| 单词 | Sarawak |
| 例句 | Our journey through Borneo began seven years ago, when, on a whim, my husband and I visited the Kelabit Highlands, situated in Sarawak, one of two Malaysian states on the island. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z The Swiss charity is named for the environmentalist Bruno Manser, who lived in Sarawak, Malaysia, with the Penan tribe, one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes in the region. Leonardo DiCaprio urged to repay donations to Malaysian rainforest fund 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The most enormous cave here is Son Doong Cave, which ranks — alongside Miao Room in China and Sarawak Chamber and Deer Cave in Borneo — as one of the world’s largest caves. Deep in Vietnam, Exploring a Colossal Cave 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z It was in Sarawak that he made his first big step toward that goal. Evolution, but different: Adventures of a Darwin-doubting botanist 2014-01-12T15:00:00Z His misreading of the “Sarawak paper,” as it came to be known, is especially odd, since he was already making virtually the same arguments for evolution based on the geographic proximity of similar species. Evolution, but different: Adventures of a Darwin-doubting botanist 2014-01-12T15:00:00Z Is the version here as good as on the streets of Kuching, a city in Sarawak, a state on the island of Borneo in Malaysia, where three-layer tea was first poured? A Rich Pappa From Malaysia Serves Up Delicacies in Queens 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Vietnam would like a regional grid so it could sell clean energy, such as from offshore wind, to its neighbors while the Malaysian province of Sarawak is looking to sell its hydropower to neighboring Indonesia. Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Anwar cited the proximity of Nusantara to Malaysia’s Sabah and Sarawak states and federal territories on Borneo island, saying the new capital’s growth will benefit the region’s economy. Malaysia pledges to invest in Indonesia’s new capital 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The new capital could boost regional development, Anwar said, with the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak located in the Malaysian part of Borneo island. Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight "discrimination" against palm oil 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z They promised to improve development in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak in Borneo island. Malaysia PM signs cooperation pact with smaller parties ahead of confidence vote 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z To cobble a majority, he won support from two key rival blocs: the long-ruling National Front, which has 30 seats, and the Sarawak Parties Alliance with 23. Election battle won, real test begins for new Malaysian PM 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z There is also bad blood between the DAP and a 22-seat bloc of parties representing the eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak, whose support could also be instrumental in forming a new administration. Malaysia election: Why isn't there a government yet? 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Smaller political blocs based in Sabah and Sarawak states on Borneo island, which have sought greater autonomy, could potentially play decisive roles if they aligned with either coalition. Malaysia's political manoeuvring begins after indecisive election 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z "We hope the development of the capital will bring greater benefits to the wider region, including on Sabah and Sarawak," he said. Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight "discrimination" against palm oil 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Muhyiddin, who said he is open to working with any party but Anwar's, said on Sunday he would discuss partnerships with regional parties in Sabah and Sarawak states on Borneo island. Explainer: What to expect as Malaysia's split election leaves scramble to form govt 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Anwar’s alliance could lose if other blocs team up against it, analysts say, with smaller political coalitions based in Borneo island’s Sabah and Sarawak states potentially playing kingmaker. Malaysia's Anwar tries to lock in lead in close election race 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Although the political consultancy firm is not named in the indictment, it was identified as CT Group by Channel 4 News and the investigative blog Sarawak Report in August. Labour demands answers from PM about aide Mark Fullbrook 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Muhyiddin said he had met with Sarawak's state leader and was in discussions with other parties on forming a government. Malaysia's political manoeuvring begins after indecisive election 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Although the political consultancy firm is not named in the indictment, it was identified as CT Group by Channel 4 News and the investigative blog the Sarawak Report earlier in August. Tory donor pleads not guilty to US bribery charges 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z China’s uncontrolled Long March 5B rocket reentered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak, the Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. China’s uncontrolled rocket crashes over the Indian Ocean 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z In 1957, officials created the Federation of Malaya from Singapore, Malaya, Sarawak, and Sabah. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mujah, who has lived in the state of Sarawak most of his life, has been fighting the development since the early 1980s, when he was first jailed for protesting the encroachment of loggers. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “It has resulted in an environment that is good for rats to nest, feed and breed and natural predators cannot catch up,” said Andrew Cheng Mui Fah, a plantation official in Sarawak. Rats, drought and labour shortages eat into global edible oil recovery 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z On its spice list is Iranian blue salt — extracted from salt ponds that formed over 100 million years ago — Moroccan ras al hanout, black garlic, yuzu zest and Sarawak peppercorns from Malaysia. Our 12 favorite places to buy spices online 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Reentry looks to have been observed from Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia. China’s uncontrolled rocket crashes over the Indian Ocean 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The federation, consisting of Malaya, Sarawak, and Sabah, became known as Malaysia. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His family has lived deep in the rainforest for eight generations, and the 62-year-old has been involved in multiple legal actions as the secretary general of the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association, an Indigenous rights group. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Police in eastern Sarawak state on Borneo island said the shootings occurred at a security post on an air force base in the state, and that they were still investigating the motive. Malaysian police: Air force officer kills 3 colleagues, self 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The emergency in Sarawak, however, will be extended until Feb. 2, Bernama reported, citing the government gazette. Malaysia extends emergency rule in Sarawak state to stop polls 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z Police in the Malaysian state of Sarawak recently found themselves saddled with 1,069 Bitcoin mining machines - and found an innovative way to dispose of them. Crypto-crushed: Malaysia steamrolls Bitcoin machines 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Malaysia says it is to summon China's ambassador after 16 Chinese military aircraft flew over disputed waters off its eastern state of Sarawak. South China Sea dispute: Malaysia accuses China of breaching airspace 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z In fact, in a peer-reviewed study funded by the Malaysian government itself, scientists documented the expansion of an oil palm plantation atop carbon-rich peatland in Sarawak in the very same year as Malaysia’s latest report. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The air force said they were forced to scramble jets on Monday to conduct visual confirmation after the planes flew to within 60 nautical miles off the coast of Sarawak state of Malaysian Borneo. Malaysia says Chinese military planes came close to violating airspace 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Ireland is Melanau, an indigenous ethnic group from Sarawak state on Borneo. Malaysian court overturns ban on use of 'Allah' by non-Muslim publications 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The joint report by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Sarawak Report, a Malaysian investigative journalism outlet, states that Low signed a contract with Henley & Partners in 2015 for help acquiring Cypriot citizenship. Malaysian fugitive tried to buy 'golden passport' to EU, report says 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Still, they are better off in many ways than migrant women working without papers in Malaysia, mostly in the bordering states of Sarawak and Sabah on the island of Borneo. Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z But across Sarawak and other regions of Malaysia, 4,000 square miles of these forests — close to the size of Connecticut — have been drained in recent decades. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z He also said elections that must be held in Sabah and Sarawak states despite a recent spike in COVID-19 infections, unless a state of emergency is declared. Malaysia PM Muhyiddin calls on lawmakers to ensure national budget will be passed to tackle pandemic 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Sabah and neighbouring Sarawak on Borneo island hold about a quarter of parliamentary seats and are seen as crucial for political leverage. Malaysia's PM faces crunch popularity test as polls open in state election 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Sabah and neighboring Sarawak on Borneo island hold about a quarter of Parliament seats and are seen as crucial for political leverage. Polls open in Malaysian state in key test for embattled PM 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z They said they managed to break free while docking in Sarawak, Malaysia, before being scooped up by police and quickly sold again onto plantations. Palm oil labor abuses linked to world’s top brands, banks 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Sarawak boasts a rich ecosystem of peat swamp forests that are home to orangutans, crocodiles and 100-foot-high ramin trees springing from the soggy earth. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Sabah and neighboring Sarawak on Borneo hold about a quarter of parliament seats and are seen as crucial for political leverage. Malaysian opposition state calls for polls to foil takeover 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Sabah, along with neighboring Sarawak on Borneo, hold about a quarter of parliament seats and are seen as crucial for political leverage. Malaysia opposition state calls for polls to foil takeover 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z At the centre of the disagreement is Sarawak’s demand for a sales tax payment, which went to the courts last year, before Muhyiddin took office on March 1. Exclusive: Malaysian energy giant's board at odds with PM over payment to Sarawak state 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Rosmah, 68, pleaded not guilty last year to two charges of corruption linked to a project to supply and install solar energy panels in 369 schools in eastern Sarawak state on Borneo island. Graft trial told Malaysian ex-PM’s wife was influential 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The conference was a historic occasion, held in the tropics for the first time in its 62-year history, and hosted by the Malaysian Peat Society with the Sarawak government’s support. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Authorities closed 409 schools in Sarawak, on the Malaysian side of Borneo, on Tuesday due to haze, the state education department said. Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state, shuts... 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z I spoke to a friend, Ben, who is from Borneo, where Sarawak laksa is prized. Meera Sodha: exclusive vegan and vegetarian recipes from her new book 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Petronas also this week filed to withdraw the federal court appeal, though sources close to Petronas said the board did not want to end the legal fight with Sarawak. Exclusive: Malaysian energy giant's board at odds with PM over payment to Sarawak state 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Reports indicate the unnamed teenager killed herself on Monday, in the eastern state of Sarawak. Instagram chiefs asked about suicide poll 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z “Sarawak has sent its peatland destruction advocates to scientific, government and corporate events for years to present a wildly distorted picture of destroying these ultrarich carbon ecosystems.” Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z One Sarawak district saw a “very unhealthy” pollution level of 201, while unhealthy readings were seen in five other Malaysian states on the country’s peninsular, the agency said. Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state, shuts... 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Her Sarawak Report website was initially focused on shadowy dealings in one Malaysian state. 1MDB scandal: The playboys, PMs and partygoers 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z In February, the Journal of the British Tarantula Society published a paper describing a new species of tarantula, which was discovered in a national park in Sarawak, Malaysia. This Tarantula Became a Scientific Celebrity. Was It Poached From the Wild? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z She’s native to the state of Sarawak in Malaysia and would fit nicely in your palm. Top stories: tarantula poaching, a ‘geological Google,’ and fixing health care in Madagascar 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Charles Leh, who retired in 2018 after 35 years as a curator at the Sarawak Museum, appreciates foreign taxonomists' contributions because there is little local interest. This amazing blue tarantula is a new spider species—but did researchers break the law when they studied it? 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Malaysia’s hosting of the para swimming championships in Sarawak from July 29-Aug. Paralympics: Paris 2024 program to feature same sports as Tokyo 2020 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z But when one of 1MDB's early deals was made in Sarawak, her attention began to shift to what seemed like "a highly suspect outfit". 1MDB scandal: The playboys, PMs and partygoers 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The partner said the Sarawak work suggested that certain people within Bell Pottinger had “a playbook.” The Reputation-Laundering Firm That Ruined Its Own Reputation 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z News outlets including The Sarawak Report blog and the Malaysia-based newspaper The Edge joined The Wall Street Journal at the lead of the race to expose each detail. A Stunning, Sudden Fall for Najib Razak, Malaysia’s ‘Man of Steal’ 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The two animals he and the other collectors took in Sarawak died without breeding, he says. This amazing blue tarantula is a new spider species—but did researchers break the law when they studied it? 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Malaria specialist Balbir Singh of the University Malaysia Sarawak presented the latest cases at a scientific meeting of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, held in Kuala Lumpur last month. Rare human outbreak of monkey malaria detected in Malaysia 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z One man was a Swiss environmental activist who wore a loincloth and learned to hunt with a blowpipe before mysteriously disappearing in Sarawak. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Material posted on Sarawak Bersatu, and on a related Twitter feed, impugned the motives and the reporting practices of Rewcastle Brown and called her an agent of British socialism. The Reputation-Laundering Firm That Ruined Its Own Reputation 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z On the south-western border of Brunei with the Malaysian state of Sarawak, the different land use is strikingly apparent. Satellite eye on Earth: October – in pictures 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z She's native to the state of Sarawak in Malaysia and would fit nicely in your palm. This amazing blue tarantula is a new spider species—but did researchers break the law when they studied it? 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Bornean orangutans are also found in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo. New species of orangutan is the rarest great ape on the planet 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z He flew to Thailand, spent six months wandering through Southeast Asia, then surreptitiously joined a British caving expedition in the Mulu caves in Sarawak. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z A former Bell Pottinger partner expressed shock when I described the Bahrain and Sarawak accounts. The Reputation-Laundering Firm That Ruined Its Own Reputation 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z They also are to visit Sarawak and Perak, as well as George Town in Penang, originally named Prince of Wales Island. Prince Charles views Islamic art on first visit to Malaysia 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Engkamat Lading, deputy controller of Wildlife Sarawak, says his powers to prevent illegal trade stop at the border. This amazing blue tarantula is a new spider species—but did researchers break the law when they studied it? 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z The group were working in Sarawak on Borneo island, Malaysia said. Kim Jong-nam death: Malaysia 'to deport 50 North Koreans' - BBC News 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the deforestation of Sarawak “one of the greatest environmental crimes in history.” Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Zahid also said Malaysia will soon deport 50 North Korean workers who overstayed their visa in the Borneo state of Sarawak. One month on, Malaysia embalms Kim Jong Nam's body, awaiting next of kin 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z There is a significant amount of trade between North Korea and Malaysia, and about 300 North Korean miners work in Sarawak. North Korea will ‘categorically reject’ autopsy of leader’s half brother by Malaysia 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z He hopes to get the three collectors banned from re-entering Sarawak. This amazing blue tarantula is a new spider species—but did researchers break the law when they studied it? 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Malaysia’s Sabah and Sarawak states share Borneo island with Brunei and Indonesia’s Kalimantan province. Malaysia searching for 6 missing at sea, detains 2 boat crew 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z After Malaysia’s independence, the political structure changed and local Sarawak politicians, of whom Abdul Taib Mahmud became preeminent, began creating wholesale logging concessions, which largely went to their friends and family. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z The truth is written on a MacBook Pro that sits on Sarawak Report’s news desk, which is also Rewcastle Brown’s dining-room table. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Born in New Zealand to a mother of Italian origin and a Malaysian father of Chinese ancestry, Stephanie spent most of her childhood in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The model who set up a luxury travel firm after a dare - BBC News 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z They captured the animals in the forests of Sarawak and transported them to Europe. This amazing blue tarantula is a new spider species—but did researchers break the law when they studied it? 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z He was reported missing to Tasmania police when his family did not hear from him after he set off hiking in the Sarawak park, with poor mobile coverage, from 18 October. Australian backpacker found alive after two weeks lost in Malaysian jungle 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z He was trying to stop logging in Sarawak, but that never happened. Two Men Set Out To Find Borneo’s Jungle Tribes. One Never Came Back. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z At the bottom of every Sarawak Report webpage, above the site’s teal logo, there’s a link with instructions for how to send her an encrypted email. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Andrew Gaskell was reported missing on 20 October as he was trekking alone in Mulu National Park in the Sarawak region of Malaysian Borneo. Andrew Gaskell: Missing Australian found in Malaysia jungle - BBC News 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z But the Forest Department of Sarawak says they lacked permits to collect or export wildlife. This amazing blue tarantula is a new spider species—but did researchers break the law when they studied it? 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z He presides over the tiny state, which is surrounded by the state of Sarawak in Malaysia and abutting the South China Sea. Five of the world's longest-reigning monarchs - BBC News 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z UK-based Sarawak Report also was blocked after publishing articles on the topic. In Malaysia, Humor Is No Laughing Matter 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z In Sarawak, he fell in love with and married a British nurse, and in June 1959, they had a daughter, Clare. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The ruling has also provoked criticism from Sarawak’s minister of welfare, women and community well-being, Fatimah Abdullah. Accused Rapist in Malaysia Avoids Jail After Marrying His Teenage Victim 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Najib is riding high after his ruling United Malays National Organization coalition won two by-elections last month and a state election in Sarawak in May. Decision Time on Malaysia’s 1MDB 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z It downplayed two naval exercises conducted by China in 2013 and 2014 at James Shoal, less than 50 nautical miles off Sarawak. As Beijing flexes muscles in South China Sea, Malaysia eyes harder response 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The Sarawak election marks a rare piece of good news for Mr. Najib since the 1MDB scandal erupted a year ago. Malaysia’s Najib Seeks Momentum After State Election Win 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Colonial rule in Sarawak ended in 1963, when the state merged with Malaya to create the nation of Malaysia, but the Rewcastles stayed on for six more years. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Sarawak, whose steaming jungle interior is cut by rivers and speckled with tiny communities, is unique among Malaysia’s 13 states. Malaysia’s Najib Razak Rains Largesse on Jungle State Ahead of Vote 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z For years a firm friend of the ruling party, Sarawak may one day think for itself. Rumbles in the jungle 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z It was taken in Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. For Earth Day, 14 Pictures of Extraordinary Trees 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Sarawak lies on Borneo island, east across the South China Sea from Malaysia’s mainland power centers. Malaysia’s Najib Seeks Momentum After State Election Win 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Rewcastle Brown left Sarawak in the spring of 1967, when “the classic British colonial childhood thing was still to get kicked back to boarding school in England at the tender age of eight.” The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z “This is a common feature in Malaysian elections including Sarawak.” Malaysia’s Najib Razak Rains Largesse on Jungle State Ahead of Vote 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z At the general election in 2013, parties from Sarawak delivered 25 seats to the government—whose winning majority was just 22. Rumbles in the jungle 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z It was taken in Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. For Earth Day, 14 Pictures of Extraordinary Trees 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z However, analysts said Sunday it is uncertain if the result in the eastern state of Sarawak will signal broader support in the urban and economic centers in the country’s west. Malaysia’s Najib Seeks Momentum After State Election Win 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Along with the Wall Street Journal, which has also reported the story thoroughly, Sarawak Report has been instrumental in both informing the Malaysian public and bringing the story into the global consciousness. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The Malaysian leader recently said he wants a strong electoral victory in Sarawak. Malaysia’s Najib Razak Rains Largesse on Jungle State Ahead of Vote 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states in the northern part of Borneo, abutting the tiny kingdom of Brunei. Rumbles in the jungle 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z It was taken in Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. For Earth Day, 14 Pictures of Extraordinary Trees 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Najib’s ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, or National Front, spent heavily on charity projects and infrastructure ahead of the Sarawak election Saturday and captured 72 of the 82 assembly seats, according to Malaysia’s election commission. Malaysia’s Najib Seeks Momentum After State Election Win 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z In July 2015, Sarawak Report became the first news website officially blocked in Malaysia by state censors. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Malaysia’s Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections, an independent election watchdog, this week accused Mr. Najib and his deputy prime minister of vote buying and breaching election laws in Sarawak. Malaysia’s Najib Razak Rains Largesse on Jungle State Ahead of Vote 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Lucky then that polls in Sarawak hand the incumbent a huge advantage. Rumbles in the jungle 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z All four of the abducted sailors are from the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo island, the police said. Malaysian Sailors Abducted Near Philippines in Latest Act of Piracy 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z By-elections will likely be held to replace two members of parliament from marginal seats in peninsular Malaysia killed in a helicopter crash while visiting Sarawak to campaign for the Front. Malaysia’s Najib Seeks Momentum After State Election Win 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z It opens to her email inbox, where there’s a note waiting from a prominent former ambassador to Malaysia, applauding a recent Sarawak Report update. