Spectacular Malaysian Cave in Danger of Being Quarried
Gua Kanthan in Perak, Malaysia, is a spectacular cave, nicknamed Cathedral Cave because of its size. It has a small river flowing through and is home to a variety of … Read More
Malaysia Caving News
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Croatian Cave Expedition Visits Merapoh, Malaysia
This past September, nine cavers from Croatia (from SOŽ – Speleološki odsjek HPD Željezničar and SOV – Speleološki odsjek PDS Velebit), plus myself (based in Kuala Lumpur) joined up with … Read More
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Nearby Construction Threatens Malaysia’s Batu Caves
Environmentalists believe that a construction project to build two high-rise buildings near Malaysia’s Batu Caves will have a negative effect on the stability of the cave. The concern is that … Read More
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Students Break Record for Malaysia’s Largest Caving Expedition
A record-breaking caving expedition was recently undertaken in Malaysia’s Fairy Cave. The attempt to get into the Malaysian Book of Records for the ‘Largest Participation in Caving Expedition’ saw a … Read More
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Mulu Caves 2012 Expedition to Gunung Mulu National Park
From April 3rd to 30th members of the 17th Anglo-Sarawak expedition, entitled Mulu Caves 2012, visited Malaysia‘s Gunung Mulu National Park. During the month-long expedition, which based itself at the … Read More
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Malaysia’s Niah Caves Swiftlet Population Declining
In the 1930′s around 1.7 million black-nest swiftlets called the caves of Malaysia’s Niah National Park home. Now only around 100,000 remain. The decrease is being attributed to harvesting the … Read More
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Malaysian Cave Could be 1,500 Million Years Old
New findings by a Chinese geologist suggests that Malaysia’s popular Gua Tempurung show cave is actually much older than previously thought. Although earlier studies had shown that the cave was … Read More
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Gunung Keriang Caves Crystals Exhausted
The popular northern Malaysian tourist destination of Gunung Keriang has become deserted due to the over harvesting of calcite crystals the mountain was known for. Just north of Alor Setar, … Read More
