LABUAN

ləbooˈən, läˌbooänˈ, island (1991 pop. 54,307), 38 sq mi (98 sq km), a federal territory of Malaysia, off Sabah, N Borneo, in the South China Sea. Coconuts, rubber, and rice are the main products. Victoria, the chief town, has a fine harbor and an airport and is the shipping center for much of N Borneo. Labuan was ceded to Great Britain by the sultan of Brunei in 1846 and became a crown colony in 1848. It was included in the Straits Settlements in 1906 and in 1946 was joined to British North Borneo, which became Sabah in 1963. It was at Labuan that the Japanese surrendered to Australia in 1945.

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books on: Labuan  - 207 results

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1.
Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism
Book by James S. Olson, Robert Shadle, Ross Marlay, William G. Ratliff, Joseph M. Rowe Jr.; Greenwood Press, 1991
Subjects: Europe--Colonies--History--Encyclopedias, Europe--History--1492---Encyclopedias, History, Modern--Encyclopedias
L LABUAN. Labuan is a Malaysian island of 35 square miles in the South China Sea near the coast of Borneo * . Labuan occupies a strategic location: it guards the entrance to Brunei Bay...
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Essays in Honor of William E. Dodd
Book by Avery Craven; The University of Chicago Press, 1935
Subjects: Dodd, William Edward--1869-1940, United States--History
...not from the Texas side, and that the "Labuan" lay in Mexican waters. Swartout, however...wrote Lyons that the seizure of the "Labuan" on the new doctrine that cotton shipped...told the latter that the capture of the "Labuan," as reported, had been a flagrant...
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World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-Military Study
Book by Gordon L. Rottman; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Islands Of The Pacific--Strategic Aspects, Military Geography--Pacific Area, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean, World War, 1939-1945--United States
...almost 5,000 troops plus some 650 on Labuan Island and 1,550 around Seria and Miri...overland after it departed Muara Island. Labuan Island in the bays entrance and to the...Victoria Harbour and the main town of Labuan. The north end of the harbor and the...
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The White Rajahs: A History of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946
Book by Steven Runciman; Cambridge University Press, 1960
Subjects: Sarawak--History
...difficult questions. First, there was the colony of Labuan. James Brooke did inestimable harm to himself and to...when he successfully advocated Britains annexation of Labuan. Labuan had not proved a success as a British colony. Its only...
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North Borneo
Book by K. G. Tregonning; H. M. Stationery Off., 1960
Subjects: Sabah
luxuriously warm, climate of Labuan was regarded with horror during the nineteenth...jungle has vanished. It is a dry heat on Labuan, and the evenings are cool. The greyness...comparison with the clear sunlight on Labuan, and the stretches of beach, each one...
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journal articles on: Labuan  - 48 results

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Undergraduates' Perception of Sms Banking in Labuan: an Empirical Analysis
Journal article by Hanudin Amin, Suddin Lada, Mohd Rizal Abdul Hamid, Geoffrey H. Tanakinjal; International Journal of Business and Society, Vol. 7, 2006
Subjects: Cellular telephones, College students, Electronic banking, Islamic financing, Malaysia, Short messaging services, Studies
...Undergraduates Perception of Sms Banking in Labuan: an Empirical Analysis by Hanudin Amin...This field of research is very new in Labuan and in Malaysia as well. In fact, the...previous studies may not be applicable in Labuan, Malaysia due to differences in cultural...
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The Preliminary Study of Management Accounting Practices (MAPs) in Small Business
Journal article by Azleen Ilias, Mohd Zulkeflee Abd Razak, Mohd Rushdan Yasoa; Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal, Vol. 2, 2010
Subjects: Accounting procedures--Surveys, Accounting--Surveys, Accounting--Technique, Small business--Malaysia, Small business--Surveys
...business particularly manufacturing sector in Labuan F.T. that has been registered with...small business in Malaysia particularly in Labuan. Among the industry, 32.8% is come...and operate in Malaysia particularly in Labuan Federal Territory. The result shows most...
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Funding Terrorism in Southeast Asia: The Financial Network of Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya
Journal article by Zachary Abuza; Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 25, 2003
Subjects: Bin Laden, Osama, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Security systems industry, Terrorism--Finance
...run out of the off-shore tax haven of Labuan. Two of the other four directors/shareholders...Malaysias own off-shore banking centre on Labuan Island. In order to make Malaysia more...banking center, Malaysia established the Labuan Offshore Financial Centre on 1 October...
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Determinants of Qardhul Hassan Financing Acceptance among Malaysian Bank Customers: an Empirical Analysis
Journal article by Hanudin Amin, Mohd Fahmi Ghazali, Rostinah Supinah; International Journal of Business and Society, Vol. 11, 2010
Subjects: Discriminant analysis, Islamic financing, Malaysia, Perceptions, Regression analysis, Studies
...consumer choice of halal products in the Labuan business setting. Lada, et al. (2009...halal products use among consumers in Labuan. For the similar purpose, the study...respondents were customers of Islamic banks in Labuan who were interested and willing to participate...
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Colliding Discourses: Western Land Laws and Native Customary Rights in North Borneo, 1881-1918
Journal article by Amity Doolittle; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 34, 2003
Subjects: Borneo--History, Colonialism--Social aspects, Land law--History
...H. Treacher, the acting Governor of Labuan (the British island colony in the mouth...shifting cultivation. In his description of Labuan, an island off the shores of Brunei...158. In the 1881 Proclamation the Labuan Land Ordinance (Number 2 of 1863) was...
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magazine articles on: Labuan  - 12 results

