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z Tropical forests, such as this one in Borneo, are among several types of ecosystems that scientists are pushing to conserve.Credit: ‘Global deal for nature’ fleshed out with specific conservation goals 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Brunei, a tiny sultanate of about 430,000 on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, has drawn condemnation and calls for boycotts over the laws. Facing Uproar, Brunei Says Stoning Law Is Meant to ‘Educate’ and ‘Nurture’ 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z The damage-control mission by Brunei — an oil- and gas-rich patch of coast and rain forest on the island of Borneo — came after its sultan began the first phase of strict sharia-inspired laws, U.S. officials said. Brunei once held off on strict Islamic law to stay in a U.S.-backed trade pact. Then Trump pulled out. 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The chief candidate is Palangkaraya, hundreds of kilometres to the north-east in central Kalimantan - the part of Borneo that belongs to Indonesia. Indonesia to move capital city 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z In Brunei, a tiny sultanate on the island of Borneo, Sultan Hassanal has many more roles than monarch. The Sultan of Brunei: Opulence, Power and Hard-Line Islam 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Brunei, a tiny monarchy on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, based its new penal code on Shariah, Islamic law based on the Quran and other writings, though interpretations of Shariah can vary widely. Brunei Introduces Death by Stoning for Gay Sex and Adultery, Despite International Outcry 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Second, prioritize natural regeneration in the humid tropics, such as Amazonia, Borneo or the Congo Basin, which all support very high biomass forest compared with drier regions. Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmospheric carbon 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z A tropical nation roughly half the size of Los Angeles County, Brunei is wedged between two Malaysian states on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. Can George Clooney persuade Hollywood to boycott hotels over Brunei’s antigay laws? 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Following the outcry, Brunei, a sultanate of about 430,000 on the island of Borneo, delayed carrying out the harshest provisions of its Shariah law. Brunei to Punish Adultery and Gay Sex With Death by Stoning 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Brunei, on the island of Borneo, is ruled by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and has grown rich on oil and gas exports. Clooney calls for Brunei hotels boycott 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Orangutans, which live on the Indonesian and Malaysian sides of the island of Borneo, as well as the Indonesian island of Sumatra, are an endangered species. Man Arrested After Drugged Orangutan Is Found in Indonesian Airport 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Streptomycin was discovered in a field in New Jersey; vancomycin, the jungles of Borneo; cephalosporins from a sewage outlet in Sardinia. The drugs don’t work: what happens after antibiotics? 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z Chinese ships also regularly patrol off the island of Borneo and near James Shoal east of the Natuna islands, China’s southernmost territorial claim which Malaysia says belongs to it. Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z This week, authorities in Malaysia seized more than 27 tonnes of pangolins and their scales - believed to be worth at least £1.6m - on Borneo, in the biggest such haul in the country. Rare insight into most trafficked mammal 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Kutai National Park is located on the east coast of Borneo Island, in the East Kalimantan province of Indonesia. 'Future proofing' forests for orangutans 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z In Singapore, durian—a fruit native to Borneo and Sumatra, whose strong odor is extremely divisive—is so popular that it’s been banned on public transportation. Chili Crabs Provide a Lively Intro to Singaporean Cuisine at Yummy Tummy 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z The plan was to snap up rain forest in Borneo, preserve it from logging and sell carbon credits to big polluting companies in the developed world. One Man’s Money-Draining Bet on Climate Change 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z In September, more than 2,500 people were killed by a quake and tsunami that hit the city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi, which is just east of Borneo. Indonesia tsunami triggered by volcano eruption 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z In September, at least 832 people were killed by a quake and tsunami that hit the city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi, which is just east of Borneo. At least 20 killed, 165 wounded after tsunami hits Indonesia 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z In September, at least 832 people were killed by a quake and tsunami that hit the city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi, which is just east of Borneo. At least 20 killed, 165 wounded after tsunami hits Indonesia 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z He spent years in the Royal Marines, and was on active service as a commando in the jungles of Borneo. British politician, soldier and diplomat: Paddy Ashdown dies 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z Ashdown saw active service in Borneo and the Persian Gulf before joining the elite Special Boat Service, the seagoing equivalent of the SAS. Obituary: Paddy Ashdown 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z Alba, the world’s only known albino orangutan was released into a remote Borneo jungle more than a year after conservation officials found her starving and dehydrated in an Indonesian village. 