Culture - Borneo History

Goodbye to the Kampongs

by Tom McLaughlin Across the river from where I live in Kuching, are several kampongs all to be torn down […]

Cockfighting by Entika Glumbang In the good old days, cock-fighting was carried out on a regional basis in that a

Dreams: A Chinese Interpretation by Chang Pat Foh The interpretation of dreams by the Chinese community of Kuching Weather and

Kuan Yin Goddess of Mercy by Chang Pat Foh The Chinese believe in the existence of many gods, spirits, devils

Tom’s note: Matang is located to the west of Kuching and has many Javanese Kampongs. This is the story of

Courtship among the Ibans”Ngayap” Toms Note: To western observers, the term “Ngayap” often had a sexual connotation. This is not

Traditional Earthen Crocodile Effigies of the Lun Bawang in Sarawak by Ipoi Datan The Lun Bawang are one of the

Islam in China The first mention of the Arabs in China is found in the Annals of the T’ang Dynasty

The Fra Mauro Map ad 1459 in The Mediaeval Cartography of Borneo by Robert Nicholl in the Brunei Museum Journal

Dockyard, Brooke’s Malay Child, Camphor and Chinese life during Occupation Case Study of the Brooke Dockyard Kuching A. Ghafar Ahmed