The forgotten history of Travelling Dispensary No. 2 in Sarawak

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by Patricia Hului - May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

Since its introduction in 1973, the Flying Doctor Service has been providing basic health services to at least 37,000 patients annually in Sarawak's rural area. The team usually comprises a medical officer, an assistant medical

Frank Marryat, the man who gave us the early drawings of Borneo

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by Patricia Hului - May 20, 2020May 21, 2020

There were many adventurers who came to Borneo during the 19th century. While most of them jotted down their experiences in writing, only a few talented ones managed to capture it in drawings. One of them

The intriguing military history of Rabaul during World War II

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by Patricia Hului - May 19, 2020May 22, 2020

If you are not familiar with Rabaul, it is a township in East New Britain province in the country of Papua New Guinea. Located on the New Britain island, the town used to be an

5 things you should know about the Treaty of Labuan

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by Patricia Hului - May 14, 2020May 18, 2020

The Crown Colony of Labuan was a British Crown colony on the northwestern shore of the island of Borneo. It came under the British after the Treaty of Labuan was signed between the empire and

The trial of Japanese general Masao Baba for the Sandakan Death Marches

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by Patricia Hului - May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

The Borneo Campaign of 1945 was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area during World War II (WWII) to liberate Japanese-held British Borneo and Dutch Borneo. The Allied forces called it

Looking back to a Melanau berbayoh ceremony at Balingian in 1947

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by Patricia Hului - May 8, 2020May 18, 2020

The berbayoh ceremony is a type of traditional healing ritual practiced by Melanau pagans. Since many Melanau have embraced Christianity and Islam, such ritual is rarely in practice. According to the former Mukah district officer W.G.

Iban childbirth customs recorded by Rev William Howell

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by Patricia Hului - May 1, 2020May 15, 2020

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

What you didn’t know you needed to know about Sarawak’s first ice machine

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by Patricia Hului - April 29, 2020May 15, 2020

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

The Bidayuh Jagoi legend of Gunung Kapor where people turned to stone

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by Patricia Hului - April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

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

How a quarrel between two friends became their last in Battle of Lintang Batang 1853

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by Patricia Hului - April 23, 2020May 15, 2020

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