Wafaq
Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Wafaq In the Sarawak Malay world, there is a […]
Edward Dari Kampong Panglima Seman Lama
Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Edward Dari Kampong Panglima Seman Lama Kisah Edward dari
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Genetics and Borneo
Who are You? Tom McLaughlin I have been researching the origins of the people of Sarawak for about ten years
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Goodbye to the Kampongs
by Tom McLaughlin Across the river from where I live in Kuching, are several kampongs all to be torn down
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Datu Merpati: A Fable?
Tom’s Note: Here is an oral history of Datu Merpati. He is a person who, it was said, ruled Sarawak
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The Malays of Southwest Sarawak
Book Review: SMJ 1970The Malays of South-West Sarawak before Malaysia by Tom HarrissonReviewed by Gale Dixon (Department of Geography, University
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Mouse Deer
Since I arrived here 12 years ago, I have heard of the stories about the Mouse Deer. I wanted to
Mission Schools in Sarawak
Toms Note: I continue with the history of the mission schools in Sarawak St. Mary’s In 1882, only one girl
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Borneo plants used in medicine and ritual
Each plant description has an accompanying detailed drawing like the above. Now swept away by modern medicine, these plants were
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Love Potions and Sea Cows
Along the coast of Sarawak there were dugong or sea cows. In Malay, they were called sea women. They are
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