MALAYSIAN KARST SOCIETY
Welcome to the MKS alternate website. This site is under construction.
About the Malaysian Karst Society
The Malaysian Karst Society (MKS) is a non-profit, non-government organisation formed to conserve the karst outcrops in Malaysia. Karst is landscape underlain by limestone which has been eroded by water through dissolution, producing various formations, these include the limestone hills and caves.
MKS regularly organises trekking, climbing, caving and other karst related activities to generate interest and awareness in karst. Here you will find the photos and updates on our past and future trips. If you have an interest in exploring the dark recesses of caves, or simply feel that beautiful Malaysian karst outcrops need to be conserved.
LATEST: Caving exploration at Gua Kandu, Gopeng, 8th May 2010
This activity is open to members and non-members. Please go the the Upcoming Trips page for the details.
Perak Tourism Appreciation Award 2009
The MKS wishes to offer heartiest congratulations to our esteemed member, Mr. Cheang Kum Seng who has received the President’s Award for his services in promoting the Karst landscape of Perak. He has recently published a book, ‘Limestone Hills and Caves of the Kinta Valley’ which features an impressive collection of his wonderful photographs taken over a span of 20 years. This book will serve as a reference for the beauty and magnificence of the Limestone environment in the Kinta Valley which will be lost forever if not protected from exploitation. He received the award from HRH the Sultan of Perak on the 29th of November 2009.
To get a copy of this book please contact MNS Perak branch at mnsperak@gmail.com,
Message from the President – October 2009
Some good news on the conservation front, the Kedah State Government has agreed to establish three new protected areas in the state. 26,000ha in Langkawi with half being limestone areas and 27,000ha in Ulu Muda, hopefully including the newly discovered limestone hill there. The other area is Gunung Jerai and surrounding areas which is also significant although there is no limestone there. The MKS will write a letter praising the State Government for taking this bold action.
The MKS, with our partners in the Friends of Ulu Muda II coalition was also involved in a media trip to Ulu Muda in August to help raise awareness of the area. We were involved in guiding the press through the caves of Bukit Labu. Several articles and several 10min clips over 5 days have already appeared in the media. More will be out over the next few months.
MKS will also be leading a project with other concerned organizations to highlight the plight of the Kinta Valley limestone with the formation of the Friends of Kinta Valley Limestone (FKVL.) It is at a very early stage and we hope to have this coalition formed by the first quarter of 2010.
We will also be organizing several day trips to Baling in Kedah in November and December. Please check the Trips page for the details.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I sincerely hope that all members will continue with their commitment to preserve our majestic limestone and renew their subscription to the society. May the year 2010 bring happiness and joy to all friends of nature!
Hymeir Kamarudin,
President
