5 things you should know about the aftermath of the 13 May incident

Culture

by Patricia Hului - May 15, 2019May 15, 2019

The 13 May 1969 incident remains a dark mark in Malaysian history to this day. The racial riots which happened after the 1969 Malaysian general election led to a state of national emergency or

What Sarawak nature looked like in the 19th century according to Harriette McDougall

Culture

by Patricia Hului - May 13, 2019May 13, 2019

Harriette McDougall was the wife of Francis Thomas McDougall, the first Anglican Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak from 1849 to 1868. They first arrived in Sarawak on June 29, 1848 then subsequently established a

Tumpik, the Sarawak pancake

Culture

by Terong Dayak - May 10, 2019May 10, 2019

Like most pancake dishes, whether they're from Western or Eastern cuisines, tumpik is guaranteed to be both satisfying and delicious. Tumpik is a must-try dish when you are in Bintangor town. The word

Digging up the dead: Sarawak’s most chilling exhumation tale

Culture

by Patricia Hului - May 9, 2019May 9, 2019

Back in the olden days of Borneo, exhumation of the dead were common in Sarawak culture, especially among the Kenyah and Murut, for secondary burial purposes. They usually waited until the body had fully

Hiking up the hill of legendary Lundayeh hero Upai Semaring

Travel

by Patricia Hului - May 8, 2019May 9, 2019

The mystical story of Upai Semaring (spelled as Yuvai Semaring in Indonesia) is unlike other local legends. It transcends international boundaries, from the Kelabit Highlands of Sarawak, to Long Pa’ Sia in Sabah and

The little-known story of floating dead bodies off Buntal Bay

Culture

by Patricia Hului - May 6, 2019May 6, 2019

What would you do if you came across a scene of floating dead bodies? It is an unimaginable sight for today’s Sarawakians but that was what happened during the early part of World War

Revisiting Malaysia Solidarity Consultative Committee’s December 1961 communique

Culture

by Patricia Hului - May 3, 2019May 3, 2019

The Malaysian Solidarity Consultative Committee was an organisation formed by political leaders from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo (now Sabah). The committee held its first meeting on Aug 25, 1961

Perupun, the mysterious Lundayeh ancient burial tombs of Krayan Highlands

Culture

by Patricia Hului - April 30, 2019April 30, 2019

Long time ago, the Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for the country’s Pharaohs and their consorts. Here in the central region of Borneo in the Krayan Highlands, the ancient Lundayeh community built perupun

Crocodile mounds, where the headhunting after-party took place in Krayan Highlands

Culture

by Patricia Hului - April 29, 2019April 29, 2019

The Lundayeh people of Indonesia had the same reasons to build crocodile mounds or effigies like the Lun Bawang people in Sarawak; to celebrate successful headhunting trips. Melud leading the way to one of

10 quotes by Tunku Abdul Rahman about raising living standards in Sabah and Sarawak through Malaysia in 1962

Culture

by Patricia Hului - April 26, 2019April 26, 2019

Before the federation of Malaysia was formed on Sept 16, 1963, there were meetings over meetings held attended by different delegates from Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo. One of those meetings was held