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Yayasan also is sponsoring 150 imams and village officials from Sarawak for a Muslim Haj pilgrimage estimated to cost nearly $400,000. Malaysia’s Najib Razak Rains Largesse on Jungle State Ahead of Vote 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z But the government’s advantage in Sarawak is slowly eroding. Rumbles in the jungle 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Two Australian TV journalists were briefly arrested this month after they tried to question Najib about the scandal during his visit to eastern Sarawak state. Many governments in Asia are growing less tolerant of critical reporting, even arresting journalists and closing media outlets in some cases 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The board of 1MDB approved the hiring of Goldman in August 2010 to review the possible purchase of a hydroelectric dam in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, according to 1MDB board minutes. Goldman Sachs Hire Came as Bank Pitched 1MDB 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z You could call Sarawak Report a strange kind of homecoming. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Last month, a story written in the Sarawak Report - one such publication hosted on Medium - detailed alleged corruption involving the Malaysian prime minister. Inside Medium: an attempt to bring civility to the internet - BBC News 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The Journal’s story furthered claims first levied by the Sarawak Report, a London-based investigative news site that focuses on corruption in Malaysia. Malaysian Prime Minister Cleared of Corruption 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z In July 2010, the prime minister traveled to Sarawak, a rainforest-covered Malaysian state on Borneo island whose voters include members of indigenous tribes. The Money Network of Malaysian Politics 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z A second aircraft was scheduled to fly over Kuching in Sarawak state on Borneo island. Malaysia trying cloud-seeding to induce rain to clear haze, as Indonesia fights wildfires 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z In its reporting, Sarawak Report is thorough and transparent. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z One of the leading sources of leaks and information on the scandal has been The Sarawak Report, a website based in Britain beyond the government’s reach. Investigations Stymied in Malaysia, Critics of Najib Razak Take Their Case Global 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z In 1977, she came to the United States after having worked as a physician in Sri Lanka, the African country of Zambia and Sarawak in Malaysia. Washington-area obituaries of note 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Malaysians will begin to wonder if there is truth to the numerous preposterous allegations made by the blocked Sarawak Report. Malaysia's Prime Minister: A Dead Man Walking? 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z The transfers to Mr. Najib’s bank accounts were reported last month in The Wall Street Journal and the British-based Sarawak Report. Political Scandal Consumes Malaysia at Time of Flight 370 Inquiry 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z What began in 2010 as a blog about an environmental crisis in the Malaysian state of Sarawak is now the most comprehensive portrait of a diseased body-politic and its attendant scandals. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z In July, the government blocked access to The Sarawak Report in Malaysia, but bulletins are widely circulated over social media. Investigations Stymied in Malaysia, Critics of Najib Razak Take Their Case Global 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z The Sarawak Report website was recently blocked in Malaysia. Malaysia is 'silencing media' says wanted UK-based editor - BBC News 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z A government agency has warned Malaysians against discussing the allegations on social media and has started blocking an indefatigable British website, the Sarawak Report, which has written a lot about 1MDB. Soldiering on 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z In October 2013, Malaysian Defense Minister Hishamuddin Hussein announced his country’s plan to establish a marine corps that would be stationed at a new naval base to be constructed at Bintulu in Sarawak. China is not the only country reclaiming land in South China Sea 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Sarawak Report went live in February 2010 and, within six months, traffic had climbed from about 300 hits a day to 50,000. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z It was The Sarawak Report, along with The Wall Street Journal, that first reported the transfer of nearly $700 million into what were believed to be Mr. Najib’s accounts. Investigations Stymied in Malaysia, Critics of Najib Razak Take Their Case Global 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z The correspondence is among thousands of documents related to 1MDB’s transactions which Sarawak Report claims to possess. Gathering steam 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z It was made up of five countries and territories - Malaysia, North Borneo, Sarawak, Brunei and Singapore. Singapore at 50: From swamp to skyscrapers 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z In early 2013, the Chinese held naval exercises near James Shoals, a reef some 50 miles off Malaysia’s Borneo state of Sarawak, which Malaysia claims and is considered part of the Spratlys. China is not the only country reclaiming land in South China Sea 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z It is here that she runs Sarawak Report, a nearly seven-year-old investigative news website. The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The Malaysian explanations ended about a year ago, after Red Granite’s financing became the subject of persistent questions, especially from The Sarawak Report, a London-based news site that focuses on Malaysia. Well Connected at Home, Young Malaysian Has an Appetite for New York 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Minor disturbances were created along the frontiers of Sarawak and Sabah … and acts of sabotage occurred…. On Kim Jong-un, Paul Krugman And Smaug 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z He had been working at Sarawak Hospital, in Kuching, on a work placement as part of his degree. Degree honours for stabbed students 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The two east Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak are notorious in this respect; they are known as the BN’s “fixed deposits”. What’s Malay for gerrymandering? 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The incident happened in Kuching, Sarawak – one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Two British medical students stabbed to death in Borneo 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Sarawak officials say 84 percent of the state is forested although this includes massive oil palm estates planted in place of forests. Controversial Malaysia state boss due to "retire", but keep influence 2014-02-10T05:00:20Z "Recently, when the Appeals Court made its decision on the use of the word Allah, it did not at all touch on the practices of Christians in Sabah and Sarawak," Mr Najib said on Monday. Malaysia PM clarifies 'Allah' stance 2013-10-22T10:04:06Z She spreads her message on social media, her Sarawak Report Web site and broadcasts on Radio Free Sarawak. The Saturday Profile: Barred From Malaysia, but Still Connecting With Critical Jabs 2013-08-16T23:17:11Z Officials in Sarawak state did not comment on the matter. Malaysia Denies Entry to Journalist 2013-07-04T07:22:17Z It was travelling through a remote river, the Rajang, in Sarawak on the island of Borneo when it hit rocks. Malaysia ferry capsizes in Borneo 2013-05-28T06:53:19Z Environmentalist and broadcaster Bill Oddie joined the tirade of attacks in London's Barbican Centre, accusing the bank of financing the desecration of forests in Sarawak and Borneo. HSBC under fire from all sides at AGM 2013-05-24T16:55:47Z As Human Rights Watch noted, Radio Free Sarawak and the Sarawak Report “frequently report on government corruption and criticize government policies affecting rural residents.” IHT Rendezvous: In Malaysia’s Election, a Free Press Was Elusive 2013-05-09T05:15:04Z In early July, Ms. Rewcastle Brown arrived at Kuching International Airport in Sarawak, only to be detained at the airport and put back on a plane for Singapore. The Saturday Profile: Barred From Malaysia, but Still Connecting With Critical Jabs 2013-08-16T23:17:11Z While Sabah and Sarawak are government strongholds, the mainland peninsula is home to several closely contested states, such as Selangor near Kuala Lumpur which fell to the opposition in 2008. Malaysia's Anwar raises voter fraud alarm ahead of election 2013-05-02T11:47:54Z In an interview with Reuters last Tuesday, Prime Minister Najib declined to discuss details of the investigations into the Sabah and Sarawak chief ministers, and said he was against corruption in "any form." Insight: In Malaysia's election, a focus on rainforest graft 2013-04-02T23:05:15Z Small carnivores in a logging concession in the Upper Baram, Sarawak, Borneo. The mystery mammal of Kayan Mentarang 2013-02-25T15:15:07.977Z The agreement aims to boost recoverable reserves in the Bayan