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A British Swindler

The British Swindler This was a nightmare to follow because as an American, I am not familiar with the Colonial hierarchy and the people in each position. If you have an interest in following the minute details of the case, please go to the Borneo Bulletin Website. Before the implementation

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March 29, 2023 No Comments

Baram River People

The Baram River Peoples In the early nineteenth century, warfare occurred regularly throughout the Baram watershed. (The Baram River flows from the Kelabit highlands westward to the South China Sea) People from the far interior, Kayan and Kenyah, were pushing down the Baram River towards the centres of trade on the coast. From there came

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March 26, 2023 No Comments

Genetics and Borneo

Who are You? Tom McLaughlin I have been researching the origins of the people of Sarawak for about ten years now. It has been fun but frustrating.   These are my opinions from the research: The Malays came from Taiwan. These people were the indigenous residents and not the current Chinese

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March 22, 2023 No Comments

The Kingdom of Kutai

Kutai I have always wondered about Kutai and its history. I had visited there but never really intellectually explore it. Here are two condensed articles on the kingdom for your enjoyment. The oldest known inscriptions in the Archipelago were found in Kutailaman Kutai. These consist of four stone sacrificial poles

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March 19, 2023 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small #37

All Creatures Great and Small # 37 Crabs A new species of crab has been made known to science. The freshwater organism is from Sabah. Doi 10:1163/15685403.bja.10264 New Book A new book on the history of technology has an article on Nias Islanders and is available at doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22813-1 Collecting Collecting

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March 15, 2023 No Comments

Non Moslem Kingdoms

Dayak Kings Among Malay Sultans The Kingdom of Ulu Are appears to have been the only non-Islam kingdom in West Kalimatan. Although the Sultan of the kingdom lacked taxing authority, his rule was recognized by many groups in the area. According to several elders, the King of Ulu Are was

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March 11, 2023 No Comments

Pirates

Pangeran Anom Pangeran Anom was born in 1767, the son of a royal concubine and half-brother of the Sultan of Sambas. The Sultan was considered weak and the Pangeran Anon tried to exert his influence. Pangeran Anom allied himself with the Chinese from Monterado, who, by then, paid little notice

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March 6, 2023 No Comments

House of Skulls

“Panggah” is a Bidayuh (a tribe of people who live in Sarawak) term which refers to the house where heads are usually kept. They range between 1.5 meters to about nine meters from the ground. The posts are from belian, (a type of very heavy hardwood tree) whereas the floors

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February 27, 2023 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small # 36

All Creatures Great and Small # 36 Mt Kinabalu Mt. Kinabalu is studied from a cultural and spiritual significance as related to the Dusun and attempts to answer the question is relative today. International Journal of Culture and Tourism Research. Sacred Natural Sites in the Face of Global Changes: A

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February 23, 2023 No Comments

The Sexuality of Rajah James Brooke

At the request of Dr John Walker, I have deleted my blog on what he said about James Brooke. You may read his entire 40-page essay in Borneo Research Bulletin vol 29 p. 148-222. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ff8a8d25a6fae169d8f54b0/t/60428b12ffc8ce2cc13ebee9/1614973740950/BRB_1998_29.pdf

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February 19, 2023 No Comments
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