“Mona Lisa” of China
While travelling in Surabya, Indonesia, I acquired a fold-out book of about 20 leaves. I never knew what the book […]
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A Mouse Deer Story
Salam The Mouse Deer- Second Evening Old Abdullah picking his way homewards through the deep forest one evening at sundown
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All Creatures Great and Small # 23
Barclaya All Creatures Great and Small # 23 Gas and Oil A report from Petronas, the oil company for Malaysia,
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The Chinese Come to Sarawak
Historian John Tan, of Kuching and Australia, wrote the following essay about early Chinese immigration. He translated and used information
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All Creature Great and Small # 22
Flycatcher Plumage Resolved The plumage of the female and sub-adult Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Narcissus Flycatcher, Green-backed Flycatcher (F. elisae) and Ryukyu Flycatcher (F. owstoni) has been
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Brunei 1790-1905
Brunei and Sarawak This essay was very convoluted and confusing. I have taken out the facts, numbered them and arranged
Sarawak Gold
Gold in Sarawak The first gold was discovered in the Montrado and Sambas areas of Kalimatan. The Chinese were brought
All Creatures Great and Small #21
New Book Ian Douglas Water and the Rain Forest in Malaysia Borneo Hydrological Research at the Danum Valley Research Center Switzerland: Springer Nature
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Hornbill
Hornbills Hornbills are fruit-eating birds with eight species found in Sarawak. They include the Helmeted Hornbird,(critically endangered) Rhinocerous Hornbird, Black
Iban origins, floods and rules for sex, war and kitchens
Notes from Benedict Sandin Sources of Iban Traditional History published by the Sarawak Museum Journal 1994 Sumatra Suriani and I
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