Field, located offshore Sarawak, as Malaysia tries to boost flagging production from its existing oil fields. Malaysia's Dialog, Halliburton in $1.2 billion oil services deal 2012-11-20T03:01:27Z Ms. Rewcastle Brown, 54, the daughter of a police officer in Sarawak during colonial days, recalls flying away from Borneo to attend boarding school as a child. The Saturday Profile: Barred From Malaysia, but Still Connecting With Critical Jabs 2013-08-16T23:17:11Z He accused the government of flying at least 40,500 individuals since April 25 on chartered flights from the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak to mainland areas. Malaysia's Anwar raises voter fraud alarm ahead of election 2013-05-02T11:47:54Z Malaysian anti-corruption officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the leaked documents obtained by Sarawak Report were genuine and Musa was, indeed, the focus of the investigation. Insight: In Malaysia's election, a focus on rainforest graft 2013-04-02T23:05:15Z An example, some Christians say, is the unease over Christian congregations in Sabah and Sarawak using the Arabic word Allah to refer to God. Migrants, church may end Malaysia government's Borneo vote bank 2012-10-07T21:14:05Z But unhealthy levels were reported in Miri, in Sarawak State, on the island of Borneo, because of a peat fire that started in the area on Thursday. Smoky Haze Over Malaysia Signals a Regional Problem 2012-06-23T19:12:32Z Her effort was anonymous at first — Sarawak Report was started while her brother-in-law, Gordon Brown, was in his last months in office as the British prime minister. The Saturday Profile: Barred From Malaysia, but Still Connecting With Critical Jabs 2013-08-16T23:17:11Z But unhealthy levels were reported in Miri, a city in Sarawak State on the island of Borneo, because of a fire that started Thursday. Smokey Haze from Indonesian Fires Engulf Southeast Asia 2012-06-22T13:58:56Z To improve on its 2008 performance, the opposition needs to make headway in three key states - Sabah and Sarawak on the eastern island of Borneo, and Johor, which borders Singapore. Analysis: Malaysia's opposition plots unlikely path to power 2012-02-01T07:57:03Z The opposition - a coalition of Borneo parties and a mainland alliance that campaigns for greater transparency - won 15 seats from the ruling bloc in Sarawak state elections for its best showing in 24 years. Migrants, church may end Malaysia government's Borneo vote bank 2012-10-07T21:14:05Z In 1841, having engaged in several bloody exploits, Brooke forced from the sultan of Borneo the cession of Sarawak, with the government vested in himself as an independent raja. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z Next came Radio Free Sarawak, helped along by a drive that put 10,000 shortwave radios in the hands of Malaysians to hear the broadcasts, an effort aided by local churches and opposition groups. The Saturday Profile: Barred From Malaysia, but Still Connecting With Critical Jabs 2013-08-16T23:17:11Z We did not stop at Sarawak, because of the little war that "Rajah" Brooke, afterward known as Sarawak Brooke, was carrying on there. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Anwar said that he was confident of winning 8-10 seats in Sarawak, where the opposition made strong gains in a state election in April. Analysis: Malaysia's opposition plots unlikely path to power 2012-02-01T07:57:03Z Opposition strategists say they need to win an extra 10 seats each in Sabah, Sarawak and mainland Malaysia to win the election with a simple majority of 112 seats. Migrants, church may end Malaysia government's Borneo vote bank 2012-10-07T21:14:05Z These villainous organisations, which in Singapore successfully defied the law, never raised their heads in Manila, and Rajah Brooke showed how to treat them in Sarawak. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z She recalled how she had been inspired by the work of Mr. Manser when she started looking into the deforestation of Sarawak. The Saturday Profile: Barred From Malaysia, but Still Connecting With Critical Jabs 2013-08-16T23:17:11Z The following account of the orang is given by Mr. Brooke of Sarawak. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The public meetings arranged by the Human Rights Commission across Sarawak, in the neighboring state of Sabah and on the Malaysian Peninsula have drawn hundreds of people. Clashes Between Tribes and Agribusiness Increase in Malaysia 2011-10-26T19:12:02Z The half-white woman of Borneo, the French trader's daughter by a native woman, brought up and educated at a mission school in Sarawak. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z The plant was said to grow wild all along the Sarawak rivers; but here again some mistake must have been made, for nothing seems to have come of it. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z That changed this summer when the toad was rediscovered high in the ridges of the Gunung Penrissen range of Western Sarawak, between Sarawak State in Malaysia and Kalimantan Barat Province in Indonesia. Green: After 8 Decades, Tiny Toad Resurfaces in Asia 2011-07-15T16:18:29Z “Did not a brave Englishman become a rajah in Borneo, where they are people similar to ours? and is not the name of Rajah Brooke, of Sarawak, held in veneration to this day?” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z “However, the government cannot recognize claims which are not legitimate or genuine or based upon some alleged customs which the laws of Sarawak do not recognize.” Clashes Between Tribes and Agribusiness Increase in Malaysia 2011-10-26T19:12:02Z If all men were like Brooke of Sarawak we'd have had the East Indies Christianized by now. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z While a vote isn’t due for two years, speculation that Najib would call an early election rose after his coalition won 77 percent of the seats in a local election in Sarawak state in April. Najib May Avoid Calling Early Malaysia Election After Protests 2011-07-11T00:17:29Z A two-year grant from the University of Malaysia at Sarawak will permit us to answer these and other questions. Green: After 8 Decades, Tiny Toad Resurfaces in Asia 2011-07-15T16:18:29Z "This is really valuable to flood it, if you look at the benefits that Sarawak gets from it." Industry or nature? 2011-07-07T17:44:52Z Twenty-two families belonging to the Bidau tribe, one of the many indigenous groups in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, used to live here in a village they called Pridan Tinggiri. Clashes Between Tribes and Agribusiness Increase in Malaysia 2011-10-26T19:12:02Z Nests made with the saliva of swifts have been collected for centuries from huge limestone caves in Idris' home state of Sarawak to make the most expensive soup on earth. Special Report: Can Malaysia reform and discriminate? 2011-07-07T04:59:15Z It is beautiful, and it is rare: only known from a single locality near Kuching, Sarawak. Orchid snatchers 2011-05-18T23:02:43Z In Sarawak they have made considerable advances in civilization. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z In the state of Sarawak, they are clearing land and pouring concrete for a massive industrial park devoted to heavy industries. Industry or nature? 2011-07-07T17:44:52Z She said that, in Sarawak, the government department that awards land titles was also responsible for mediating land disputes. Clashes Between Tribes and Agribusiness Increase in Malaysia 2011-10-26T19:12:02Z The Sarawak and Brunei Malays are probably mainly coastal Borneans with some Malay blood, but they have absorbed the Malay culture, spirit and religion. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The Bibles are printed in neighbouring Indonesia mainly for Christians in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. Malaysia to release 35,000 Bibles 2011-03-16T08:00:54Z Last month Petronas discovered new oil and gas fields in offshore Sarawak state, its first major discovery in four year. UPDATE 1-Petronas plans $91 bln capex over 5yrs; warns about volatile oil 2011-03-02T12:10:39Z The work of Rajah Brooke in Sarawak is mentioned, and the Dyaks described. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Ms. Lasimbang said that Sabah and Sarawak had their own land laws, while other states were guided by a national land code. Clashes Between Tribes and Agribusiness Increase in Malaysia 2011-10-26T19:12:02Z Roughly 10 percent of forests in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo were cleared in just the past five years, according to the analysis, which was commissioned by Wetlands International, a Netherlands-based environmental group. Green: Malaysian Forest Ebbing at Rapid Rate, Report Says 2011-02-02T01:10:47Z Wetlands International and Dutch remote sensing institute Sarvision said palm oil plantations are being expanded largely in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo island. Malaysia rapidly destroying forests for palm oil: group 2011-02-01T18:45:11.627Z Cruising in these seas, years ago, when he was a young man, in his own yacht, a jaunty little armed schooner of about 200 tons, he happened in at Sarawak. