Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Brooke’s First War The Siniawan War 1836-1840 Before returning to Sarawak, James Brooke toured many islands, including the Celebes in Indonesia. It wasn’t until August 1840 that Brooke returned to Sarawak and found things as he left them. No progress had been made in […]
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Healing in the Iban World The Pelian Ritual In Sebauh District, Bintulu, Sarawak The Pelian ritual was performed by a shaman and was the only way to cure disease among the Iban. This was before the advent of modern medicine. The belief system at
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small #45 Electric CarsThe new capital of Indonesia in Borneo will permit only electric cars. It is understood that home charging will take a longer period than charging in charging stations There is no conclusive effect of this factor
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us An epic poem of the Ga’ay EPICS OF THE GA’AY, THE MOST HEGEMONIC KAYANIC SUBGROUPS IN EAST AND NORTH KALIMANTAN The epic poem is very long, with over 200 footnotes. It is a fantastic tale which provides insight into the lives of the people.
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Penan The Penan The Penan of Sarawak are traditionally a nomadic people. They comprise 16,000 inhabitants living in the interior of north Sarawak in the headwaters of two major rivers, the Rejang and Baram. There are 19 settled or nomadic groups of the Eastern
Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Edward Dari Kampong Panglima Seman Lama Kisah Edward dari Kampong Panglima Seman Lama Dari akhir Perang Dunia II sehingga pergantian abad ini, orang Melayu di seberang sungai dari Kuching hidup dalam kemiskinan yang teruk. Sementara anak-anak penduduk bandar mempunyai sekolah seperti St. Thomas, St.
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small # 44 Beads This paper examines the rich marine shell beads excavated from Liang Jon in East Kalimantan, Borneo. Results demonstrate marine species belonging to conical shells and shells with an opening along the side were targeted for the
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Bidayuh Headhunting Gosh, this was a hard one. A 50-page paper, the names in parentheses in the body of the paper are the sources of the material and not related to the author. A bibliography of the mentioned sources follows. Bidayuh Headhunting The Bidayuh
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us The Sins of the White Rajahs The Brookes had “holiday cottages” built for them. The first Rajah Brooke, James, had a cottage built for him on Mt. Peninjau which afforded him a magnificent view of the plain below. He enjoyed the pleasures of youths
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us An Iban Tale A Bizarre Iban Tale. This story was found in the Sarawak Gazette and included a mixture of Iban and English. I have edited and organized the tale, so it makes sense to the reader. In the village lived Kumang and Keles
