Luminescence and density banding patterns in massive Porites corals around the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Southeast Asia

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 2003-2026 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T. I. Tanzil ◽  
J. N. Lee ◽  
B. E. Brown ◽  
Rick Quax ◽  
J. A. Kaandorp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Banding Patterns ◽  
Density Banding ◽  
Massive Porites

1. What is Southeast Asia?

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
James R. Rush
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
East Timor ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Entire Region ◽  
End To End ◽  
Mainland Southeast Asia

“What is Southeast Asia?” provides a geographical, political, social, and historical overview of each of the eleven nations that make up Southeast Asia. Mainland Southeast Asia is home to hundreds of ethnic groups that are today the citizens of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Island (or maritime) Southeast Asia includes the Malay Peninsula and two huge archipelagos whose even more diverse populations are now citizens of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, East Timor, and the Philippines. The entire region stretches some 5,000 kilometers from end to end and 4,000 kilometers north to south. It contains 625 million people, around 9% of the world’s population.

Private Ordering and the Chinese in Nineteenth Century Straits Settlements

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-53
Author(s):  
Cheng Han TAN
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Secret Societies ◽  
Private Ordering ◽  
British Policy ◽  
English Law ◽  
Colonial Government

AbstractThe Straits Settlements comprised a group of British territories located in the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It initially comprised Penang, Singapore, and Malacca, and was formed in 1826. Unlike Malacca which was a thriving city with a substantial Chinese community, Penang and Singapore were relatively uninhabited when the British arrived, but Chinese immigration to both territories swiftly took place and on a large scale. For much of the nineteenth century, British policy towards the Chinese community in the Straits was one of minimal governance. They were largely left to order their affairs privately and this suited the Chinese, who tended to be aloof from the machinery of government and were also unfamiliar with English law. While there were many positive aspects of such private ordering, some negative features included the manner in which secret societies evolved and the treatment of coolies. It was only when the colonial government introduced strong measures that these negative aspects were ameliorated.

Thismia thaithongiana (Dioscoreaceae: Thismieae), a new species of mycoheterotroph from an unusual habitat

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 333 (2) ◽  
pp. 287 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAHUT CHANTANAORRAPINT ◽  
SOMRAN SUDDEE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Wet Forests ◽  
A New Species

With more than 60 currently accepted species, Thismia Griffith (1844: 221) is the largest genus of the tribe Thismieae of Dioscoreaceae (sensu APG 2016, or Thismiaceae of other authors). The genus is widely distributed mainly in the tropical and subtropical regions with a concentration of species in Southeast Asia (ca. 30 species) including the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Thailand and Vietnam. In last decade, many new taxa have been described from Southeast Asia (e.g. Larsen & Averyanov 2007, Chantanaorrapint 2008 2012, Tsukaya & Okada 2012, Dančák et al. 2013, Nuraliev et al. 2014 2015, Truong et al. 2014, Tsukaya et al. 2014, Chantanaorrapint & Sridith 2015, Hroneš et al. 2015, Chantanaorrapint et al. 2016, Sochor et al. 2017). Members of the genus are small mycoheterotrophic herbs with a highly reduced habit and usually grow among leaf litter in shady wet forests.

scholarly journals The tadpole of the Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla fissipes from Vietnam (Anura: Microhylidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1675 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
RALF HENDRIX ◽  
ANNA GAWOR ◽  
MIGUEL VENCES ◽  
THOMAS ZIEGLER
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Southern China ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
The North ◽  
Central Vietnam

Based on recent mtDNA analyses, Microhyla fissipes Boulenger was removed from the synonymy  with M. ornata (Duméril & Bibron) by Matsui et al. (2005),where previously it had been placed by Parker (1934). M. fissipes inhabits southern China (type locality: Taiwan) and large parts of Southeast Asia, including the north-ern Malay Peninsula (Matsui et al. 2005). As a contribution to future comprehensive revisions of larval mor-phology of Microhyla Tschudi, we here provide a detailed description of external morphology of reliably identified tadpoles recently collected from the Truong Son mountain range, central Vietnam.

