Maliau Basin to be closed

I was lucky enough to be able to go to Maliau Basin in 2007. It is described as the lost
world of Sabah and was only found in the 1980s.

Now according to the Star, 15 Nov 2013, it will be closed to everyone for 50 years.
However the article is not really clear. It says "The Maliau Basin will not be touched
for another 50 years".
“This area will remain out of bounds to anyone – including our rangers – until the expiry
of the 50-year commitment,”.

But then it talks about 10 year plans and that "under the next plan, more intensive
research in the area would be carried out, as the first plan had focused on auditing the
area and placing basic infrastructure facilities. " This next plan is the second plan,
from 2014 to 2023.

The facilities already installed include camps, trails, bridges, observation towers, a
skybridge and a reception and information building.

And the last sentence says "Keen visitors must obtain permission to enter the Maliau
Basin in advance from Yayasan Sabah."

I found the whole article to be unclear.

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See my 2nd blog on Maliau, which was published on Wild Asia.

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