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Ten Datus Borneo to Panay

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

A summary of the 13th-century lives of the Ten Datus from Borneo to Panay The Ten Datus of Borneo by

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Sebuyau Tribe and Lundu Town

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

The Sebuyau The Sebuyau originated in the Kapuas Basin of what is now Indonesian Borneo. Perhaps as early as the

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Sago and Melananu

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

Sago What is sago? Sago is a flour from a palm tree used to make desserts, noodles, cakes and dumplings.

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Sambas and Sarawak

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

Sambas and Sarawak The origins of the Sambas begin with the movement of Austronesian peoples who settled along the Sambas

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All Creatures Great and Small #85

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

All Creatures Great and Small #85 Sabah and Kalimatan Border Dispute between 1891-1912 The issue of marking the border involves

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Religion, Smelting and Santubong

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

Religion and Smelting at Santubong Java traders from about 0-1350 AD experienced periods of trade booms followed by downturns of

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Immigrants to Boyan, Gersik and Sourabaya along the Sarawak River

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

Immigration of people from Java  to Kampong Boyan, Gersik and Sourabaya along the Sarawak River 1800-1840 When one looks at

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Spanish Dollar, Hakka and Borneo

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

Spanish Dollatr 1500’s The Hakka, Borneo and the Spanish Dollar. China had goods the Western world wanted, such as porcelain,

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All Creatures Great and Small #84

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

New Species A novel cyanobacterium, Ammassolinea thermalis sp. nov., was isolated from a hot spring pool in Sarawak, Malaysia. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.763.1.4 New

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Early History of the Chinese who came to Borneo

Chinese / Tom McLaughlin

The Early origins of the Chinese who migrated to Borneo When I first moved to Kuching,I wanted to try to

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