In Sarawak, now you can, says HEIDI MUNAN, who finds a tour of the Liew Pepper Farm a fascinating trip. YOU can just go where the pepper grows!” In Queen Victoria’s England, this was a mild imprecation, meaning something like “Get lost!” In Sarawak, it’s a job description. Some 67,000 farmers tend the lush green [...]

JUST as we were about to board our bus outside the Kuching Holiday Inn, we were warned that our trip to see the highly elusive orang utan or Wild Man of Borneo might be an exercise in futility due to a highly successful rehabilitation programme. Determined not to let anyone pour cold water on our [...]

Mad dogs and travel writers go out in the midday sun,” I was telling myself as I braved that fiery ball at that very hour to check out a market. This was the Sunday Market on Satok Road. It was hot — perhaps 34 seething tropical degrees — as I trudged through the city centre, [...]

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Hoary but true. Perseverance in what you do is the sure way to success and happiness, insists Henry Law Ing Hua, 58, whose dogged pursuit of his dream of an agro-tourism resort has made him “the luckiest man in the world”. Law was just eight when [...]

The Heart of Borneo is an ambition project aimed at protecting the forest in Borneo Island undertaken by three nations, namely Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. The Heart of Borneo is covering a staggering size of 220 sq km or nearly a third of Borneo Island. The project is actually very impressive based on the large [...]

Sarawak has a coastline that runs 700km along the northwestern side of Borneo. A good place to begin discovering its beauty is Damai Beach, in Santubong. This vacation spot is embraced by the South China Sea and has the majestic jungle-clad Mount Santubong as its backdrop. Mount Santubong Some of the state’s best beach resorts [...]

Offering close-to-nature activities, lush greens, coupled with amazing views of Mountain Kinabalu, Sabah Tea Garden is a great place to get close to nature and have a relaxing holiday – all in one place. Nestled in the lush tropical wilderness of Kinabalu Park on 2,509ha and at 692m above sea level, Sabah Tea Garden’s cool [...]

At the south western most of Sarawak lies a town call Sematan. It’s the last township in Borneo since it lies at the tail of Borneo. If you look at the following map, Sematan is really located at the end of Sarawak. Apart from its unique location, Sematan is a famous old seaside market located [...]