+ All things Bright and Beautiful #20 Borneohistory.net Arowana Three molecular markers were used to test two hypotheses on the origin of the fish. Three species were tested. The geographic origin was a better indicator than the colour. Two were located in the river drainage system of Sarawak, while the third was located in central […]
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The Viscount Melbourne The Viscount Melbourne was a three-masted 680-ton carrier that operated during the reign of James Brooke of Sarawak. The ship was 150 feet(45 meters) long and 47 feet wide.(14 meters) The wood was assumed to be oak and beech. The wreck was found 90 miles north of Miri, Sarawak. The ship departed
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Tales from the Countryside by Luke Pihee JohengReview by Tom McLaughlin Borneohistory.net A Bidayuh Journey Tales from the Countryside is a beautiful book about the origins and coming of age of a Bidayuh resident in Kampung Stass and the history of the Malaysian Indonesian Confrontation. Chapter one tells of the oral history of the origins
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All Creature Great and Small # 19 Borneo History.net Tom02@Aol.com Sorry for the mix up in fonts. I don’t have the time nor do I know how to fix it. Bats Bats along a wide range in elevations are the subject of this study in the Crocker Mountain range in Sabah. The study has shown
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The Brooke Attack on Lawas If you look at a map of the very northern part of Sarawak, you will notice two fingers dividing Brunei. This essay discusses the second finger, which borders Brunei on the western side and Sabah to the east. The threat to the Brooke regime began as a disagreement over customs
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PROBABLY one of the most bizarre and unbelievable stories ever to come out of Sarawak was the report the Royal Air Force parachuted cats into Bario in 1960. The story begins with the attempt to eradicate malaria in the Kelabit Highlands. A report in the Straits Times states F LaChance, a World Health Organisation (WHO)
Again I am having trouble with the bold and all caps thingy and I don’t have time to fix it. My apologies. All Creatures Great and Small # 18 Trace Metals A study of trace metals in sediment along four rivers in Sarawak has shown lead, zinc and copper can be harmful to populations if
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According to Iban informants, the practice of tattooing was inherited from the Panngau, a group of superhumans who reside in Kalimatan (Indonesian Borneo). From these Panngau came a series of stories and legends featuring Keling and his wife, Kumang. They taught the Iban how to tattoo and find charms for successful hunting and warfare. The Ibans
+ The Penan Gang The Penan Gang occupy seven communities in the northern part of Belaga district. They trace their origins to the Apat river, a tributary of the Jek river, and, as a single band, they were known as the Penan Apat. They moved out of the Plieran watershed and into the Gang River,
Tomistoma New Book One Crowded Moment of Glory is a recent history book about Jesselton uprising in 1943. Available from the University of Malaya Press, it is an important work about Chinese history. For a review see DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022463421000692 Another New Book “Data Gathering in Colonial Southeast Asia is best described as “a thorough re reading of
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