10 Things to Know for Today 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The new special “Red Ape: Saving the Orangutan” tracks efforts to save Borneo’s population of those endangered primates. TV This Week, Dec. 16-22: 'Timeless,' 'Isle of Dogs' and more 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “This is every day in Borneo,” he said. Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe. 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Yet he inherits from the discipline not only its seemingly limitless purview—poetry, geopolitics, philology; Beirut, Borneo, the Balkans—but also the zany amplitude of activity that characterized its leading figures. When Michelangelo Went to Constantinople 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The agency said Rosmah Mansor will be charged in a case tied to a solar energy project for rural schools on Borneo island. World Digest: Nov. 14, 2018 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z And speaking of weird-looking animals: The oldest known figure drawing — found in a cave in Borneo — depicts a reddish creature with spindly legs. The Week in Business: What the Midterms Mean for Taxes, and Amazon’s 2 New Homes 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z There’s a great deal more to be learned from the Borneo caves, Aubert said. This 40,000-year-old cow painting marks a key moment in the evolution of art 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Much of the new development was focused on Borneo, where many villages were settled before there were nations, let alone land deeds. Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe. 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z The red silhouette of a bull-like beast on the wall of a cave in the Indonesian part of Borneo is the oldest example of an animal drawing, experts say. 40,000-year-old animal drawing discovered in remote Borneo cave 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Combining the evidence from this stencil and the banteng image, it’s possible that people started making art in the Borneo caves sometime between 52,000 years ago and 40,000 years ago. In Cave in Borneo Jungle, Scientists Find Oldest Figurative Painting in the World 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z A patchy, weathered painting of a beast daubed on the wall of a limestone cave in Borneo may be the oldest known example of figurative rock art, say researchers who dated the work. World's 'oldest figurative painting' discovered in Borneo cave 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The painting was found in a system of caves in the remote and rugged mountains of East Kalimantan, an Indonesian province on Borneo. 'Oldest animal painting' discovered 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Daubed in orange ochre at least 40,000 years ago, images of what appear to be wild cattle on the Indonesian island of Borneo are now the oldest known figurative paintings in the world. This animal image may be the world’s oldest figurative art 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Scientists note that, while Borneo is Earth’s third largest island, for most of the Ice Age, it formed the easternmost tip of the vast continental region of Eurasia. 40,000-year-old animal drawing discovered in remote Borneo cave 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The new discovery indicates that people in Borneo were already making figurative images at the same time as people in Europe — or perhaps even thousands of years beforehand. In Cave in Borneo Jungle, Scientists Find Oldest Figurative Painting in the World 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z If the measurement is accurate the Borneo paintings may be 4,500 years older than depictions of animals that adorn cave walls on the neighbouring island of Sulawesi. World's 'oldest figurative painting' discovered in Borneo cave 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The authors conclude that rock art locally developed in Borneo between around 52,000 and 40,000 years ago, at roughly the same time as the earliest known art from Europe attributed to modern humans. 'Oldest animal painting' discovered 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Now, with the Borneo cave art, the scientists are able to construct a rough timeline of how art developed in the area. Oldest known animal drawing found in remote Indonesian cave 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z With the Borneo cave art, the scientists are able to construct a rough timeline of how art developed in the area. 40,000-year-old animal drawing discovered in remote Borneo cave 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z On the wall of a cave deep in the jungles of Borneo, there is an image of a thick-bodied, spindly-legged animal, drawn in reddish ocher. In Cave in Borneo Jungle, Scientists Find Oldest Figurative Painting in the World 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Aid is now arriving, from Jakarta, neighbouring Borneo, Australia, Japan and the UK, but there were still reports of desperate residents in outskirt areas such as Sigi raiding passing cars for petrol and supplies. 'I have flashbacks': Indonesia quake survivors describe a hellish week 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Friday’s tremor was also felt in the far south of the island in its largest city Makassar and on neighbouring Kalimantan, Indonesia’s portion of Borneo island. Indonesia tsunami: cries for help from rubble amid fears thousands dead 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z The remote limestones caves on Borneo have been known to contain prehistoric drawings since the 1990s. Oldest known animal drawing found in remote Indonesian cave 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Baby-faced with oversized ears and long tails that drag on the ground, pygmy elephants are found on Borneo island which is shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Pygmy elephant deaths in Borneo prompt Malaysian probe 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The other was a natural gas pipeline in