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Head Hunter Song

This song was translated by the Right Reverend Galvin from the Kenyah people. It was published in the The Sarawak Museum Journal July-December 1962. He states the song is only part of a longer dirge. Head-Hunting Song Up with you! Shout along the length of the house Away and summon everyone. Call the young warriors […]

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Oil in Miri

ilI know it’s hard to imagine, but imagine oil seeping out of the ground. Also imagine there are many places where this occurs in the Miri area. This was how Shell Oil Company found the oil to recover in Sarawak. Of course, Shell did not “find ” it. The people of Sarawak did. The people

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