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All Creatures Great and Small # 34

All Creatures great and small, Borneo Research, Wildlife / Tom02

All Creatures Great and Small #34 Sun Bear The Sun Bear distribution outside protected areas in Sabah decreased by only […]

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Goddess of Mercy

Chinese, Culture, History / Tom02

Kuan Yin Goddess of Mercy by Chang Pat Foh The Chinese believe in the existence of many gods, spirits, devils

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All Creatures Great and Small #33

All Creatures great and small, Borneo Research, Wildlife / Tom02

All Creatures Great and Small #33 Ants A one-hectare of lowland forest in Brunei yielded 115 species of ants, of

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Javanese Immigrants to Sarawak

Borneo Research, Culture, History / Tom02

Tom’s note: Matang is located to the west of Kuching and has many Javanese Kampongs. This is the story of

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“Ngayap!” Iban Courting

Culture, Iban, Story / Tom02

Courtship among the Ibans”Ngayap”  Toms Note: To western observers, the term “Ngayap” often had a sexual connotation. This is not

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Battle of Mujong

Borneo Research, History / Tom02

Mujong Expedition A party of murderers and some followers were located at the tributary stream, the Tijau.  Three Malays had

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All Creatures Great and Small # 32

All Creatures great and small, Borneo Research, Wildlife / Tom02

Whale Fin whales are found in all oceans. The fresh skin and blubber  was taken from a stranded fin whale

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Pirates

Borneo Research, History / Tom02

A Piratical Cruise and Malay account of the destruction of the Pirate fleet by HMS Rainbow in 1861 the Sarawak

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Headhunting and Crocodiles

Borneo Research, Culture, History / Tom02

Traditional Earthen Crocodile Effigies of the Lun Bawang in Sarawak by Ipoi Datan The Lun Bawang are one of the

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Brooke vs Brunei

Borneo Research, History / Tom02

Brunei, Sarawak and the Kota Batu Lands 1903-1917 In 1903, Sir Charles Brooke acquired an estate of 3,500 acres of

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