The haunted Miri ferry that allegedly leads to killing sprees in the 1940s
If you are not familiar with the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, it is the first known court case in the United
Every culture has its own customs and taboos during childbirth.
These customs and tradition mainly have one sole purpose; to protect the mother and her newborn baby from harm.
Here are Iban childbirth customs as
An ice machine, ice maker or ice generator is an appliance to make ice. Today, you can find a refrigerator in every household in Sarawak to store food and make ice cubes.
However in
When A.J.N Richards was serving as an administrative officer and magistrate in Sarawak from 1938 to 1964, there was no formal training.
He learned on the job from seniors and local officers as well
The Battle of Lintang Batang was one of the many skirmishes which took place between the Skrang Iban led by the famous warrior Rentap and the Brooke government of Sarawak.
One of the historical significance
In the olden days, building a new longhouse was usually heavily influenced by superstitions.
Reverend William Howell once recorded his observation of the Iban customs when building a new longhouse.
He stated, “It is not uncommon
Did you know that Borneo has its own version of Adam and Eve?
In this story, Adam is Nabi Adam and Eve is called Siti Awa.
The legend was told by Pawan, the head village
Sir Henry Gurney was a British colonial administrator who served in different posts throughout the British Empire.
He joined the British Colonial Service in 1921 and was posted to Kenya as an assistant district
There is a commonly known joke among Sarawakians that the level of English proficiency is correlated with the level of alcohol in your system.
So the more intoxicated you are, the better you can speak
Founded in 1888 and opened in 1891, the Sarawak Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo.
Since its inception until 1974, the head of the museum was called ‘Curator’. After this, the title for
