Borneo Research - Borneo History

Sarawak: American View

An American Describes Sarawak HistoryThe article was written by an American Robert Pringle who also wrote Rajahs and Rebels at […]

Baketan, Bisayah, Siteng There are two papers in the Journal written by Benedict Sandin describing some of the people of

Mammal and Human Migrations An important paper about the migration of mammals and humans was recently published by Julien Louys

KongsiThe concept of Kongsi began in the towns of South Borneo in the late 1700’s where the Hakka Chinese immigrated,

The Seven Omen Birds of the Iban Lang Sengalang Burong (Lang) is considered as the Chief all bird deities and

Earless Monitor Lizard: Water or Land Reptile. The earless monitor lizard has been subject to endless debate about how to

The Siteng PeopleIn the olden days, the Siteng people inhabited the upper Baram river in the Fourth Division of Sarawak.

Tree Sparrow Editors note: We thought we would fly out of 2020 and into 2021 leaving the guano behind The

Anti Chinese Sentiment 1840-1900John ChinamanHow the Europeans and later, the Malays and Dyaks, viewed the Chinese were contained in a

Our story begins with the migration of the Hakka from central China in Henan to the south from about the