Rates and stages of decomposition of two scavenged and clothed pig carcasses were studied in a tropical rainforest in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Comparisons between these two carcasses revealed that the scavenged carcass decomposed faster than the clothed one. Some important fly species were proposed...
This paper focuses on care-giving families of psychiatric service-users in Kuching, Sarawak. Issues of marginalization and dynamics of exclusion of families are explored in relation to Labelling theory and multi-cultural interpretations of mental illnesses....
SarawaknativespacerepresentationsdevelopmentThe study looks at historical and contemporary representations of rural native communities in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Through the analysis of representations, the study underlines the production of a distinct space for native rural communities in Sarawak and ...
Sarawak.The results show that the common types of forest dependency are private land ownership, land area of less than 10 acres, less than 50 meters of house distance to forest, land utilization for house site and agriculture purposes, and estimated income and expenditure of less than RM 1000...
This paper provides an analysis of logging productivity in the tropics using data from four different timber licenses operated by WTK in Sarawak over an 18-year period and using Sikorsky 61F, 64E, and 64F and Kamov KA-32 helicopters. The results show that productivity, measured as average ...
minority communityTamilsKuchingMalaysiaThis paper intends to determine whether the minority Tamil immigrant community in Kuching, Sarawak still maintains its heritage culture or has assimilated it with the dominant cultures in Sarawak. Are the Tamils in Kuching still maintaining their cultural norms? The ...
O. K. Chai 1996 Nutritional environment of tropical peat soils in Sarawak, Malaysia based on soil solution composition. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 42: 833-843.Funakawa S, Yonebayasshi K, Shoon JF, Oi Khun EC 1996. Nutritional environment of tropical peat soils in Sarawak, Malaysia ...
Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, fits this category also. Famous for its colonial White Rajahs and its indigenous long‐house cultures, Sarawak has a variety of resources on which to base a strong special interest tourism industry. This study seeks to encourage the ...
2015. Composition and diversity of plants in Sibuti mangrove forest, Sarawak, Malaysia. Forest Science and Technology 12:70e76.Kaleem S, Abu Hena M K, Zamri R, Khalid R H and Hoque M M. (2015). Composition and diversity of plants in Sibuti Mangrove forest, Sarawak, Malaysia. Forest ...
Sarawak, a State of East Malaysia, exhibits both rapid development and rapid environmental degradation. However, no existing theoretical approach to environmental education seems capable of fully respecting the region's cultural and environmental complexity. As a response to this situation, an approach ...