Sabah, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. Malaysia cancels two big Chinese projects, fearing they will bankrupt the country 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Orangutans live in lowland forests on Borneo, an island shared by Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as on Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. Malaysia seizes rhino horns worth $12 million in largest such haul 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Oil palm expansion is a major driver of deforestation, which in turn threatens wildlife, such as the critically endangered orangutan of Borneo. Warning of palm oil threat to primates 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z One poignant anecdote describes a three-month field season in northern Borneo where she documented the spawning behavior of the endangered Humphead Wrasse, getting to know them on an individual level. The weird and wonderful world of fish 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z The rich rainforests of Borneo are surrounded by vast palm oil plantations. Pygmy elephant deaths in Borneo prompt Malaysian probe 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z “I’m not going to those places, I’m afraid. I’m not getting a chest tattoo by tribesmen in Borneo. He’s a superhero.” ‘Somebody Feed Phil’: How 'Everybody Loves Raymond' creator Phil Rosenthal became the unlikeliest food star 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The two women, who were wearing shorts and with bare midriffs, were filmed dancing on a wall in front of the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque on Borneo island. Malaysia mosque bans tourists over dance 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Each chapter recounts Aldred’s climbing of a single and singular tree, such as Roaring Meg in Australia or Tumparak in Borneo. Up a tree with James Aldred, in his memoir ‘The Man Who Climbs Trees’ 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Wallace was puzzled by the origin of Sulawesi’s unusual fauna, and the stark difference between Sulawesi and its closest neighbouring island, Borneo. Wallace’s enigma: how the island of Sulawesi continues to captivate biologists 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z High in the treetops of Borneo, there’s an ant with a deadly secret. 'Exploding Ant' Rips Itself Apart To Protect Its Own 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Borneo fruit bats are a common species in the region, but, like the island's other animals, they face threats from deforestation. Biologists Attempt to Save Orphaned Baby Bat 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Malaysian Borneo has seen a surge in cases of “monkey malaria”, a strain of the disease that normally only affects macaques, caused by the parasite Plasmodium knowlesi. Drones drafted in to fight surge in 'monkey malaria' in Malaysia 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z In January, researchers identified the parasite Plasmodium cynomolgi in five people being treated for malaria in hospitals and clinics around Kapit, a heavily forested area in the centre of the island of Borneo. Rare human outbreak of monkey malaria detected in Malaysia 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z The animals are native to the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Zoo announces pregnancy of critically endangered orangutan 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of Borneo island. Indonesia peatland swap plan questioned over deforestation risk 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z A baby fruit bat, not often seen up close, was recently taken in by two biologists who attempted to save its life in Borneo. Biologists Attempt to Save Orphaned Baby Bat 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z In Borneo, female mourners are said to undertake a perilous journey to the other side and back alongside the soul of the deceased. Back to black: why US artist Taryn Simon is going into mourning 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z We may never know for sure who inspired the phrase “wild man of Borneo.” Review | Two Westerners in search of art and adventure in Borneo 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The other was an art dealer from California who swapped surfing for a life of adventure, travelling deep into the jungles of Borneo in search of the fabulous art of the Dayak people. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z WWF, a charity, now ranks Australia alongside Borneo and the Congo Basin as one of the world’s 11 worst “fronts” for deforestation. Queensland is one of the world’s worst places for deforestation 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z In February, Indonesian police arrested two rubber plantation workers in Borneo, accusing them of shooting an orangutan multiple times, decapitating it and then throwing its body into a river. Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans From 1999 to 2015 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Villagers spotted the wounded orangutan in a lake in the East Kutai district of East Kalimantan province on Borneo two weeks ago. Police arrest 5 who killed orangutan in Borneo with air gun 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z One day, while researching nomadism in a library, he stumbled upon a photo of a Penan man captioned “A hunter-gatherer in the forests of Borneo.” Review | Two Westerners in search of art and adventure in Borneo 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Introduce us to these two very different men and explain what drew them to Borneo. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Last week, an international study revealed that its population in Borneo, the animal’s last main stronghold, now stands at between 70,000 and 100,000, less than half of what it was in 1995. Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife? 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z To estimate changes in the size of Borneo’s orangutan population over time, researchers representing 38 international institutions compiled field surveys conducted between 1999 and 2015. Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans From 1999 to 2015 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The forests of Borneo are being fragmented by new plantations and building projects and the associated loss of trees led to falls in local orangutan populations of up to 75%, the study found. Dramatic decline in Borneo's orangutan population as 150,000 lost in 16 years 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z He made it to Borneo in 1984 by wangling a berth on an expedition to explore the Mulu caves, now one of the island’s tourist attractions. Review | Two Westerners in search of art and adventure in Borneo 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z He spent 10 years in Europe before making his way to Bali and Borneo. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z But the research also showed that natural resources were still being exploited in Borneo "at an unsustainable rate". '100,000 orangutans' killed in 16 years 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z They extrapolated the overall size of the island’s population from the number of orangutan nests found throughout the species’ range in Borneo. Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans From 1999 to 2015 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Hunters in Borneo tend to enter the forest to find pigs and deer, but if they encounter a large orangutan, they can take the animals for food. Dramatic decline in Borneo's orangutan population as 150,000 lost in 16 years 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Not long after Manser’s arrival, timber barons swaggered into Borneo, waving around permission slips to log at will. Review | Two Westerners in search of art and adventure in Borneo 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z He went into Borneo because he was obsessed with the tribal people and the magic of their world. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, an orangutan was found brutally shot to death in Borneo. Nearly 150,000 Bornean Orangutans Lost Since 1999, Cutting Population By Half 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z However, the World Wildlife Fund estimates that the remaining population of Borneo orangutans is much smaller, at around 105,000. Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans From 1999 to 2015 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Last week, authorities on Borneo found the body of a male orangutan bearing machete scars and wounds from 130 airgun pellets. Dramatic decline in Borneo's orangutan population as 150,000 lost in 16 years 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z In reading “The Last Wild Men of Borneo,” then, you might find yourself doing as I did: rushing through the chapters on Palmieri to get back to the adventures of Manser. Review | Two Westerners in search of art and adventure in Borneo 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z In Borneo, you say Palmieri, “wasn’t just travelling to a remote physical location, but to a metaphysical one—the rich spiritual world of the Dayaks.” Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z They then looked at findings from a large interview study that reported orangutan kills across Borneo, as well as local anecdotes. Nearly 150,000 Bornean Orangutans Lost Since 1999, Cutting Population By Half 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z By 2015, they reported, about half of the orangutans estimated to live in Borneo in 1999 were found in areas in which human resource use has caused significant changes to the surrounding environment. Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans From 1999 to 2015 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Hunting and killing have driven a dramatic decline in the orangutan population on Borneo where nearly 150,000 animals have been lost from the island’s forests in 16 years, conservationists warn. Dramatic decline in Borneo's orangutan population as 150,000 lost in 16 years 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Orangutans inhabit lowland forests on Borneo, an island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, and Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, eating wild fruits, insects, bark, flowers and leaves. Startling orangutan population decline recorded in Borneo 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Borneo is a massive place—the third-largest island in the world. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z In Borneo, only 38 of the 64 total population groups have more than 100 individuals. Nearly 150,000 Bornean Orangutans Lost Since 1999, Cutting Population By Half 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Orangutans, which inhabit both the Indonesian and Malaysian sides of Borneo, as well as the Indonesian region of Sumatra, are an endangered species, with some populations critically endangered. Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans From 1999 to 2015 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The finding, which is to be published in the journal Current Biology, is in line with the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s 2016 designation of Borneo’s orangutans as critically endangered. Borneo’s orangutan population plunged by 100,000 since 1999 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Around 70 percent of the loss in Borneo’s populations may have resulted from orangutan killings by people in forested areas, the researchers said. Startling orangutan population decline recorded in Borneo 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z One day when I visited him in Borneo, he said, “Let me show you something.” Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Several die in Indonesian accident: A speedboat carrying 51 people capsized off Indonesia’s part of Borneo island on Monday, killing at least eight passengers, an official said. World Digest: Jan. 1, 2018 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Their prime habitat in Borneo is lowland rain forests, which have been ravaged for decades by illegal logging operations and slash-and-burn land clearing for palm oil plantations and other agricultural activities. Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans From 1999 to 2015 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The vessel, whose passengers included several children, was travelling off the northern part of the island of Borneo when it overturned and sank. Indonesia boat capsizes, killing eight 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Borneo has one orangutan species and Sumatra has two. Startling orangutan population decline recorded in Borneo 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z To a large extent, the Borneo that Manser wanted to save, and that Michael explored, is gone. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z It feeds on monkeys, small deer, birds and lizards, and is the main predator on Borneo, an island shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Rare Bornean clouded leopards caught on camera in Malaysian reserve 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z To identify the likely causes of orangutan population losses, the researchers relied on maps of estimated land cover change on Borneo during the 16-year period. Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans From 1999 to 2015 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z DNA revealed that these orangutans are descended from their cousins who live across a few hundred miles of sea, in Borneo. New species of orangutan is the rarest great ape on the planet 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Around 70 percent of the loss in Borneo’s populations may have resulted from orangutan killings by people in forested areas, the researchers said. Startling orangutan population decline recorded in Borneo 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Palm oil is now taking over vast tracts of Borneo. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z It feeds on monkeys, small deer, birds and lizards, and is the main predator on Borneo, an island shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Rare Bornean clouded leopards caught on camera in Malaysian reserve 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Lastly, University of Southern California graduate student James Askew found that calls made by Batang Toru males vary from calls he recorded elsewhere on Sumatra and on Borneo. New Species of Orangutan Is Rarest Ape on Earth 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Bornean orangutans are also found in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo. New species of orangutan is the rarest great ape on the planet 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Borneo has one orangutan species and Sumatra has two. Startling orangutan population decline recorded in Borneo 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z A recent study estimated that up to 3100 orangutans are killed each year on Borneo alone. New great ape species found, sparking fears for its survival 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Another naturist who lives on Borneo does not want to be named, and agrees that being a naturist in Indonesia is a "difficult lifestyle decision". Indonesia's secret nudist community 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z Krützen's group sequenced the entire genome of 37 wild orangutans throughout Sumatra and Borneo. New Species of Orangutan Is Rarest Ape on Earth 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z It is taken in eastern Sabah, on the island of Borneo. Photo of butchered rhino wins top award 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Orangutans inhabit lowland forests on Borneo, an island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, and Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, eating wild fruits, insects, bark, flowers and leaves. Startling orangutan population decline recorded in Borneo 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z And fecal samples yielded mitochondrial DNA that suggested they are more closely related to orangutans on the relatively distant island of Borneo than to those in nearer northern Sumatra. New great ape species found, sparking fears for its survival 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Later that evening he photographed an oriental bay-owl - a bird he had added to his list six weeks earlier in Borneo - clinging to a tree trunk. Breaking birding record only beginning for Oregon man 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Later that evening he photographed an oriental bay-owl — a bird he had added to his list six weeks earlier in Borneo — clinging to a tree trunk. Breaking birding record only beginning for Oregon man 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Orangutans, only found in the wild on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, are critically endangered. Foundation to create special reserve for albino orangutan 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The government of Sabah, on the northern part of Borneo, is to rush through moves to make pangolins a "totally protected" species, The Malay Mail newspaper says. Jackie Chan joins fight to save endangered pangolin - BBC News 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z The forest carbon credits are issued by Infinite Earth and backed by natural assets from the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve in Borneo, Indonesia. U.S. tech startup plans up to $150 million token sale for environmental credit market 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The great apes are only found on two islands, Sumatra and Borneo, which Indonesia shares with Malaysia. AP PHOTOS: Palm oil kills orangutans in Indonesia peat swamp 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z The total eclipse traversed parts of Indonesia, including Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi, while viewers in Australia and parts of south Asia and east Asia were able to see a partial eclipse, according to NASA. When Was the Last Total Solar Eclipse? 