Here is part two in the collision between the Islam, traditional beliefs and the sea among the Bajau Sama people.

Ceramics from a Sabah Shipwreck The ceramics from the Tanjung Simpang Mengayau Shipwreck off Sabah have been classified. The ship

The Baju’s love of the sea, their pre-Islamic customs(adat) and Islam come together to form a belief system where they

For a change of pace, I present poetry from the kampongs along the Sarawak River. They are usually recited at

Headhunting Among these spectacles, I was arrested by the ghastly appearance of a once human head. In mere derision it

Astronomy of the Ma’anyan of central Borneo When I was about 10, a youngster, I learned about constellations. An assistant scoutmaster

Circumcision We were riding a bus in the eighth month of pregnancy from Kuching to Sibu. The ride was uneventful

Durate Barbosa This small essay describes Borneo before 1518 from the point of view of the Portuguese. This was after

Irrawaddy Dolphins Our results indicated that the Irrawaddy dolphin lineage split from the Australian Snubfin dolphin lineage (Orcaella heinsohni) in

Children of the Missions 1862 Polly Polly is the eldest and a Kanowit Dyak orphan. She is between 15 and