The following books are available for purchase, for further details and how to order, contact me (see home page). Overseas customers can pay by Paypal.
A register of the limestone caves and hills of Peninsular Malaysia. It lists more than 500 hills and 700 caves. 98pp, with photos and surveys, and lots of info on Malaysian caves. There are sections on a brief history of Malaysia, karst geology, statistics of hills and caves, archaeology and history of cave exploration, 19th century visitors to Malaysian caves, modern usage, flora and fauna. There is an index of the hills and caves. Published 2001. For details of how to order, contact me.
This bibliography covers the whole of Malaysia, i.e. Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak, and contains more than 1800 references to Malaysian caves and karst, dating from the 1700’s to 1997. The references are collected from worldwide sources. In addition there is an extensive newspaper biblio covering 1968 – 1997. Other pages provide an introduction to Malaysian caves and history, and there is a map, glossary and illustrations. It is an invaluable reference work for anyone interested in limestone caves and karst, archaeology, conservation, flora and fauna, geomorphology, geology, hydrology, history etc, as well as for the sporting caver who wants to learn more about Malaysian caves. 98pp. 1998. For details of how to order, contact me.
This book, although relatively simple, provides information on the natural history and conservation status of the Batu Caves hill and caves. It is a new book, but is somewhat based on the 1971 book, `A Guide to Batu Caves' by Soepadmo and Ho published by MNS. The main emphasis on this new book is the invertebrate fauna and ecology of the Dark Cave, and a lot of the book concentrates on Dark Cave. There is also a lengthy guide to the Hindu temple caves. 1997. A5 soft cover, pp.i-ix, 1-55, +46 colour plates.
In November 2001 a group of speleologists from Austria, Germany and Malaysia held an expedition to Gunung Lanno, an isolated, densely forested limestone hill in the Kinta Valley, Peninsular Malaysia. The expedition searched for caves and surveyed them. During 3 weeks, 32 caves were documented and 12 km of passages surveyed. Aerial investigation via aeroplane showed higher entrances of which not all have been reached. 4 temple caves were also surveyed. The biggest discovery was Gua Puncak, which holds western Malaysia’s second largest chamber, 60 m wide and more than 180 m long. Other big caves are Gua Selari, Gua Lanno and Gua Kong Fook Ngam. The cave fauna was studied, and several new species were discovered. This report documents the results of the expedition in 2001, the pre-trips in the years 1998 and 1999, as well as an introduction into the area.
Mysterious Caves of Langkawi, text by Johnny Ong and published by Dept. of Irrigation and Drainage, Ministry of Agriculture and Design Dimension, Malaysia, 1994. Hard back, 122pp, colour photos throughout, slightly smaller than A4. This coffee table book covers more than 20 caves on the renown Langkawi Islands in Kedah, Malaysia. There are colour photos on every page. Introductory sections include the geology, flora and fauna, ecotourism, conservation and location of the caves. Then each cave is listed with a description and photos.
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