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z In Borneo, they eat rice bugs blended with chilies and salts, cooked in hollow bamboo stems. Without Bugs, We Might All Be Dead 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The hotspots were seen mostly on Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of Borneo island, with some also on Sumatra and Java island. Indonesian military officer orders that forest burners be shot 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z The forest carbon credits are issued by Infinite Earth and backed by natural assets from the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve in Borneo, Indonesia. U.S. tech startup plans up to $150 million token sale for environmental credit market 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The province’s 3.5 million population is 83% Christian, but the demographic is changing as Muslim economic migrants arrive from Indonesia’s populous islands of Java, Borneo, Sumatra and Sulawesi. Poverty and Death in Indonesia's Land of Gold 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Indonesia suffered some its worst forest fires in 2015, hitting mainly the island of Sumatra and in Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of Borneo island. Indonesia's disaster agency says forest fire threat to escalate 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Allisen Borneo, 16, is heading into her junior year at Washington Metropolitan High School in Northwest Washington where she is an honor roll student. D.C. looks to students for ways to address chronic absenteeism 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The hotspots were seen mostly on Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of Borneo island, with some also on Sumatra and Java island. Indonesian military officer orders that forest burners be shot 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Others just carry them strangely, like the long-tailed slug that lives only in the state of Sabah, in Borneo. Inside the Strange World of Slug Sex and Slime 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z CORNELIS, the 63-year-old governor of West Kalimantan, a province in Indonesian Borneo, is relaxing in jeans and a stained white vest at a table piled withkrupuk crackers and other local snacks. Indonesian Islamists open a new front in their war on tolerance 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Indonesia suffered some its worst forest fires in 2015, hitting mainly the island of Sumatra and in Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of Borneo island. Indonesia's disaster agency says forest fire threat to escalate 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z A veteran of the field from Borneo to Ethiopia and an evolutionary biologist, he offers a two-fold argument. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Defense ministers and military chiefs from the three countries launched coordinated maritime patrols on Monday in the Indonesian city of Tarakan in northern Borneo, just across from Sabah, Malaysia. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines launch join maritime patrol 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The man’s base will discover eventually that he is a carnival hoax, the Cardiff Giant, the Wild Man of Borneo who eats live chickens. Opinion | Taking a break from the news 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Asner says he's also been asked to identify a 400,000-hectare area in northern Borneo to set aside for protection on the basis of traits. Biodiversity moves beyond counting species 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, within a year, the lizard was turning up outside Borneo. Call to keep secrets on rare species draws reluctant support 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z There were massive forest fires in 2015, affecting mainly the island of Sumatra and Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of Borneo island. Indonesia president approves two-year extension of forest moratorium 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation says the name means “white” in Latin and “dawn” in Spanish. Albino orangutan named ‘Alba’ after worldwide appeal 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The world’s third-largest island, Borneo is divided politically; the smaller, northern portion is Malaysian, the remainder Indonesian. Opinion | Where idigenous culture once thrived, nights spent watching TV 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Indonesia suffered its worst forest fires in 2015, hitting mainly the island of Sumatra and in Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of Borneo island. Indonesia ministry seeks to extend forest moratorium by two years 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z These great apes – a different species from those in Borneo – are classified as critically endangered and have a total population of around 14,000. Conservationists plan expedition to secret ‘Noah’s Ark’ in Sumatra 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation spokesman Nico Hermanu said Wednesday that the 5-year-old great ape is being kept in a dimly lit enclosure with round the clock veterinarian care after being rescued on April 29. Name sought for rare albino orangutan rescued in Indonesia 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The 5-year-old female was rescued after being captured by villagers in Indonesia’s part of Borneo island April 29. Albino orangutan named ‘Alba’ after worldwide appeal 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Though by no means a cheerful book, “The Wasting of Borneo” ends on a moderately encouraging note. Opinion | Where idigenous culture once thrived, nights spent watching TV 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The white-haired and blue-eyed female orangutan was being held captive in a remote village in the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Albino orangutan rescued from captivity in Indonesia - BBC News 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z |
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