MAKAN-MAKAN DALAM KELAMBU, DIVERSITY OF MALAY-BUGIS TRADITION IN PONTIANAK, WEST KALIMANTAN

A Case of Feline Panleukopenia in Malaysia Confirmed by Electron Microscopy

Satu kes feline panleukopenia dalam seekor kucing rumah berumur 18 bulan adalah dilaporkan. Tanda-tanda klinik utama ialah tidak berselera makan, kemasyghulan, ceret dan kekeringan badan. Perubahan-perubahan patologi yang biasa seperti atrofi vilus dan erosi pada epithelia usus kecil telah ditemui. Pemeriksaan najis menggunakan mikroskop lektron telah menunjukkan benda-benda yang menyerupai par...

A political ecology of violence and territory in West Kalimantan

This paper uses a political ecology perspective to examine relationships between violence and territory in West Kalimantan, focusing on the violent incidents of 1996–1997 and 1967–1968. Besides a regional account, the paper examines some of the ways residents of one village were drawn into and chose to participate in violence. The author concludes that while regional analyses can identify broad...

In West Africa, Games, Sport and Tradition

The traditional culture of play and movement in West Africa offers obvious possibilities for an original “alternative” culture. But this culture, which in reality no longer exists in the primary sense of the word, is still too often observed in a selective and unverified manner, should not be overestimated ; still less should it be opposed in a critical way to the modern concept of sport and it...

Screening for Nipah virus infection in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia.

Compared to other viruses, research on Nipah virus has been limited in Indonesia because attributable disease outbreaks have not been reported. However, Nipah virus is a zoonotic Biosafety Level 4 (BSL4) agent, so strategic monitoring is prudent. Farmer interviews and a serologic survey of 610 pig sera and 99 bat sera from West Kalimantan province were conducted. Farmers reported no recent or h...

Resource claims between tradition and modernity: masyarakat adat strategies in Mului (Kalimantan Timur)