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Category: Bisaya Fables

Abu Sayyaf Terror p. 2

Abu Sayyaf Terror  part 2 We continue with our chronology of the deeds of the Abu Sayyaf Organisation from part one. KFR=Kidnap for Ransom In 2015, only one KFR incident was recorded in Sabah on May 14, 2015. This incident marked a shift in the kidnappers’ strategy, as previous incidents

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July 19, 2025 No Comments

Terror in Sabah: The Abu Sayyaf Group

Abu Sayyaf Group and Violence in Sabah 2000-2023 Although the Abu Sayyaf group has faded into history, in the over twenty years they were active, they seem to pop up and then die out only to reemerge into another act of terror. This two-part series gives a chronology of their

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July 13, 2025 No Comments

The Mysteries of Pulau Lakier behind Santubong

The Mysteries of Pulau Lakier We took a trip back to Pulau Lakier a few days ago. We had visited five years ago just before the pandemic. Pulau Lakier is an island located behind Santubong. To get there, go to the docks that take people to Bako National Park and

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July 6, 2025 No Comments

From Pine Trees to Tropical Rainforest in Borneo

This essay was hard to figure out because of all the scientific terms involved. I have changed those terms to regular English so everyone can read it. I have also extracted those portions that relate to Borneo. We begin with portions of Pangea, the continent where every land mass was

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June 29, 2025 No Comments

Iron and Santubong

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an essay about metal in Santubong. I wasn’t satisfied with it. My first question is how did the iron get into the soil. The answer is long and complicated worthy of a geo chemist and has to do with slate, soil, water and

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June 23, 2025 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small #73

Extreme Rainfall Forecast The results of this study showed that Borneo is expected to face a high-likelihood increase in extreme rainfall frequency within the central mountainous region experiencing the highest rise. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2025.103959 Chinese Malay Mixed Marriages The findings revealed that Chinese Muslim converts in Sarawak tended to preserve a stronger

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June 14, 2025 No Comments

Slaves part two

Here is part two of the two-part series on the slaves of Borneo. It was enjoyable researching and expanding our knowledge of this great island. Although most of the slave traders came from the Sulu area the ramifications were felt all across the archipelago. Some of the information are behind

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June 8, 2025 No Comments

Slavery and SEA Part One

I have always been curious about the slave raiders. However, most papers dealing with the subject, especially Sarawak, are behind paywalls with some costing $50.00 to download. I scoured the Internet, found four books in my library and discovered one paper which had information. AI and Wikipedia were not used

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May 31, 2025 No Comments

Iron Industry at Santubong

A Controversy on the Iron Industry at Santubong Ever since the rise of the Shang people in the Huang Ho basin in 1800 BC, bronze has been a Chinese precious metal. It consisted of a mixture of copper and tin or lead. In the 10th century BC, iron was discovered.

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May 25, 2025 No Comments

The Chinese Iban

The Chinese Ibans The Iban ethnic group in Borneo Sarawak is divided into seven major clans: Sebuyau, Remun, Balau, Saribas, Ulu Ai/Batang Ai, Undup, and Rajang Iban. The Chinese Hakka and Teochew ancestry from Southern China, and Hokien from Fujian (also called Min) or Hokien Province came in the 18th

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May 15, 2025 No Comments
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