Kerangan Pinggai
Kerangan Pinggai (also known as Krangan Pinggai) is a longhouse on the Paku river in the Saratok division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching. Benedict Sandin, Iban ethnologist, historian, and Curator of the Sarawak Museum in Kuching was born in Kerangan Pinggai in 1918. Neighbouring settlements include: * Belabak north *Matop west * Tanjong west *Samu north *Beduru southwest *Pelandok southwest *Udau northeast * Engkerbai northeast * Sengiam north *Pelawa Pelawa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. See also *List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya Distr ... southwest References {{Sarawak Populated places in Sarawak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations conc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Udau
Udau is a settlement in the Saratok division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: * Engkerbai north * Samu west * Sengiam northwest * Lampong northeast * Belabak southwest *Kerangan Pinggai southwest *Matop Matop is a settlement in the Spaoh division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: * Tanjong north *Kerangan Pinggai east * Belabak east *Beduru Beduru (also known as ... southwest * Tanjong southwest * Titik northwest * Nanga Bong northwest References {{Sarawak Populated places in Sarawak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pelandok
Chevrotains, or mouse-deer, are small even-toed ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae, the only extant members of the infraorder Tragulina. The 10 extant species are placed in three genera, but several species also are known only from fossils. The extant species are found in forests in South and Southeast Asia, with a single species, the water chevrotain, in the rainforests of Central and West Africa. They are solitary or live in pairs, and feed almost exclusively on plant material. Chevrotains are the smallest hoofed mammals in the world. The Asian species weigh between , while the African chevrotain is considerably larger at . With an average length of and an average height of , the Java mouse-deer is the smallest extant (living) ungulate or hoofed mammal, as well as the smallest extant even-toed ungulate. In November 2019, conservation scientists announced that they had photographed silver-backed chevrotains (''Tragulus versicolor'') in a Vietnamese fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Beduru
Beduru (also known as Bedura) is a longhouse in the Saratok division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: * Pelandok north * Tanjong north * Matop north *Kerangan Pinggai Kerangan Pinggai (also known as Krangan Pinggai) is a longhouse on the Paku river in the Saratok division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching. Benedict Sandin, Iban ethnologist, historian, and Curator o ... northeast * Belabak northeast * Pelawa southwest * Luban Ulu south * Samu northeast * Bangkit Tengah southwest * Putus southwest References {{Sarawak Villages in Sarawak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tanjong
Tanjong Public Limited Company is a Malaysian powere generation, entertainment, and real estate conglomerate. It was founded as Tanjong Tin Dredging Ltd on 2 January 1926 in England. The company subsequently changed its name to Tanjong PLC in 1991, following a corporate restructure. Tanjong shares were formerly listed on the Bursa Malaysia and London Stock Exchange. The company's principal activities include the operation of Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian lottery business. They have diversified into power generation plants, property investment, and liquefied petroleum gas distribution. Power generation Through its subsidiary, Tanjong PLC owns and operates 13 power generation plants located throughout Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and Asia. Subsidiaries * TGV Cinemas * Tropical Islands Resort Tropical Islands Resort is a tropical water park located in the former Brand-Briesen Airfield in Halbe, a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Br ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matop
Matop is a settlement in the Spaoh division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: * Tanjong north *Kerangan Pinggai east * Belabak east *Beduru Beduru (also known as Bedura) is a longhouse in the Saratok division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: * Pelandok north * Tanjong north * Matop north *Kerangan Pin ... south * Pelandok south * Samu northeast * Udau northeast * Engkerbai northeast * Pelawa southwest * Sengiam northeast References {{Sarawak Populated places in Sarawak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sarawak Museum
The Sarawak State Museum ( ms, Muzium Negeri Sarawak) is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. It has been said that naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace encouraged Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah of Sarawak, to establish the museum: there is no evidence for this (Wallace, although he did return to England with Charles (Johnson) in 1862, supported his elder brother, Brooke, when he was disinherited in 1863, so is unlikely to have retained any links). History The visit of Alfred Wallace, may have increased Charles Brooke's interest in the natural history of Sarawak to the extent that, since 1878, he asked his officers to collect specimens throughout the state, with a view to building a museum in the future. As the collections began to increase, the specimens were put inside a clock tower at a government office. Then, the specimens were moved to a room above an old vegetable market when Hugh B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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States And Federal Territories Of Malaysia
The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia. Malaysia is a federation of 13 states (''Negeri'') and 3 federal territories (''Wilayah Persekutuan''). States and federal territories Eleven states and two federal territories are located on the Malay Peninsula, collectively called '' Peninsular Malaysia'' (''Semenanjung Malaysia'') or ''West Malaysia''. Two states are on the island of Borneo, and the remaining federal territory consists of islands offshore of Borneo; they are collectively referred to as '' East Malaysia'' or Malaysian Borneo. Out of the 13 states in Malaysia, 9 are monarchies. States Federal Territories Governance The governance of the states is divided between the federal government and the state governments, while the federal territories are directly administered by the federal government. The specific responsibilities of the federal and the state governments are listed in the Ninth Schedule o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |