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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Brunei," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Brunei in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Brunei when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Brunei, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! TheBumiputera (or Bumiputra) is derived from theSanskrit word 'Bhumiputra', which roughly translatedmeans 'sons of the soil'. In both Malaysia and Brunei,the term is used to refer to a member of majority Malayethnic group. It can also refer to members of certainindigenous groups as outlined below. ... Read more

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Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided among Indonesia (Kalimantan, population 12,000,000), Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah, pop. 6,000,000) and Brunei (pop. 590,000). Indonesians refer to the island as Kalimantan. However, for people outside of Indonesia, Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Malaysia's region of Borneo is collectively called East Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo. Malaysians usually refer to the island by the names of either of its two Malaysian provinces, Sarawak and Sabah. The independent nation of Brunei occupies the remainder of the island. ... Read more

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Bruneiofficially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peaceis a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea it is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, and in fact it is separated into two parts by Limbang, which is part of Sarawak. Brunei regained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January 1984 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. During the early-20th century, the Southeast Asian nation experienced an economic boom and underwent rapid development. Economic growth during the 1970s and 1990s, averaging 56% from 1999 to 2008, has transformed Brunei Darussalam into a newly industrialised country. Brunei has one of the world's fastest growing Gross Domestic Product at Purchasing Power Parity. Brunei has the second highest Human Development Index among the South East Asia nations, after Singapore and is classified as a Developed Country.Islam is the official religion. ... Read more

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Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of Malaysia and Brunei. ... Read more

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The best guide to Southeast Asia, completely updated

Jungle treks, smoldering volcanos, and white-sand beaches
Colorful bazaars, crafts villages, reliable jewelers and electronics stores--and where to get clothes made to order
Wondrous golden palaces and ancient temple complexes

Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget

Memorable accommodations, from beachside bungalows to luxurious mountaintop villas and swank urban palaces
Stylish Pacific Rim cuisine, high tea in Singapore, tasty local delicacies from cafés, noodle stands, and hawker centers

Fresh, thorough, practical--from writers you can trust

Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents

58 pages of maps, vacation itineraries, and more

Important Contacts A to Z; Smart Travel Tips; Fodor's Choice; What's Where; Pleasures & Pastimes; New & Noteworthy; complete index. ... Read more

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Asia on Internet Time
I love the Rough Guides, Moon Guides, and Lonely Planet. The only problemis, they often assume you're going for 3 weeks or 6 months. I can seldomget away for more than 8-10 days at a time. Fodor's doesn't just dump a lotof destination info on you. They help you prioritize by listing"must-see" sights and presenting multiple alternative itinerariesfor trips of different lengths, etc.

Last December, Fodor's SE Asia guidehelped me figure out that the Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore odyssey we wantedjust wouldn't fit comfortably into 10 days. So we postponed that trip untilsomeday when we have at least 2 or 3 weeks. Instead, we simply flew intoBangkok and immediately booked a 3-day Phnom Penh/Angkor tour. In all, wedid 3 days each in Cambodia and Bangkok and 4 days in Tokyo. It was afabulous trip.

This time I'm using Fodor's Japan, together with the Moonand Rough Guides (and of course the Internet), to plan a 10-day solo tripto Hokkaido. From Fodor's I get the highlights, along with a good idea ofwhat I can expect to fit into 10 days. From the other two I get obscure(but equally important!) details, such as the fact that the little farmingtown of Furano (not mentioned in Fodor's) gets a lot of Japanese touristsbecause it was the setting for the long-running TV drama Kita no Kuni Kara(From the North Country). I've only seen a few early episodes of that show,but it's enough that now I want to see Furano too.

To sum up, I useFodor's as my starting point, then read other guides to get extra details.I've done 2 Asia trips this way, and I'll be doing the 3rd one very soon.

