Origin of the Bidayuh There are many different people living in Borneo today. Among these groups is a people with a similar language, the Bidayuh. They migrated south from Taiwan to western Borneo over a period of three thousand years. We are going to try to trace that migration. The early expansion of people into […]
Information taken from a newspaper article in 1861 about Borneo The schooner Rainbow arrived in Kuching on 11 February 1861 with the Rajah James Brooke aboard. In honor of the event the courts were closed and a weeks holiday was declared. Chiefs from all over came to pay respect to the Rajah. On the 20th,
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The Borneo Writing Boards I have always heard about the Iban writing system and was told they had a written language. I kept trying to find the alphabet to hopefully translate some of the writings on the cliffs on islands in the bays around the area. I finally did a full research effort. There was
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All Creatures #83 New Species Two new species of plants in the schismatoglottidae family have been made known to science from north Borneo. https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70075 Colonial Photography of the Ngepan Iban This article describes the various images housed in museums around the world of these people from Saribas. Go to the article and scroll through to
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Early Visitors to Santubong 487-488 CE In the Song Shu (宋书 Liu Song History Annals), which was edited by Shen Yue (沈约, 441–513) during the Nan/Southern dynasty, are records concerning the Poli nation (婆利国). The Poli nation was considered Santubong. All records show the arrival of emmissarys from Poli to pay tribute to China. 610-673
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This is part one of the final assault and the defeat of the people of Santubong by the forces of Brunei as told to us by the Dukun. Tuanku Ibrahim After the death of Sultan Abdullah Muhammad, his son Tuanku Ibrahim became the acting Sultan of Indera Punik(Santubong). He was to be inaugurated as Sultan
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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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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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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris Wood Art Sarawak River Valley About Us Edward of Kampong Panglima Seman Llama The Story of Edward of Kampong Panglima Seman Lama From the end of World War II until the turn of the century, the Malays on the opposite side of the river from Kuching lived in abject poverty.
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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris Wood Art Sarawak River Valley About Us Islam and Santubong We now reach a point in history where Islam is introduced and accepted by the rulers of Santubong. The lifestyle change must have been sudden and abrupt from a leisurely existence to one of strict obedience to the five prayers
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