A visit to Marudi, a quiet riverine town in northern Sarawak, would be incomplete without a visit to Fort Hose. Located about 100km upriver from Kuala Baram, Marudi used to be the administrative centre of this area before Miri was founded. Today it is the largest town in Baram district. It all started in 1883 when the then-Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Abdul Momin ceded the Baram region to […]
If you are a visiting botanist or horticulturalist to Kuching, the number one place you must visit is DBKU Orchid Park. Constructed in November 2007, the park was finally opened to the public on May 5, 2009. The garden is made up of two areas – the nursery and the display area and houses a collection […]
Other than the iconic species like orangutan and rafflesia, the potential of other wildlife species for ecotourism development in Sarawak can and should be further explored. Sarawak Forestry Corporation’s (SFC) Chief Executive Officer, Wong Ting Chung said this at the opening of the 6th International Bornean Frog Race at Gunung Gading National Park on Apr 29. According […]