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The Dyaks of the Sarawak river in Borneo esteem the durian above all other fruit, eat it unripe both cooked and raw, and salt the pulp for use as a relish with rice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z While they represent a small minority of the population on the Malaysian Peninsula, they constitute the majority in the states of Sabah and Sarawak, Mr. Nicholas said. Clashes Between Tribes and Agribusiness Increase in Malaysia 2011-10-26T19:12:02Z Some 60% of Malaysia is rain forest, the vast majority of it found in Sabah and its neighbor state, Sarawak. Malaysia: A Coal Plant in Paradise 2010-11-30T22:20:00Z The report said official Malaysian government figures stated that only 8 to 13 percent of Malaysia's palm oil plantations were on carbon rich peat soils, with 20 percent for Sarawak. Malaysia rapidly destroying forests for palm oil: group 2011-02-01T18:45:11.627Z I was greatly tempted as I passed Sarawak, in the island of Borneo, to run in and visit my friend Rajah Brooke, whose career in the East has been so remarkable a one. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The Sarawak government may be seeking global recognition for its sustainable forestry practices, but it would deserve global condemnation if the roots of the logjam lie in destructive, and state sponsored, logging practices. 30-Mile Logjam on Malaysian River Hints at Forest Crimes 2010-10-12T15:12:00Z Mr. Ng said that the Sarawak State Land and Survey Department had granted a license to Tetangga Akrab to develop the land but that the villagers who lived there were not consulted in advance. Clashes Between Tribes and Agribusiness Increase in Malaysia 2011-10-26T19:12:02Z The mini frogs were found on the edge of a road leading to the summit of the Gunung Serapi mountain in the Kubah National Park in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. Pea sized frog found on Borneo island 2010-08-25T07:33:00Z A Sikh temple was also damaged and a bottle was thrown at a mosque in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Saturday. 2010-01-19T08:44:00Z The police say petrol bombs were thrown at a church and a convent school in the northern state of Perak, and at a church on the island of Sarawak. 2010-01-10T16:11:00Z Home Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said a church in Miri town in eastern Sarawak state on Borneo island also reported an arson attempt. 2010-01-10T13:00:00Z In his remarkable career he assisted the Sultan of Brunti to reduce the marauding Dyak tribes of Sarawak, and with such success that the Sultan created him rajah of the province of Sarawak in 1841. Cathedral Cities of England Horses, introduced by Europeans and owned only by the wealthier classes, are found in Banjermasin and in Sarawak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The species was first described in 1956 from the remains of a beach-washed specimen from Sarawak in the South China Sea. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification Sarawak and neighbouring Sabah state are home to most of Malaysia's Christians, who account for 9.1% of the country's 28 million people. 2010-01-10T16:11:00Z A very large trade with Western countries and the United States is carried on in canes and rattans, the principal centres of the trade being Batavia, Sarawak, Singapore, Penang and Calcutta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Forest trees of Sarawak and Brunei and their products. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Later, when driven into the interior and eventually out of Dutch territory, they cost the first raja of Sarawak some severe contests before they were at last reduced to obedience. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" When Jan came to himself he was in his bunk on the Sarawak. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The village stands on the river Sarawak, and at any moment of the day a sampan can be hired to take one thither. The Woodlands Orchids In Sheeps Tor churchyard in the valley below lies Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, who died near there in 1868. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Specimens previously were saved from Sarawak and Indonesian Borneo. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 On the rise of Singapore direct trade had been established with Sarawak and Brunei, and it became a matter of moment to British merchants that this traffic should be safe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The Sarawak river was reached on the 3rd of April. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Some years afterwards, a young clerk in the service of a German firm at Singapore, visited Sarawak on his holiday. The Woodlands Orchids Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. The 2008 CIA World Factbook Breeding seasons of birds in Sarawak and North Borneo. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 The Borneo Company is engaged in working gold-mines in the upper part of the Sarawak valley, and the prospects of the enterprise, which is conducted on a fairly extensive scale, are known to be encouraging. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The best plan would probably be to make it an adjunct to the Straits Settlements, at the same time establishing a protectorate over Sarawak and Brunei. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Several years ago the Rajah of Sarawak decreed that no one should collect orchids in his territory, for sale, without a license. The Woodlands Orchids No other European settlements exist in Borneo, if we except an English “agency” lately established at the little island of Labuan; and a settlement at Sarawak, under an English adventurer, who styles himself “Rajah Brooke.” Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt December 8th.—Late in the afternoon we brought up in the roadstead of Sarawak, on the northern coast of Borneo. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 The mountain range which lies between Sarawak and the Dutch possessions, and may be looked upon as the backbone of the island, consists chiefly of crystalline schists, together with slates, sandstones and limestones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The rest is all claimed by the Dutch, excepting one small State, Brunei, between North Borneo and Sarawak, which is governed by a Malay Sultan, who is a Mahommedan. Children of Borneo We were just off Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, and about loaded, when the captain heard that gold had been discovered somewhere up near the head of the Rejang. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines This appears to have been the nature of the services that purchased Sarawak. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt The two last came straight to Sarawak on their arrival at Singapore, Mr. Hacket and his wife about a month afterwards. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak History.—As has been seen, the British connexion with northern and north-western Borneo terminated with the 18th century, nor was it resumed until 1838, when Raja Brooke set out for Brunei and Sarawak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Muda Hassim was very pleased to see that order was restored in the country, and he conferred on James Brooke the title of Rajah of Sarawak. Children of Borneo He returned to Sarawak, accompanied by European officers and friends, to carry on his great work of civilization, and to make of his little tropical kingdom a recognized power. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Malaysia Malaysia was formed in 1963 through a federation of the former British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, including the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo. The 2003 CIA World Factbook While Sir James Brooke was in England, in 1847, he asked his friends to help him in his efforts to civilize the Dyaks, by sending a mission to live at Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Undoubted Jurassic fossils, belonging to several horizons, have been described from west Borneo and Sarawak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" He ruled till 1868, when he died and was succeeded by his nephew, Charles Johnson Brooke, who is ruling Sarawak to-day. Children of Borneo To my right, on the veranda, stood a modest, gray-haired little man who cleared the seas of piracy and insured Singapore’s commercial ascendency, Sir Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The native tribes, too, inhabiting North Borneo were more sub-divided, less warlike, and less powerful than those of Sarawak. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo On the 23rd of May we landed at Singapore, and had to wait there for four weeks before the schooner Julia, then running between that place and Sarawak, came to fetch us. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak It has also been found in fair quantities at various places in the Kutei valley and in Sarawak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" After his strenuous life in Sarawak, James Brooke paid a visit to England in 1847, when many honours were showered on him. Children of Borneo “It was your great republic that first recognized the independence of Sarawak.” Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The institution and amusement of head-hunting appears never to have been taken up and followed with so much energy and zeal in North Borneo as among the Dyaks of Sarawak. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo When my husband became Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak, he always took some of the schoolboys with him in his visits to the different stations. