Mujong Expedition A party of murderers and some followers were located at the tributary stream, the Tijau. Three Malays had been killed, and a native force had failed to dislodge the rebels. His Royal Highness the Rajah resolved to take stronger measures. The Rajah decided to attack before the dry
Whale Fin whales are found in all oceans. The fresh skin and blubber was taken from a stranded fin whale in Sabah. The results confirm migration to warm tropical waters, the diet was mainly pelagic (living in areas away from land) and they need to be offshore. Zoological Studies 61:79
A Piratical Cruise and Malay account of the destruction of the Pirate fleet by HMS Rainbow in 1861 the Sarawak Gazette 1 April 1861 Below is the translation of a paper written by Nakoda Amzah and found among his effects after his death. He, his grandson and another were killed
Traditional Earthen Crocodile Effigies of the Lun Bawang in Sarawak by Ipoi Datan The Lun Bawang are one of the oldest indigenous groups who have inhabited Borneo for several centuries. They were traditionally agriculturalists, practised wet and dry rice farming, reared livestock, exploited jungle produce and were animists. During the
Brunei, Sarawak and the Kota Batu Lands 1903-1917 In 1903, Sir Charles Brooke acquired an estate of 3,500 acres of Kota Batu “stretching from the old consulate site in Brunei town for a distance of perhaps five kilometres down the left bank of the Brunei river. The area was uninhabited
Brunei History Challenged Tom McLaughlin Our history of Sarawak began by introducing Hyang Gi in ~925 AD in Santubong and followed the royal family of Santubong until its demise in 1512. It was all oral history taken from a dukun who lived across the river in Kampong Bintawa in Kuching.
Islam in China The first mention of the Arabs in China is found in the Annals of the T’ang Dynasty (618-907). The Arabs were called Tazi and Tashi in Chinese. In 713, a Tazi ambassador arrived in China. In 924, another Tazi visited A-Po-Ki, chief of the K’tan and camped
All Creatures Great and Small #31 Great Argus There are currently two subspecies of the Great Argus. One species is in Sumatra and Malaya, while the other is in Borneo. The differences between the two include the Borneo Argus has a lighter orange on the chest, darker upper backs and
The Fra Mauro Map ad 1459 in The Mediaeval Cartography of Borneo by Robert Nicholl in the Brunei Museum Journal 1980 The Fra Mauro map, made in 1450, is located in the Venice Museum and is huge, 2.4 meters by 2.4 meters. Astonishingly, the area showing Santubong area in amazing
Dockyard, Brooke’s Malay Child, Camphor and Chinese life during Occupation Case Study of the Brooke Dockyard Kuching A. Ghafar Ahmed The Sarawak Museum Journal December 2021 aghafar7788@yahoo.com Built in 1912, the Brooke Dockyard consists of a dry dock, a side launching ramp, a workshop, a slipway, a wharf and a
Jerunei: The Coffins and Slaves of a Tribal People. A jerunei is a large pole or monument used by the Melanau (a people living on the coast of Sarawak). Jeruni poles are almost always hollowed out to receive the bones of the deceased. It may or may not be carved,
All Creatures Great and Small #30 Butterflies Borneo is the home of 1000+ known species of butterflies of which 81 species are known to live on Borneo alone. Libiki Bamboo Resort (LBR) is located in Bau, Sarawak, a newly developed resort area. 183 species of butterflies were found in this