The 1922 Peninsula Malaysia Earthquakes: Rare Intraplate Seismicity within the Sundaland Block in Southeast Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 2531-2545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey Servito Martin ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Muzli Muzli ◽  
Shengji Wei
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
Historical Seismicity ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Period Effects ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Seismic hazard in the southern Malay Peninsula located within the Sundaland block in Southeast Asia is poorly understood. The paucity of historical earthquakes and low-magnitude instrumented seismicity has led to the assumption that this region is largely aseismic. We question this point of view by reassessing historical seismicity in this region and, in particular, a pair of moderate earthquakes in the 1920s. The first of these struck on 31 January 1922 at ≈9:10  a.m. local time (LT) for which we estimate an intensity magnitude (MI) ≈5.4, and for the second earthquake on 7 February 1922 at ≈12:15  p.m. LT, we estimate MI≈5.0. We also identify at least 34 felt earthquakes between 1803 and 1950 that were potentially local within the Sundaland block. These include a very widely felt shock (or set of shocks) on 26 June 1874 that was felt in parts of Borneo, Java, and Sumatra. The discovery of these earthquakes challenges the tectonic stability of the Malay Peninsula and the stable interior of the Sundaland block. The record of historical seismicity in this region relies heavily on European sources, and we recommend locating and consulting indigenous sources to improve the current understanding of regional seismic hazard. We also underscore the need to evaluate the impact of ground motions from rare local earthquakes on the extant building stock and on transportation infrastructure that are otherwise relatively immune to the long-period effects of distant earthquakes commonly felt in the Malay Peninsula.

A taxonomic revision of Asthenodipsas malaccana Peters, 1864 (Squamata: Pareidae) with a description of a new species from Borneo

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4729 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
EVAN S.H. QUAH ◽  
L. LEE GRISMER ◽  
KELVIN K.P. LIM ◽  
M.S. SHAHRUL ANUAR ◽  
KIN ONN CHAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
The Body ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Snake Species ◽  
Black Patch ◽  
True Diversity ◽  
A New Species

A reappraisal of the taxonomic status of the Dark-necked Slug Snake (Asthenodipsas malaccana Peters, 1864) across its range revealed that populations from Borneo are not conspecific with true A. malaccana from the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, and is therefore described herein as new. Asthenodipsas borneensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from A. malaccana and other congeners by the absence of a preocular and suboculars, seven or eight supralabials with 3rd and 4th in contact with orbit, 4–7 infralabials with 2nd or 3rd pair in contact, two pairs of posterior inframaxillaries, 15/15/15 rows of dorsal scales, presence of sharp vertebral keel, divided subcaudals, maximum recorded SVL=441 mm, 166–179 ventrals, 35–48 subcaudals, head white to greyish brown and dorsum beige to orange-brown with a conspicuous dark-brown or black patch on the neck followed by multiple, narrow, vertical, dark bands along the rest of the body and tail. This discovery adds to a growing number of new slug snake species recently described from Southeast Asia and highlights the underestimated diversity in this family, especially in Borneo. Taxonomic revisions of the reptiles and amphibians of Borneo are still needed before the true diversity of the island and the relationships of the various taxa can be fully understood. 

State formation and the evolution of naval strategies in the Melaka Straits, c. 500–1500 CE

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Heng
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
State Formation ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Maritime Policy ◽  
China And India ◽  
Naval Power ◽  
Textual Records ◽  
The Way

The Strait of Melaka and connected waterways have been critical to, and directly affected, the formation of littoral states, societies and economies in eastern Sumatra, the Riau Islands, the Malay Peninsula, and Singapore. The history and nature of statehood in the region is interrelated to the way in which naval capabilities evolved, but, as argued in this article, perhaps not in the straightforward fashion often assumed. Naval capabilities and strategies evolved in tandem with state policy to adapt to changes in the wider Asian maritime political economy which was dominated at various times by China and India. This article examines the factors that affected maritime policy in the Melaka Straits c. 500 to 1500 CE, and the extent to which these furthered the viability of the mainly Malay port-polities, and in particular the regional hegemonic state of Srivijaya in eastern Sumatra. The study utilises textual records, epigraphic materials, and literature to reconstruct a more nuanced picture of maritime states and naval power in premodern Southeast Asia.

