Did you know that there was an American colony in Sabah? And at one point in time, James Brooke and successors were not the only white ‘Rajahs’ on Borneo island. The establishment of Consulate in Brunei In 1850, the United States signed a bilateral treaty of Peace, Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation with the Sultanate of […]
It is the 1920s. Imagine you are a pastor’s wife, and have sailed thousands of miles from your home to live in a very foreign country. You don’t speak the local languages so there is no way you can understand their cultures or customs. Your husband is always away from home preaching to people you […]
By Geryl Ogilvy Ninety-six football fans lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster on April 15, 1989, an event that shook the modern footballing world. It should come as no surprise that the tragedy remains fresh in the minds of the people, in particular the British public and Liverpool Football Club fans alike, 32 years […]
Today, it only takes two to two-and-a-half hours to drive from Tubau to Belaga. It depends on the weather, road conditions and how many timber-laden lorries you come across along the way. However, did you know that to travel from Tubau to Belaga 70 years ago would have taken roughly two and a half days […]
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, has died Friday (April 9, 2021) at age 99, Buckingham Palace announced. The death of the Duke of Edinburgh is a profound loss for the 94-year-old monarch, who once described him as her “strength and stay all these years”. In a statement, the palace said: “His Royal Highness passed […]
In a paper published in the Sarawak Museum Journal in August 1983, former Sarawak Museum director Lucas Chin came up with a list. The list is made of Sarawak traditional handicrafts he had observed would become extinct. It has been almost 40 years since Chin listed down these items. Going through the list, however, we […]
Have you every wondered what life was like in Sarawak over a hundred years ago? Thanks to a contributing writer of The Sarawak Gazette in 1948 who wrote under the initials ‘O.F’, we had a glimpse of old Sarawak through his writing. So here is the author’s account of what it was like living in […]
About 100 years ago, an article was published in The National Geographic Magazine about Sarawak. The article ‘Sarawak: Land of the White Rajahs’ was written by Harrison W. Smith and published in February 1919. Smith basically described his experience in Sarawak mingling with the Iban, Bidayuh and Kayan peoples in the 58-page long article featuring […]
How beautiful can a woman be that her name and beauty inspires idioms and legends? While no one in the current generation can claim to be that beautiful, these four ancient beauties of China definitely know how that feels. The beauties of Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diaochan and Yang Guifei are reportedly so out of […]
On Dec 8, 1962, Limbang witnessed bloodshed when Sheikh Azahari Sheikh Mahmud (famously known as A.M. Azahari) ordered an attack on the town in what became known as the Limbang Rebellion. A.M. Azahari was the leader of the Brunei People’s Party and North Kalimantan National Army (TNKU). After attacking the police station, they captured several […]
