In memoriam: Dr Ng Ngan Kee
Written by Dr Tan Swee Hee, Associate Director One of the most unusual crabs in Asia is Xenograpsus testudinatus, an enigmatic graspid crab found in the hydrothermal vents systems […]
READ MOREA Eulogy to Professor E.O. Wilson (1929–2021)
Written by Professor Peter K. L. Ng 2021 ended with sadness as the museum lost one of its old friends and supporter – the venerated biologist Ed Wilson. He […]
READ MOREIn Memory of a Good Friend: Dr Lim Boo Liat (1926–2020)
Written by Professor Peter K. L. Ng He had been a mentor and friend for over 35 years. When I was young student running around Malaysia in the early 1980s chasing crabs, I spent a lot of time in the University of Malaya with stalwarts there like Yong Hoi Sen, A. Sasekumar, Richard Lim and
READ MORERemembering Dr Lim Boo Liat (1926–2020)
Written by Kelvin K. P. Lim I became acquainted with Dr Lim Boo Liat in the early 1980s through his books and articles in magazines such as Malayan Nature Journal and Nature Malaysiana. I got to know him in person somewhere in the late 1980s or early 1990s during a trip up to Kuala Lumpur.
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