A Study on Changing of Minangkabau Houses from Sumatra to Malay Peninsula

2012 ◽  
Vol 461 ◽  
pp. 565-570
Author(s):  
Teow Ngak Ng ◽  
Hsien Te Lin
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
The State ◽  
Single Pile ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Field Investigations

Minangkabau house is one of the most particular houses in Southeast Asia. The uplifted rooftop as the shape of buffalo horns, and large-scale single pile house are its main features. From the 17th to 18th century, Minangkabau people in Indonesia migrated massively from the Pagarruyung area of Sumatra to the state of Sembilan on Malay Peninsula. They brought with them the system of a matrilineal society (Adat pepatih), but there was not a complete transplantation of their particular house. This research conducts field investigations on Minangkabau houses in there two areas and analyzes the reasons of the change and major influential factors. The results show how Minangkabau houses transfer from large single pile house into extended small grouped pile houses, which has become another kind of vernacular houses in Malay Peninsula.

scholarly journals Quaternary landscape dynamics boosted species dispersal across Southeast Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tristan Salles ◽  
Claire Mallard ◽  
Laurent Husson ◽  
Sabin Zahirovic ◽  
Anta-Clarisse Sarr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Sea Level Change ◽  
Landscape Dynamics ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Species Dispersal ◽  
Level Change ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Biogeographic Provinces

AbstractSundaland, the inundated shelf separating Java, Sumatra and Borneo from the Malay Peninsula, is of exceptional interest to biogeographers for its species richness and its position at the junction between the Australasian and Indomalay biogeographic provinces. Owing to its low elevation and relief, its physiography is contingent on relative sea-level change, which drove Quaternary species burst in response to flooding episodes. New findings show that the region was predominantly terrestrial during the Late Pleistocene requiring a reassessment of the drivers of its recent biodiversity history. Here we show that physiographic changes have modified the regional connectivity network and remodelled the pathways of species dispersal. From combined landscape evolution and connectivity models, we found four phases of drainage reorganisation and river captures. These changes have fragmented the environment into multiple habitats connected by migratory corridors that cover 8% of the exposed shelf and stretch across the biogeographic provinces. Our results support the theory that rapidly evolving physiography could foster Quaternary biodiversification across Southeast Asia.

scholarly journals Swettenham’s Work Malay Sketches and the Myth of Lazy Malays Issues: Re-Evaluation in Welcoming Industrial Revolution 4.0

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noordin Mohd Noor
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Personal View ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
British Policy ◽  
British Colonial

The industrial revolution that took place in Europe in the early stages caused colonialism in Southeast Asia countries, particularly Britain in Malaya (Tanah Melayu). The English colonization opened up space in literature as some of the colonial officials wrote their autobiographical works or travelogues bearing their experiences witnessed the societies and cultures of the colonies. At the same time there were some English officials from the British East India sentenced to work in Malaya who took the opportunity to record their travel experiences living here with Malay peoples. Swettenham is one of them. But what is not quite good to know is that they recorded negative things about Malays. The statements are not exactly accurate. This is because it is merely a personal view from the colonial perspectives. This paper intends to address the issue of Laziness Malay myth by citing Swettenham’s statements in his travelogue entitled Malay Sketches. Frank Swettenham, (born March 28, 1850,Belper, Derbyshire, Eng.—died June 11, 1946, London), British colonial official in Malaya who was highly influential in shaping British policy and the structure of British administration in the Malay Peninsula. He learned the Malay language and played a major role as British-Malay intermediary in the events surrounding British intervention in the peninsular Malay states in the 1870s. He successfully promoted the development of coffee and tobacco estates in the Malay state and helped boost tin earnings by constructing a railway from Kuala Lumpur. His services help to energize the industrial revolution in England. This conference is a literary privilege that gives scholars the opportunity to give a feed back to this Englishman’s allegations to the Malays.

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