Early Borneo People
Before the Austronesians and the Chinese The cause of the last ice age has to do with Earth’s orbit around […]
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Early Iban and Malay People
Origin of the Malays and Ibans There is an old theory, still making the rounds, that the Iban arrived here
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Bidayuh Origins
Origin of the Bidayuh There are many different people living in Borneo today. Among these groups is a people with
1861 Kuching newspaper Article
Information taken from a newspaper article in 1861 about Borneo The schooner Rainbow arrived in Kuching on 11 February 1861
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Borneo Writing Boards
The Borneo Writing Boards I have always heard about the Iban writing system and was told they had a written
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All Creatures Great and Small #82
All Creatures #83 New Species Two new species of plants in the schismatoglottidae family have been made known to science
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Early Visitors to Santubong
Early Visitors to Santubong 487-488 CE In the Song Shu (宋书 Liu Song History Annals), which was edited by Shen
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The Last Battle Part 1
This is part one of the final assault and the defeat of the people of Santubong by the forces of
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Second Sultan Part two
Here is the second part of the second Sultan Tengah of Borneo. The essay explains the origin of gula Melaka, the formation of different silats and the organization of the Malay and Iban armies.
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The Second Sultan of Santubong Part One
We now proceed with the Second Sultan of Santubong according to our Dukun who recited the story to us. Below, please find the first part of his epic journey. His visit to Kedah is corroborated with an oral history from Kedah.
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