The origins of the modern Deutero-Malay or Coastal Malay people are the subject of much debate. Some believe they came to the coastal regions of the Malay Peninsula from mainland Southeast Asia around 2000 BCE. The Malay settlers who first came to the...

The Malay Peninsula or Thai-Malay Peninsula (Malay: Semenanjung Tanah Melayu) (Thai: คาบสมุทรมลายู) is a major peninsula located in Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Kra Peninsula and runs approximately north-south...

This article examines Btsisi' myths, stories, and ethnohistory in order to gain an understanding of Btsisi' perceptions of their place in Malaysia. Three major themes run through the Btsisi' myths and stories presented in this paper. The first theme is that Austronesian-speaking peoples have...

This book is associated with the Clark University/United Nations University Project on Critical Environmental Situations and Regions, which attempts to trace the transition, in selected regions, from 'impoverishment', through 'endangerment', to 'criticality'. The selection of Borneo and the eastern Malay Peninsula cuts across...