Past Posts - Borneo History

Javanese Immigrants to Sarawak

Tom’s note: Matang is located to the west of Kuching and has many Javanese Kampongs. This is the story of […]

Courtship among the Ibans”Ngayap” Toms Note: To western observers, the term “Ngayap” often had a sexual connotation. This is not

Mujong Expedition A party of murderers and some followers were located at the tributary stream, the Tijau. Three Malays had

Whale Fin whales are found in all oceans. The fresh skin and blubber was taken from a stranded fin whale

A Piratical Cruise and Malay account of the destruction of the Pirate fleet by HMS Rainbow in 1861 the Sarawak

Traditional Earthen Crocodile Effigies of the Lun Bawang in Sarawak by Ipoi Datan The Lun Bawang are one of the

Brunei, Sarawak and the Kota Batu Lands 1903-1917 In 1903, Sir Charles Brooke acquired an estate of 3,500 acres of

Brunei History Challenged Tom McLaughlin Our history of Sarawak began by introducing Hyang Gi in ~925 AD in Santubong and

Islam in China The first mention of the Arabs in China is found in the Annals of the T’ang Dynasty

All Creatures Great and Small #31 Great Argus There are currently two subspecies of the Great Argus. One species is