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Myanmar is a country vastly rich in gold, silver, base metals, tin–tungsten, gems and hydrocarbons and is one of the last exploration frontiers remaining in the world. Tectonically Myanmar lies at the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountain Chain and over the last 50 Ma has been profoundly affected by the collision between India and Eurasia, which is still ongoing, with frequent destructive earthquakes. Recent advances have been made in understanding the results of the collision, through the study of geochronology, seismicity, stratigraphy and structure. The development of a systematic mapping programme has been restricted by problems of access, due to limited infrastructure and armed insurg...
Cover -- Geology of North-West Borneo Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- History of Geological Investigation -- Early exploration -- Netherlands East Indies geological and mining department -- The oil company era -- The Geological Survey (European era 1949-1968) -- The Geological Survey (Malaysian era 1969-onwards) -- Regional Tectonic Setting -- Part A Sarawak -- Regional Geology Concepts -- Palaeomagnetism of Sarawak -- Geomorphology -- Mesa Topography -- Karst Topography -- Rajang Group Inliers in Miri Zone -- Synclines of Sandy Formations -- Mud Volcanoes -- The Kuching Zone -- Basement Schists -- Correlatives -- Terbat Formation -- Thickness and relationships -- Lithology -- Palaeontology and age -- Correlatives -- Upper Triassic Formations -- Serian Volcanic Formation -- Jagoi Granodiorite -- Sadong Formation -- Regional palaeogeography -- Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous Formations -- Kedadom Formation -- Bau Limestone Formation -- Pedawan ...
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'The Encyclopedia of Leadership' brings together everything that is known and truly matters abour leadership as part of the human experience.
This book provides an evenhanded coverage of Korea's turbulent history during the last one hundred years, from seclusion to division. It focuses particularly on the development of the two different and antagonistic states on the peninsula since 1945. The author sees both countries through the windows of their possibilities and interests. He supplements his narrative, which makes use of rich source material, with observations he has made in South Korea, where he spent more than ten years from the 1970s to the 1990s, and where he had access to politicians and opinion leaders.The book starts by describing how the Hermit Kingdom was exposed to the greed of foreign powers at the end of the 19th c...
MALAYA 16th. June 1948. Early in the morning, 3 murders of Rubber Planters took place. All within the area of Taiping Perak North Malaya. The names of the Planters were: - Mr. Arthur Walker. Manager of the Elphin Rubber Estate. and Mr J.M. Allison, along with Mr. I.D. Christian of the Phin Soon Rubber Estate. The two gangs of Murderers all Chinese, were Members of the Malaya Communist Party, under the then Party Chairman Chin Peng. Chin Peng had been trained and fought alongside the British Special Operations Executive Force 136. During the Japanese Occupation of Malaya from 1942 until 1945. Chin Peng’s objective was, to create a Communist Dictatorship in Malaya, after the cessation of hos...