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In the PH, 5 blacklisted Chinese arrested in Zamboanga. The group was stopped during their attempt to flee the country through the backdoor exit route from Tawi-Tawi to Sabah, Malaysia.
#Philippines #Asian #TootSEA #Sabah #Fugitive #Crime #POGO #Zamboanga #Malaysia #TawiTawi
𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬
✧ Whitehead's trogon ✧
Whitehead's trogon (Harpactes whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is an uncommon resident in primary mountain forest. One of Borneo's largest trogons at 29 to 33 centimetres (11 to 13 inches) long, it is sexually dimorphic. The male is crimson on the head, nape, a...
#trogon #Whitehead #MountKinabalu #Sabah #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehead%27s_trogon
Borneo's mountains reveal a #NewSpecies of #orangutan-colored giant pitcher plant https://phys.org/news/2024-12-borneo-mountains-reveal-species-orangutan.html
#Sabah’s hidden giant: #Nepenthes pongoides, a micro-#endemic tropical #PitcherPlant from northern #Borneo. By Alviana Damit et al. https://www.publish.csiro.au/BT/BT24050
"The purpose of the pitcher is to capture both rainfall and insects... This newest species was found able to grow to 45 centimeters and to hold over two liters of water."
Many #SeaNomads settled around islands in the #TunSakaran Marine Park but a crackdown on #CrossBorderCrime since June has demolished hundreds of homes.
Another reason for the drive was #NationalSecurity concerns, as the waters of the #Sulu archipelago between #Sabah and the southern #Philippines are a stronghold of #AbuSayyaf.
#Malaysia’s eviction of sea nomads casts light on precarious lives
https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-eviction-badjau-laut-precarious-lives/
#Sabah #Malaysia #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfMalaysia #MalaysianBirds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography
#WildlifePhotography
#BirdsOfFediverse #Nature
Last photograph in series 
Photograph published with the kind permission of Craig Robson, professional bird guide for BirdQuest and author of field guides of South East Asia.
Taken late August 2019 in Sabah, Malaysia area.
Interesting family of birds.. Check out #eBird
Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
EN Endangered
#Borneo's #Sabah & #Sarawak joined more-populated #Malaya in 1963 to form #Malaysia, under soon-broken promises of self-governance (#autonomy). 60 years later, changing politics bring renewed hope for autonomy or even (unlikely) #independence.
https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2024/09/18/whats-next-for-sabah-and-sarawak-after-ma63/
#secession #geography #geopolitics #decolonization #SoutheastAsia #politicalgeography #statehood #sovereignty #SouthChinaSea #SundaIslands #EastMalaysia #NorthBorneo @geography @geopolitics #geographyteacher
BusinessToday · What's Next For Sabah And Sarawak After MA63?Malaysians are eagerly waiting for what will be Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg strategic move on MA63. To stay united with Malaysia? Or to go independent? Secede?
The flooding in Sabah has been called one of the worst floods in 20 years. This, and similar events, underscore the urgent necessity for sustainable land use planning and climate adaptation measures
Malay Mail · Sabah’s worst floods in 20 years highlight need for climate adaptation — WWF-Malaysia
#Sabah #Malaysia #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfMalaysia #MalaysianBirds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography
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Taken late August 2019 in Sabah, Malaysia area.
Photograph published with the kind permission of Craig Robson, professional bird guide for BirdQuest and author of field guides of South East Asia.
Olive-backed Woodpecker (Gecinulus rafflesii) - Near Threatened
#Sabah #Malaysia #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfMalaysia #MalaysianBirds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography
#WildlifePhotography
#BirdsOfFediverse
Give the species name, scientific name, and it's approximate location.
Taken late August 2019 in Sabah, Malaysia area.
Photograph published with the kind permission of Craig Robson, professional bird guide for BirdQuest and author of field guides of South East Asia.
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
plus Orang Utan
No visit to #KotaKinabalu will be complete without paying a visit to a local office of the Philippine Cultural Ministry. 
I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that Sabah also has a bamboo pole dance similar to the Philippines' Tinikling or Singkil. This one is called Magunatip.
Fascinating paper in Zootaxa yesterday describing a new genus in the #Gelechiidae (#Lepidoptera) from #Sabah, East #Malaysia.
Ponomarenko & Omelko 2024, "A new genus and two new species of gelechiid moths (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae) from the East Malaysia with unusual male secondary characters"
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5447.4.8
The male #moths have very unusual wing-like projections and hair-pencils (presumably to disperse pheromones) on the mesoscutum.
A senator from #Sarawak has proposed that the now defunct #FeriMalaysia services between #PeninsularMalaysia and the East Malaysian states of Sarawak and #Sabah be revived
This is not only good for tourism developments but also national integration between the people of both sides of the country
The #ferry service was active in the late 1980s but was stopped due to financial reasons
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Plea. Name the species and give its approximate location. It adds so much to a posting of a bird photograph.
Taken late August 2019 in Sabah, Malaysia area.
Photograph published with the kind permission of Craig Robson, who is a professional bird guide for BirdQuest and author of field guides of South East Asia.
Bornean Whistler (Pachycephala hypoxantha)
I hope the #CharterChange and #MindanaoSecession won't delay the government's goal to update the territorial and UNCLOS boundaries of the #Philippines.
Rumour has it that the new map will include all our claims in the West Philippine Sea as well as #Sabah.