A concise and easy-to-use guide
As Fodors does like no one else, this pleasing digestible guidebook gives practical information to the traveller for an incredibly large and diverse region.A great starting point for trip planning in southeast Asia. ... Read more

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Recommended guide covering all Bornean birds
Basics: hardcover, 1,600 good but sometimes small color illustrations of all 631 species; paragraph covers identification, behavior, voice, range, and breeding for each bird; 129 species receive only a single illustration; 2-colored range map given for each bird

This is the first book to focus on only the birds of the island of Borneo and to illustrate all its species. Borneo, divided into three separate countries, has a list of 631 species, which includes 50 endemics.

The 1,600+ illustrations are good and should be adequate to identify most of the species, except perhaps for some of the babblers, the plainer flycatchers, and the jungle-flycatchers. Most of the birds have multiple illustrations that typically focus on the gender variations. Some juvenile plumages are also included. Compared to most other field guides, this book has fewer poses shown for the birds. As an example, at least 129 species have only a single illustration. As for the pose, most of the birds are shown in a standard perching position.Relatively few of the birds are shown in flight or with an open-wing or tail to reveal finer details. The birds with the most illustrations (2-6) are the raptors, shorebirds, terns, and gulls. Although this is nice, there are other better, specialized guides that already focus on these family groups. In contrast, Borneo has many unique birds that are illustrated in very few other books.This book was a good chance to better show these birds.Examples include the Bornean Stubtail or the Chestnut-crowned Yuhina which are shown with only one illustration each. It would have been nice to give extra attention to the island and regional endemics.

The text consists of a brief, concise paragraph with at least 50% dedicated to identification and similar species. The description does a good job of pointing out both the adult and juvenile plumages; and, often differences between the male and female plumages. Each bird also receives a short description of its voice. This description may be as simple as "a soft twittering" for the Asian House-Martin or more lengthy for the Whitehead's Spiderhunter that reads "very distinctive; call is a wheezy wee-chit (4kHz); also a complex series of nasal but wheezy twitters and tirlls with rich harmonics wit-wit-wit-wt'wt'wt'weechee...(3-8 kHz)".

The remainder of the paragraph provides brief, informative notes on the bird's habitat, behavior, range and status, Borneo status, and breeding.

The range maps, supplied for each bird, use three different colors. These represent resident, non-breeding visitor, and passage migrant. To help provide more detail, the borders of the three countries as well as the states of Indonesia are shown on the island.

Although a true field, the book may not be completely welcome in the field due to its slightly enlarged size that will require a larger than normal pocket. The layout used to display the birds is slightly different - but effective.Instead of the typical text-on-the-left-page across from the plates-on-the-right-page format, the bird's illustration is right next to its text and range map. This format allows 2-3 species to be shown and discussed on each page. A benefit of this layout is it prevents any confusion of matching the bird with its proper text and map; however, the downside is the reduction in the size of the illustrations. At times, the birds are a bit small, such as the Little Green-Pigeon.This image is small enough to be nearly hidden by the tip of my index finger. I'm not quite sure why some of these birds were illustrated so small since there is plenty of blank space around them.Many of the birds could be nearly doubled in size and still fit nicely onto the page.

Any serious birding done on Borneo will require this book. The only other alternative, which is a good one, is MacKinnon & Phillipp's book "A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali." The plates in this book are just a slight notch below the quality of Myers's book but they provide a greater number of illustrations. The text between the books is relatively the same in quantity and quality. -- (written by Soleglad at Avian Review / Avian Books, September 2009)

1) A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Bali by MacKinnon/Phillipps
2) The birds of Borneo by Smythies
3) Photographic Guide to the Birds of Borneo by Davison/Fook
4) A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Mount Kinabalu, Borneoby Nakayasu
5) Birds of Mount Kinabalu, Borneoby Davison et al.
6) A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asiaby Strange
7) Pocket Guide to the Birds of Borneoby Francis
8) Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo by Phillipps ... Read more

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This book is a thematic contemporary human geography of the ASEAN countries and essentially has been written to fulfil two objectives. First, to present an up-to-date statement covering some of the changes that are currently affecting the countries of the area, and second, to provide an account that gives greater detailed discussion than would normally be found in a general, regional geography. It is for this reason that a thematic approach has been adpoted. In addition, and arising from the objectives that have been set and the approach selected, the book focuses only on the countries of ASEAN, namely Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines. ... Read more