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Immigrants to Boyan, Gersik and Sourabaya along the Sarawak River

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

Immigration of people from Java  to Kampong Boyan, Gersik and Sourabaya along the Sarawak River 1800-1840 When one looks at […]

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Spanish Dollar, Hakka and Borneo

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

Spanish Dollatr 1500’s The Hakka, Borneo and the Spanish Dollar. China had goods the Western world wanted, such as porcelain,

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All Creatures Great and Small #84

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

New Species A novel cyanobacterium, Ammassolinea thermalis sp. nov., was isolated from a hot spring pool in Sarawak, Malaysia. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.763.1.4 New

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Early History of the Chinese who came to Borneo

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

The Early origins of the Chinese who migrated to Borneo When I first moved to Kuching,I wanted to try to

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How to tell good Blue and white Porcelin from Fake

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

How to Spot Old Blue and White Porcelain Because of the countless fakes on the market, it’s important to know

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Migration of monkeys into Borneo

Wildlife / Tom McLaughlin

This essay was originally published in 2001 but was just reprinted in a book in 2026 at the ridiculous price

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Early Sabah Colonies

Borneo Research / Tom McLaughlin

Colonies in Sabah Balambangan One of the earliest attempts to establish a foreign settlement in Sabah took place on Balambangan

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All Creatures Great and Small #79

Borneo Research / Tom McLaughlin

All Creatures #79 Sea Snails These sea snails live in the water along the coast of Sarawak, from the coastal

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Early Visitors to Santubong

Chinese, Culture, History / Tom McLaughlin

Early Visitors to Santubong 487-488 CE In the Song Shu (宋书 Liu Song History Annals), which was edited by Shen

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All Creatures Great and Small #78

Borneo Research / Tom McLaughlin

New Species Three new species of marine parasites that attach to the gills, mouth, or skin of fish have been

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