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
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
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
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
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
Rebuilding the Seria Oil Fields in Brunei by Serdevi Menon There was a time when the Dayaks(Menon spelling) went to work in the oil fields. This was usually the time between the planting and harvesting of the rice crop. It could also have been the time when a young man
Circumcision We were riding a bus in the eighth month of pregnancy from Kuching to Sibu. The ride was uneventful and we arrived at our hotel ready for a shower and sleep. The next day we would go exploring. At about 8 p.m. my wife went into labour. I called
Plastic in Mountain Rock Salt Salt found in the mountains of Sarawak is processed, and various plastics are accidentally added to the salt products sold to the public. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122207 Mangosteen The identification of cultivated mangosteen plants and their wild ancestors is difficult. The similarities of the plant structures between the
Durate Barbosa This small essay describes Borneo before 1518 from the point of view of the Portuguese. This was after the Brunei incursion into Santubong in ~1512. The Isles of Borneo “Further on towards China, from the Island of Solor (Sulu) there is another island as well furnished with victuals,
Irrawaddy Dolphins Our results indicated that the Irrawaddy dolphin lineage split from the Australian Snubfin dolphin lineage (Orcaella heinsohni) in the Late Miocene ( 6.82 million years ago) The Australian Snubfin dolphin inhabits the coast of southern New Guinea and northern Australia and is separated from the Irrawaddy dolphin by
Children of the Missions 1862 Polly Polly is the eldest and a Kanowit Dyak orphan. She is between 15 and 16 and has lived with us since she was a baby. She was brought to Sarawak by English sailors who were engaged in the Sanskrit and Sakarran pirates in 1849.
People who have Died Have Ghosts Once there was a longhouse. There was someone who had just died in that longhouse. After four days a young man went out hunting. He called his dogs to follow him. They did not meet any wild pigs that day. Then he looked up