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Category: Bisaya Fables

The Hakka of Borneo

This article was extracted from The Hakkas of Malaysia to 1970 by Phin-Keong Voon from Malaysian Journal of Chinese Studies 2024 (13)137-59. © 2024 Reprinted with permission. The entire article may be found at http://doi.org/10.6993/MJCS.202406_13(1).0003 The Hakka of Borneo The ancestral homeland of the Hakkas was the uplands of the

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August 11, 2024 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small # 60

New Species A new species of blind cave crab has been made known to science from Sarawak. 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5476.1.13 New Species A new species of intertidal barnacle has been made known to science from the waters off of Sarawak. 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5476.1.6 Orangutan Extinct orangutans of the Pleistocene(2.58 million years to 11,000 years

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August 7, 2024 No Comments

Brunei and the Spanish part two

Journal of Antonio Pigafetta as it relates to Borneo part 2 The following part of Pigafetta’s Journal relates to items and foods used in everyday life by the people of Brunei in the early 1500s. The term “moors” is used by the Spanish to refer to any people of the

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August 4, 2024 No Comments

Brunei and Spain 1521

Journal of Antonio Pigafetta as it relates to Borneo This journal relates to the visit of Antonio Pigafetta of Spain to Brunei. Apparently there were two cities on Brunei one run by the Moors and the other governed by the “heathens”. Pigafetta entered the first city run by the Moors

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July 28, 2024 No Comments

Iban Land Inheritance

These land rights are considered a basis for inheritance by the people of the Bakong River in the Miri district of Sarawak. Iban Land Inheritance There are two types of land recognized in terms of inheritance or transfer. These are termed “old land” and “new land.” New land is considered

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July 21, 2024 No Comments

Iban Ghost Story

Ghost Story ONCE THERE WAS a longhouse. There was someone who had just died in that longhouse. After four days a young man went out hunting. He called his dogs to follow him. They did not meet any wild pigs that day. Then he looked up at the sun and

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July 6, 2024 No Comments

Last Battle of Santubong part 2

The Third Sultan of Santubong Part two Conflict between the Malays/Ibans and the Bidayuh Dayak Darat, Dayak Sungkong Rara and Dayak Rara Tanah Taringas, (all Bidayuh) were descendants from the same ancestors. The Dayak Darat who were staying near Tanah Berlidah no longer wanted to live together with the Malays

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June 30, 2024 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small #58

All Creatures Great and Small #58All Creatures # 58OilThis study examines the history of oil production in Malaysian states rich in oil resources, such as Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu, and Kelantan, which have substantially contributed to the country’s economic growth. DOI:10.6007/IJARBSS/v13-i11/19478 PrimatesThis dissertation describes the changes in primate distribution over elevation

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June 25, 2024 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small # 57

Hornbills Dyaks perceptions of Hornbills were recorded in this survey. 513 respondents were recorded in the Kapuas Hulu District of Kalimatan. Seven out of 10 Hornbill species are targeted for hunting.12% were recorded for hunting Hornbills for food. A decline in the cultural value of hornbills was also recorded. :

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May 28, 2024 No Comments

The Third Sultan of Santubong part two

The Third Sultan of Santubong Part two Conflict between the Malays/Ibans and the Bidayuh Dayak Darat, Dayak Sungkong Rara and Dayak Rara Tanah Taringas, (all Bidayuh) were descendants of the same ancestors. The Dayak Darat who were staying near in Tanah Berlidah no longer wanted to live together with the

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May 22, 2024 No Comments
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