Bringing home two Orang Ulu parangs: An international story of a 100-year journey
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Dr Louise Macul
WHEN we visit the Sarawak Museum, we learn many things about the objects we see, but have you...
The Prince and the Dyaks
Heritage Snippets from Sarawak
By Alex Teoh
An account of the 1st Malaya Borneo Exhibition 1922 in Singapore
Set in the early twentieth century, exactly a century...
Kebing races the dragon and becomes penghulu — a Kayan tale
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
This is the third of a four-part series titled 'The Naga Moves: Dragon Tales from Borneo'. The first two parts can...
Lee Weng Thong (1892–1959), Cantonese Kapitan
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Hing-Yan Lee
DURING the Brooke years, the Rajah dealt mainly with the Malays as far as Sarawak politics was concerned. With...
Tuked Rini, cosmic traveller: A Kelabit culture hero
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Monica Janowski
Tales from the Heart of Borneo
This is the fourth of a four-part series titled 'Tales from the Heart of...
Fields of gold: The rural heritage of Sarawak rice
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Karen Shepherd
EVERYTHING is early this year. Chinese New Year has come at the end of January and, with it, in...
How long does it take to write a book?
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Heidi Munan
That’s a question I’ve been asked many times.
“Wah, you’ve written one whole book! How long did it take you...
Curly Kelawit: Warisan Orang Ulu
By Louise M Macul
THROUGHOUT much of Sarawak, some images decorate walls in businesses, paintings on longhouse verandas, and motifs on commercial goods such as...
Asian elephants in Borneo and the missing fossil from Bau
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By LIM Tze Tshen
By size, the Asian elephant is the largest wild animal living in Borneo. Its natural geographic distribution in...
Dragon cloths that ensure safety — an Iban tale
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
This is the second of a four-part series titled 'The Naga Moves: Dragon Tales from Borneo'. The first part can be...
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