BRC Conference 2012 Brunei

Call for papers:

Borneo Research Council, Brunei Darussalam

June 25-27, 2012
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Location: Brunei Darussalam
11th Biennial Conference of the Borneo Research Council
(BRC 2012) 25-27 June 2012

BRC 2012 will be held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 25-27 June 2012, and hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.The Borneo Research Council is a non-profit international organisation. It promotes research in the social, biological and medical sciences as they relate to Borneo. BRC 2012 invites proposals for both Papers and Panels relevant to the overall theme of "Identities, Cultures and Environments", and which focus on one or more of the following subthemes:

Aging* Biodiversity and Ecology * Cultural Heritage & Hybridisation* Education and Indigenous Communities*Ethnicity, Diversity & Identity * Forestry*Gender and Social Transformation * Health and Healing * History,*Anthropology and Archaelogy* Human Resources &Industrial Relations* ICT, Media and Communication*Languages* Marine Resources * Migration, Diasporas and Border Issues * Property and Land Issues * Security Issues *Sustainable Development * Tourism*

To submit an abstract for a Paper presentation, or to propose a Panel, please follow the procedures given at the conference website:
http://www.ubd.edu.bn/conference/BRC2012/top_nav_pages/call_for_papers.html
Presenters will have 20 minutes to present, plus up to 10 minutes discussion time (subject to change).

Deadlines: Panel proposals, submission of Proposals: 31 Dec 2011. Paper proposals, submission of Abstracts: 28 February 2012 Notification of acceptance of Panels 31 January 2012

Notification of acceptance of Abstracts 31 March 2012.

Languages of the conference. The principal organising language is English. Papers are welcome in any of English, Bahasa Melayu/ Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia.

For information on Registration fees and procedures please see the conference website: http://www.ubd.edu.bn/conference/BRC2012/index.html
Early registration deadline: 31 March 2012.
For more information please email secretariat.brc2012@ubd.edu.bn

Contact people: Siti Badriyah Hj Mohd Yusof, James MacLellan, Adrian Clynes Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Email: secretariat.brc2012@ubd.edu.bn

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Visit the website at http://www.ubd.edu.bn/conference/BRC2012/top_nav_pages/call_for_papers.html

Not Too Fast Datuk Seri...

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/19/nation/20090319113747&sec=nation
Thursday March 19, 2009 MYT 11:37:00
Limbang claim not discussed

AMMIRI: Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Datuk Seri Lim Jock Seng has denied that claims on Limbang were discussed during the meeting between Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Speaking at the Brunei legislative council meeting on Tuesday, he said the discussion that led to the signing of the Letters of Exchange (LoE) in Bandar Seri Begawan on Monday was on the demarcation of land boundaries on the whole. "Certain press reports yesterday (Monday) claimed that Brunei has dropped claims over Limbang. In fact, the claim on Limbang was never discussed," he was reported as saying by Brunei's local daily, Borneo Bulletin, Wednesday.

He said a joint press statement was issued after the meeting which mentioned that the demarcation of the land boundaries between the two countries would be resolved on the basis of five existing historical agreements between the Government of Brunei and the State of Sarawak, and, as appropriate, the watershed principle. "After that, a working group comprising general surveyors of the two countries will follow with the technical aspect to solve the land border issue," Lim added.

Limbang: Partially sandwiched by Brunei lands.

Abdullah, at a news conference with Malaysian journalists after the signing of the LoE on Monday, said that Brunei had officially dropped its longstanding territorial claim over Limbang, Sarawak's northernmost division. He said the matter was part of the historic LoE inked between him and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan. "It has been stated in the LoE that Brunei has dropped the issue and this means that Limbang is part of Malaysia," he was quoted as saying.

Limbang, located on the banks of Sungai Limbang between the two halves of Brunei and covering an area of 3,978 sq km with a population of more than 40,000, was annexed by James Brooke, the first Rajah of Sarawak, in 1890 as the fifth division of Sarawak. - Bernama

Comment:

I was quite astonished when I first heard the news and thought that this is amazing.. Our 'Mr. Clean' can still score a fantastic goal in injury time of his remaining days. Not long after that however the 'goal' was not allowed. You see.. the power of reporting plays an important role here.. we thought that it was a "good score" but we were easily misled. So.. my friends... "when in doubt.. always double check.. perhaps the linesman's flag is up."