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The Bhuket People of Sarawak

Within the people of Austronesian descent were the Bhuket people of Sarawak. They were studied by Shanthi Thambiah for...

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All Creatures Great and Small #53

The region of Borneo is very interesting in its diversity of gekkonid lizards of the genus Cyrtodactylus...

The Raja's Hulu Aqi of Northwest Borneo

The resignation of President Suharto on 21 May 1998 unleashed a wave of violence throughout Indonesia...

The Tidung People of East Sabah and the Islands

Sebatik Island is located off the eastern coast of Sabah. The border between Indonesia and Malaysia runs through the middle of the island, with the northern part belonging to Malaysia...

All Creatures Great and Small #52

Sarawak and Sabah were a population more vulnerable to the pandemic than the rest of Malaysia but the death rate was much lower in the two east coast states....

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We collect academic articles on Borneo, translate them into ordinary English, and condense them into a manageable read.

In our sometimes column, “All Creatures Great and Small”, we write about current research in Borneo. Each topic is given a line or two and you can proceed to the article and read more.