The Genetics of Malaysia and Borneo What is known: The Southern route was the route taken by Africans following the coastlines from Africa, to Arabia and then to India and onward to Australia. What remains to be studied? From: Bong Peng Hong et al The Peopling and Migration History of the natives of the Peninsular […]

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. The bronze casting technique was

Sorry this late but the U.S. elections were a real bummer for me. I have finally dug myself out of a dark hole and am so blessed I live in Sarawak, Kuching Borneo….Life is good Dragon Fly Here we describe the adult male and describe and illustrate the adult female of Kribiodorum belalong for the

Customs of the Iban during Headhunting Times While their men are away the women The men Hewitt, John Tabu Customs of the Warpath amongst the Sea Dyaks of Sarawak in Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, March 1909 Many thanks to Veronica Chang Schmidt

Kalinga The ancient empire of Kalinga, now known as Odisha, dates to about 500 BC. The Southeast Asia portion includes Borneo, Malaya, Java and Sri Lanka. This research delves into examining the historical maritime connections between the Indian state of Odisha and Southeast Asian countries and the evidence of Kalinga’s cultural impact in those territories.

Hinduism and the Sarawak Kampongs Next to Islam, the Hadith and the Quran there exists another set of beliefs in the kampong. This group of values are from the pre Islamic system that was in existence prior to the acceptance of the codes of the Muslim religion. Sometimes, the Islamic code is mixed with these

I noticed a book review of Sarawak: The Rajahs Officers 1841-1946 by Nigel Batty- Smith on the website run by Veronica Chang-Schmid. (Thank you, Veronica) I thought this would be a good addition to my library so I tried to find it on several of the used bookstores on the net. The volume was not

This essay describes the Negroids movement into Taiwan. Borneo is mentioned a few times and one wonders what lessons can be learned and applied to the Niah Cave complex. Tom Harrisson destroyed most of the graveyards sending some bones to faraway Las Vegas. With Dr Curnoe maybe we can determine what happened with what’s left.

Mosquitos The objective of this study was to document the different mosquitoes in the rice field and residential area of Kampung Rembus, Sarawak, Malaysia during the early stages of the rice planting season. In this study, eight species of mosquitoes were collected. The two most common mosquito species found in the rice fields and residential

Place Names in 16th and 17th Borneo by Jan O.R. Beck in Imago Mundi vol. 16, 1962 The coast of Borneo served as anchorage for ships going to and from China. However, the area had its resources. Suvarnahumi  (Land of Gold) an Indian term, may have included Borneo and other parts of the western archipelago.