The Story of Edward of Kampong Panglima Seman Lama From the end of World War II until the turn of the century, the Malays on the opposite side of the river from Kuching lived in abject poverty. While the townspeople children had schools such as St. Thomas, St. Joseph and Kuching High School, the kampong […]
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Islam and Santubong We now reach a point in history where Islam is introduced and accepted by the rulers of Santubong. The lifestyle change must have been sudden and abrupt from a leisurely existence to one of strict obedience to the five prayers of the day. From the one year melding into another to one
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us The Raja’s Hulu Aqi of Northwest Borneo The Palace of the Rajas Hulu Aqi The Rajahs Hulu Aiq: Kings of the Upriver The resignation of President Suharto on 21 May 1998 unleashed a wave of violence throughout Indonesia. The Chinese were the victims in
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us The Tidung People of East Sabah and the Islands Sebatik Island is located off the eastern coast of Sabah. The border between Indonesia and Malaysia runs through the middle of the island, with the northern part belonging to Malaysia. There are several outlying islands
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small #52 Covid 19 Sarawak and Sabah were a population more vulnerable to the pandemic than the rest of Malaysia but the death rate was much lower in the two east coast states. doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00068-2 Orangutan There are differences between the
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small #51 SoundThe use of sound to determine the richness of a logged area of a forest was used in an area where the logged area was covered in linanas, a woody vine that climbs over the debris. The tape
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us The possible travels of the Santubong Buddha Buddhism is one of the world’s largest religions and was established in India around 450 BCE. It spread throughout China, Korea and Japan, followed by incursions into Southeast Asia. In this essay, we attempt to trace the
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Indra Lewah and Indra Daha ~1303-1376 We continue on with the oral history of the rulers of Santubong. Pangiran Tuanku Mahkuta Indra Lewang ~1303-1332 Indra Lewang was married to Dang Janak who is also a cousin from his mother’s side. He had two children,
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us All Creatures Great and Small # 50 Birds at Semenggoh, Sarawak A comparison between birds captured in 1964-1965 compared with those secured in 2015-2016 has revealed a dramatic decline in species. The 64-65 capture was 139 species, while the2015-16 secured only 55 species. JOURNAL
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Old Borneo News Stories Newspaper Articles Thanks to Veronica Chang Schmid for finding and posting these articles. When did Headhunting begin? Mr. Alan Coates, in his “Letter to the Editor” in the Sarawak Gazette of 16th December 1957, states that headhunting did not begin
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