systems. It minimizes the risk of having different and inconsistent coordinate reference systems. It enables a wide range of spatial applications to be supported in a manner that is consistent with international standards and best practice. When Borneo Triangulation 1968 (BT68) was established‚ it complied with the then current recommendations of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). It used what could be called the global positioning system of the day - geodetic astronomy - to establish
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5/3/13 Saving Planet Earth - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Saving Planet Earth From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Saving Planet Earth is a season of nature documentaries with a conservation theme‚ screened on BBC Television in 2007 to mark the 50th anniversary of its specialist factual department‚ the BBC Natural History Unit. The series featured films contributed by a number of celebrities on the plight of various endangered species‚ and coincided with the launch of the BBC Wildlife
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PRE-HISTORIC CIVILISATION IN THE PHILIPPINES. By Elsdon Best. THE TAGALO-BISAYA TRIBES.—I. WHEN a powerful and highly civilised nation comes in contact with a barbaric and isolated people‚ who have nevertheless advanced many steps on the road of progress‚ it would naturally be thought that the superior and conquering race would endeavour to collect and place on record information concerning such people: their manners‚ customs‚ language‚ religion‚ and traditions. Unfortunately‚ in the case of the
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about 90 minutes before the Attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii at 07:48 on 7 December Hawaii time‚ or 01:48 on 8 December Malayan time. They then invaded the island of Borneo in mid December 1941‚ landing on the west coast near Miri in Sarawak;[2] invasion was completed by 23 January 1942 when they landed at Balikpapan in Dutch Borneo on the east coast.[3] During the occupation an estimated 100‚000 people were killed. Invasion timeline • 8–18 December 1941 HMS Prince of Wales sinking after being
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Bibliography: Greenwood‚ Rosie. My first book of questions and answers about science and nature. Queen Street House: Parragon Publishing.‚ 2004. ’Love-dart ’ slug‚ lungless frog among new species on Borneo. [Online] Available http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/100422/world/malaysia_brunei_wildlife_environment_species_ Thu Apr 22‚ 12:34 AM Threatened and Endangered Species. [Online] Available http://www.naturecanada.ca/endangered.asp‚ April 2 2010
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Southeast Asia‚ peninsula bordering Thailand and Northern one-third of island of Borneo‚ bordering Indonesia‚ Brunei‚ South China Sea and South of Vietnam. Malaysia separated in two islands just similar as New Zealand‚ the only difference is West and East Malaysia and they are sharing the island with other countries as has mentioned before. The capital city (Kuala Lumpur) is located in West Malaysia‚ and Sabah (Borneo) and Kuching (capital city of East Malaysia) are located in Sarawak (East Malaysia)
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Title and Citation Mark Koding v. Public Prosecutor [1982] 2 MLJ 120 Facts On 11 October 1978‚ the Accused‚ Mark Koding‚ a lawyer and member of the Dewan Rakyat made a speech in Parliament which was thought to be seditious. He was subsequently charged with committing an offence under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act. Issues 1. Whether‚ as a Member of Parliament (MP)‚ the Accused’s right of free speech in Parliament‚ given by sections 3 and 8 of the Houses of Parliament (Privileges and Powers)
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Malaysian Food Malaysia is one of the south-east Asian countries. It is divided into two parts‚ West Malaysia and East Malaysia. West Malaysia or Peninsula Malaysia is attached to the Asian continent‚ whereas East Malaysia is appended with the Borneo Island and separated from West Malaysia by the South China Sea. Malaysia‚ better known as Tanah Melayu‚ was conquered by each Britain‚ Holland and Japan once before 1957. One of the reasons why Tanah Melayu had remained conquered for five decades was
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archipelago since the Paleolithic era‚ which dates back 500‚000 years ago. He believed that the Philippines was once connected to mainland Asia as Palawan’s form and geographical location suggested that it perfectly bridged the Philippine Islands and Borneo. He found traces of men in the Tabon Caves‚ which are located in the western part of Palawan. In there‚ he found skullcap remains of which he presumed to belonged to the Tabon Man. In addition‚ Fox discovered burial jars‚ ornaments‚ jewelries‚ stone
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3) Have a look at the maps in this chapter with an eye to the areas of the world that were not incorporated in a major empire. Pick one or more of them and do a little research as to what was happening there in the modern era. I chose the region of Borneo which is besides the Philippines. I believe the territory must have been led by an empire who did not want to be over thrown by the bigger empires such as Portuguese‚ French and English‚ so they would rather not be involved with their trade and other
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