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Domiciles at a Glance
Magazine article by Bill Coffin, Laura Sullivan; Risk Management, Vol. 50, March 2003
Subjects: Bermuda, Business conditions, Captive insurance, Cayman Islands, Insurance industry, Labuan Island, Manycountries, Singapore, Vanuatu, Vermont
...the top captive domicile in Pacific Asia. Labuan In 1996, the Malaysian government formed the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA...regions next big offshore financial center. Labuan is one of seven islands that comprise the...
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Fourth Annual Captive Domicile Review
Magazine article; Risk Management, Vol. 55, August 2008
Subjects: Captive insurance, Competition, Insurance industry, International, Ratings & rankings
...Contact: New York Department of Insurance #21 Labuan Active Captives: 32 Labuan is a small island at the eastern tip of Malaysia...diverse offshore financial services activity. The Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority has done...
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The Legacy of Francis Thomas Mcdougall
Magazine article by David A. Edwards; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 31, October 2007
Subjects: Learning, Religious missions, Theology
...years in Sarawak and on the island of Labuan, a few miles off the coast of Brunei...January 1852 to make McDougall the bishop of Labuan.10 In a fascinating development, the...Day, 1853, and McDougall as bishop of Labuan on St. Lukes Day, 1855. McDougall was...
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Malaysia's Expansionist Multinationals Go on a Cross-border Shopping Spree
Magazine article by Cherie Marriott; Global Finance, Vol. 11, June 1997
Subjects: Economic conditions, Expansion, Foreign investment, Malaysia, Manycompanies, Manyindustries, Multinational corporations, Trends
...announced that foreign funding henceforth will be channeled through Labuan, an island next to Brunei. Set up as an offshore financial...populace of Kuala Lumpur from the influence of foreigners, Labuan has until now been chiefly a forex center for such banks as...
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The Choice Is Yours
Magazine article by Bill Coffin, Rick Stasi; Risk Management, Vol. 56, July 2009
Subjects: Captive insurance, Insurance industry, International, Risk management
...Outside of the Gulf, Malaysias special offshore business zone on Labuan remains an active domicile, as does Singapore. Both are well...an ideal area to enter Islamic finance, a market that nearby Labuan has had some success in. 21 (tie) New York Active Captives...
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newspaper articles on: Labuan  - 63 results

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Ballina's Salute to the Navy; HMAS Labuan Drops Anchor Again to Renew Old Acquaintance with Coastal Town
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), November 24, 2008
Ballinas Salute to the Navy; HMAS Labuan Drops Anchor Again to Renew Old Acquaintance...Reunion in Ballina at the weekend. The HMAS Labuan sailed from Cairns to participate in the...based Australian Naval Cadet unit. The Labuan has a long history with Ballina. In 1973...
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Pinoy Sailors Aim for Three-Peat in Borneo Regatta
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 10, 2009
...s highlight, the 100-nautical mile Miri - Labuan Passage race in which the fastest boat is expected...under 20 hours.The race continues with the Labuan Harbour Regatta on October 12, the Labuan to Kota Kinabalu Passage Race on October 13...
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The FOUR Identities of Reggie Perrin Fraudster; Private Eyes Uncover Multiple Aliases of City Bankrupt Who May Have Faked Own Death; Even Personal Pilot Who Flew Body in Open Coffin Admits: 'I Can't Be Sure He's Not Alive'
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), June 5, 2011
Subjects: Bankruptcy, Investment companies--Finance
...back to the Malaysian tax haven island of Labuan for cremation in an open casket, says...coastal hamlet of Jalan Sungei Labu on Labuan. But she has attracted hostility since...about, he is definitely dead. Half of Labuan were at the funeral. Asked why she thought...
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Las Balsas Captain on Pilgrimage; Expedition Crewman Reunited with Raft Which Carried Him across Pacific Ocean
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), November 22, 2008
Subjects: Ocean, Oceans
...Royal Australian Navy landing craft, HMAS Labuan , which towed the rafts into Ballina in...Ballina. On November 21, 1973, the Labuan , under the command of Commander Henry...were too rough to pull it in, so the Labuan rescued the men on board and left the...
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We Remember Their Sacrifice; Those Who Fought and Died for the Future of Our Nation
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), August 16, 2010
...transferred to the specially constructed Labuan War Cemetery built on high ground 3...As well as the graves from Sandakan, Labuan War Cemetery contains about 500 graves...In the cemeterys forecourt stands the Labuan Memorial commemorating 2,225 officers...
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encyclopedia articles on: Labuan  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Labuan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LABUAN l boo n, la booan , island (1991 pop...the shipping center for much of N Borneo. Labuan was ceded to Great Britain by the sultan...which became Sabah in 1963. It was at Labuan that the Japanese surrendered to Australia...
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Malaysia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...former British colonies of North Borneo and Northwest Borneo) on the island of Borneo and one federal territory, the island of Labuan . The two parts are separated by c.400 mi (640 km) of the South China Sea. West Malaysia is bordered on the north by Thailand...
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Straits Settlements
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...jurisdiction of the India Office. In 1867 the Straits Settlements became a crown colony administered by the Colonial Office. Labuan , which had been made a dependency of Singapore in 1906, was constituted a fourth Settlement in 1912. ( Christmas Island and...
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Brooke, Sir James
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...hunting and piracy. He was given a baronetcy by the British government and entrusted with the governorship (1847 57) of Labuan. He was succeeded by his nephew, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke, 1829 1917. Sir Charles extended the authority of the...


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