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The Sexuality of Rajah James Brooke

At the request of Dr John Walker, I have deleted my blog on what he said about James Brooke. You may read his entire 40-page essay in Borneo Research Bulletin vol 29 p. 148-222. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ff8a8d25a6fae169d8f54b0/t/60428b12ffc8ce2cc13ebee9/1614973740950/BRB_1998_29.pdf

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February 19, 2023 No Comments

A Sebob Saga

The Saga of the Child of Padan Sigau (A Sebob Saga) Padan Sigau lived at Tebau Na-a A man of great renown He married a lady called Bungan from Alo Mara They had a child, the child of Bungan who was born at Tebau Na-A A very brave lad he

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July 28, 2021 No Comments

Sarawak River Valley Book Review

Sarawak River Valley, Early Times to 1840: Santubong Kuching Brunei bySURAINI BINTI SAHARI and TOM MCLAUGHLIN, Kuching, Sarawak, SueJ’s Enterprises, 2020, ISBN 978-967-17890-0-1; 205 pp; maps, plates, bibliography.This is an unusual history book by Suraini Sahari and Tom McLaughlin. The scope of this study is overwhelming, more so for these

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July 19, 2021 No Comments

Borneo History

All Creatures Great and Small! Check out Borneohistory.net for regularly-updated Sarawak-based historical and contemporary scientific journal updates. Looking forward to seeing you!

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April 28, 2021 No Comments

This and That # 10

A collection of recent research from Borneo New Species of Jumping Spider A new species of jumping spider from the canopies of Borneo has been made known to science. It distinguished from other jumping spiders by the colour variation, the mouthparts and the sex organs. Arthropoda Selecta 30(1): 105–112 Two

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April 25, 2021 No Comments

This and That # 9

This and That # 9 Interbreeding in Early Humans in Island Southeast Asia Two ancient species of pre-humans, Homo luzonenis and Homo floresesiensis, were in island Southeast Asia before the first wave of modern humans came. These modern humans show distinctive interbreeding with the Denisovans (another early breed of pre-humans) but fail to show any

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March 31, 2021 No Comments

This and That # 8

This and That # 8 Recent research about Borneo. Fungus in Caves The limestone caves of Borneo are one of the least studied habitats. Fifty five pure cultures of fungi were obtained from a cave from the Madai cave in northeast Borneo from guano and cave water. Penicillum dominated the

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March 7, 2021 No Comments

This and That #7

An occasional paper consisting of current research pertaining to Borneo. Pua Kumbu and Title History Using a pua kumbu from Borneo, the author tries to show the title of the piece, Remung, evokes the mythical tiger flying spirit , who, in ritual chants, is supposed to guard the rice bin

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January 30, 2021 No Comments

This and That # 1

An occasional paper about the current research related to Borneo Two new philodendrons (Homalomineae Araceae) from Borneo have been made known to the western world. They are restricted to sandstones and forested karsts in the Sarawak area. Sing Yeng Wong of Unimas and Peter C. Boyce are the people who

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January 20, 2021 No Comments

This and That # 2

An occasional paper related to current research aligned to Borneo Melanu and Numbers The way a society thinks is important in development. When one combines numbers into that thinking the results can be astounding. Suffina Long and Yahutazi in the November issue of the Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

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January 20, 2021 No Comments
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