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Sadong yields something under 130 tons a day, and the Brooketown mine, the property of the raja of Sarawak, yields some 50 tons a day of rather indifferent coal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" So he began to think of establishing a Christian Mission in Sarawak. Children of Borneo Sarawak has to-day a coast-line of over four hundred miles, with an area of fifty thousand square miles, and a population of three hundred thousand souls. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines It was Sir James Brooke's wish to keep Sarawak for the natives, but his successor has recognised the impolicy of so doing and admits that "without the Chinese we can do nothing." British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo There were many difficulties with the languages, for the Chinese at Sarawak were not all of the same tribe, and could not understand one another. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Talang-Talang is a small island literally swarming with turtle, whose eggs form a staple article of commerce in the Sarawak market. On the Equator Contains probably the most intimate and comprehensive account that has yet appeared of the Sea Dyaks of Sarawak.... Children of Borneo “Do you see that man?” he replied, pointing to a stalwart, brown-faced Dyak, who in the blue and gold uniform of Sarawak was leaning idly against the bulwarks. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines As I have pointed out, British North Borneo is fortunate in not possessing any powerful aboriginal tribe of pronounced warlike instincts, such as the Dyaks of Sarawak. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo When the guns were mounted at the fort, and a garrison of seventy men, under Abong Duraup, settled there to guard it, the fleet left the Rejang to return to Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Sarawak now steadily progressed, and the revenue, which in the first year of Brooke's accession, was next to nothing, began to show a considerable increase. On the Equator Mr Gomes' book is no hasty piece of work; it is the result of seventeen years spent in Sarawak.... Children of Borneo Sir Stamford Raffles founded the great city of Singapore, and Sir James Brooke, the “White Rajah,” carved out of a tropical wilderness just across the equator, in Borneo, the kingdom of Sarawak. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The capital of Sarawak is Kuching, which in Malay signifies a "cat." British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo The men were mostly gone to the war, and great excitement prevailed among the tribe with the prospect of acquiring heads again, for the Sarawak Government had quite stopped that hunting in the country. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak By eight o'clock we were abreast of Cape Datu, a long spit of land running far out to sea, and the southernmost point of Sarawak territory. On the Equator One quarter of it—the States of Sarawak and British North Borneo—is under British influence. Children of Borneo “His Highness, the Rajah of Sarawak,” he answered proudly in Malay. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines China affords a ready and large market for Borneo timber, being itself almost forestless, and for many years past it has received iron-wood from Sarawak. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo When I last heard of her, she was teaching in the day-schools at Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak By seven o'clock we were entering the Santubong mouth of the Sarawak river. On the Equator I think every English boy and girl should know the remarkable and romantic story of how an Englishman came to be a King in Borneo, and to rule over the part of it called Sarawak. Children of Borneo The province of Sarawak, a dependency of the Sultan of Borneo, was governed by an old native rajah, whose authority was menaced by the fierce, head-hunting Dyaks of the interior. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The case of Raja Brooke in Sarawak was also practically that of a British Settlement in Borneo. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo When we returned to Sarawak, in 1861, she became the schoolmistress to the girls I then had in the house, and others who came as day-scholars. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak He was not long away, however, from his adopted country, returning to Sarawak early the following year. On the Equator Nor was it resumed until 1838, when an adventurous Englishman, James Brooke, landed at Kuching and eventually made himself the "White Rajah" of Sarawak. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Sarawak, his country, has been called the best governed tropical land in the world. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan It is now the object of the Governments of Sarawak and of British North Borneo to attract Chinese to their respective countries by all the means in their power. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo These perfumes were rather overpowering at first, but I learnt to like them after I had been some time in Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak On the 11th of June, 1868, at Burrator, in Devonshire, Sir James Brooke breathed his last, leaving Sarawak to his nephew, Mr. C. Brooke, the present Raja, his heirs and assigns, for ever. On the Equator Sarawak in Borneo, and Labuan off the coasts, are such gates. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 Mr. Brook has no warmer admirer than myself; and I trust the territory of Sarawak, which has been ceded to him by the Sultan of Borneo, will eventually become a flourishing British Colony. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. The limit of Sarawak's coast line to the South-West is Cape, or Tanjong, Datu, on the other side of which commences the Dutch portion of Borneo, so that expansion in that direction is barred. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo Some time afterwards, he and Callon were at Sarawak to pay their tax. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The Sarawak Gazette was organised in 1871, and will form an interesting history of the country in years to come. On the Equator Here our surveying was completed, and we made the best of our way to Sarawak, where we arrived on the 30th of April. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery I will now proceed to state my ideas as to the way in which Mr. Brook can most profitably avail himself of the extensive territory of Sarawak. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. This mode of execution has been retained by the European rulers of Sarawak. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo Lingi, who had then submitted to the Rajah, had been in Sarawak for some days, professedly to trade, but really to see if he could not take Sir James Brooke's head. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The offer by the Sarawak Government of 30 cents, per foot, when captured, has greatly decreased their number in most of the rivers. On the Equator The occupation of Labuan and Sarawak will, I should imagine, prove hardly sufficient to effect the important change to be desired, i. e. that of the total suppression of piracy. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery He recognizes the benevolence of the English rule in India, and considers Sarawak under Rajah Brooke "the model of a good government." Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 At the present day silver dollars, Straits Settlements small silver pieces, and the copper coinage of Singapore, Sarawak and British North Borneo all pass current, the copper, however, unfortunately predominating. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo I never thought our school-children plain when we were at Sarawak, but the contrast was certainly very great when we looked about us in England. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The territory of Sarawak extends for nearly 300 miles along the south-west coast of Borneo from its southernmost boundary, Cape Datu, to Kidorong Point, its northern frontier. On the Equator On the night of July the 4th we anchored off the entrance of a river, which the captain supposed to be the Sarawak. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Have you dates, plantains, and soursops—so sweet—at Sarawak, Master Redhair? Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. Considerable annual payments are now made by Sarawak and British North Borneo for the territorial cessions obtained by them. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo He then presented each chief with a jar, a spear, and a Sarawak flag, and desired them to use the flag in their boats for the purposes of trade. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The "Sarawak Rangers," as they are styled, are recruited from Malays and Dyaks exclusively, and are instructed in battalion and gun drill by an English instructor. On the Equator Near Sarawak there is mountainous country, where live the Dyaks, previously described, and a mountain of the name of Santabong, which has already been made mention of. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery To these may be added the English communities of Labuan and Sarawak, and merchants, traders, and seamen all over the Eastern Archipelago. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay On the West coast, their headquarters is the Baram River, which has recently been added to Sarawak, but they stretch right across to the East Coast and Dutch territory. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo In December, after four month's absence, he returned to Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The silver coinage in use in Sarawak is the Mexican dollar, but the copper coinage of cents and half-cents bear the head of the Raja. On the Equator They informed us that the river we were then in was the Loondoo, and that the Sarawak was some distance to the eastward. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery "We fixed the time at three weeks because we thought it would take you all of that time to see Siam and Cambodia, and get back to Sarawak," replied Scott. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Sarawak is said to supply more than half of the sago produce of the world. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo She gave up her beautiful home in Scotland for love, and the prospect of doing good to Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Trouble is now over for Sarawak, for, with the exception of occasional brushes with the more distant Dyak tribes, the country is thoroughly settled. On the Equator After great persuasion, we induced one of them to accompany us to the ship, and pilot her to the Sarawak. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery "But we did not find it coming up from Sarawak to Bangkok," added the young officer. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Antimony was first discovered in Sarawak in 1824, and-for a long time it was from this source that the principal supplies for Europe and America were obtained. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo Nearly thirty years ago I published a little book of "Letters from Sarawak, addressed to a Child." Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Its rivers may therefore be said to be the highways of Sarawak, and, fortunately for the traveller, it is a well-watered country. On the Equator We landed with Mr. Williamson, the Malay interpreter at Sarawak, belonging to Mr. Brooke's establishment. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery "If I had supposed the Nimrods would stay there only a week, I should have been quite willing to remain at Sarawak that time," added the commander. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The Government of Sarawak allows a small grant-in-aid to the schools and a salary of £200 a year to one of the Missionaries, who acts as Government Chaplain. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo In the year 1862 some little captives fell into the hands of Captain Brooke, then ruling at Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak It is not surprising, therefore, that so few recover, although vaccination, which is now compulsory in Sarawak, has greatly decreased the number of those attacked. On the Equator At 10 A. M. we dropped anchor under the Peak of Santabong, from which the branch of the Sarawak we were then in derives its name. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery "The English call it Sy-goń, I believe; but I have heard it called variously at Sarawak." Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Dr. Hose has under him in Sarawak eight men in holy orders, of whom six are Europeans, one Chinese and one Eurasian. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo A remnant of these people got safely into the Dutch territory, where the authorities took what arms and ammunition they had, and, very properly, returned them to the Sarawak Government. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak We can plainly trace the course of the Sarawak river, which looks from here like a thin silver thread, as it winds its way past Kuching, its white houses glittering in the sunshine. On the Equator On the 5th of September we made sail for Hong Kong, with the Vixen in company, leaving the Ariel and Royalist to carry Mr. Brooke and the rajah's brother down to Sarawak. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery From Sarawak, or the mouth of the river, the distance is five hundred sea miles. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics There are now seven churches and twenty-five Mission chapels in Sarawak, and about 4,000 baptized Christians of the Church of England. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo We wanted for everything, and the bazaar in Sarawak could not supply us: besides, ours was the only English dwelling-house left in the place, except the Borneo Company's premises. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak All forts in Sarawak are built of the same materials and on the same model as the above, excepting that at Kuching, which is of stone, and much larger. On the Equator I have already stated that the native houses are built on the left side of the Sarawak river, and those of the Europeans on the right. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery "Now, fellows, you can study the chart for yourselves," said he, as he put the point of his pencil on the mouth of the Sarawak River. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics In Sarawak there are six or eight European priests and schoolmasters and a sisterhood of four or five nuns. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo In October the Bishop went to Labuan, and while he was away the cholera made its first appearance at Sarawak, among the Malays. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Consumption is unknown in Sarawak; and an English officer who came out to join the government service, afflicted with this complaint, completely recovered after a residence of three years in the country. On the Equator While at Sarawak we witnessed a very strange ceremony. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Here we are at the mouth of the Sarawak River. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Sarawak independence was first recognised by the Americans, and the British followed suit in 1863, when a Vice-Consulate was established there. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo There are no doubt many difficulties for Englishmen living in Sarawak jungles. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Sarawak is divided into six districts or Residencies, each of which is under the supervision and control of a European Government officer. On the Equator Also the Iris from England, and the Dido from Hong Kong, which latter vessel sailed for Sarawak. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery The Guardian-Mother will go to Saigon before she comes back to Sarawak. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics In the early days of Sarawak, it was a very serious problem to find the money to pay the expenses of a most economical Government. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo It was the breach in the general feeling of security under the Sarawak Government, which for a time magnified every little disturbance of the peace into a public danger. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Sarawak was in a sad state in those days. On the Equator On the 20th of August we came to an anchor at the mouth of the Sarawak river, where we remained three weeks completing some very important surveys. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery The two craft were approaching each other, and the steamer from the west went into the Sarawak ahead of the Blanchita. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The Sarawak Government, on hearing of the incident, at once despatched Mr. Maxwell, the Chief Resident, to demand redress. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo This summer a doctor came out to Sarawak with his family. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The Government of Sarawak now employs twenty-two European officers. On the Equator Captain Keppell, of the Dido, had just arrived at Sarawak when this news was brought to Mr. Brooke. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Louis Belgrave had been presented to the officials at Sarawak as the owner of the Guardian-Mother, and that established him as a person of great distinction. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics There is, in addition, a small Police Force, likewise composed of natives, as also are the crews of the small steamers and launches which form the Sarawak Navy. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo We were all indignant at this wanton cruelty, but unable to resent it, except by the expression of our opinion, for the English were a mere handful of individuals in Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Far away in front of us, surrounded by an interminable forest of jungle, lies Gunong Poé, the south-west boundary of Sarawak, while behind it again rise the long low hills of Sambas, in Dutch Borneo. On the Equator We again weighed anchor for Sarawak, whither the steamer had already proceeded. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery I don't think it will pay to go very far up the Sarawak, if it is game you want; but you can see the country. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The Roman Catholic Mission commenced its works in Sarawak in 1881, and is under the direction of the Reverend Father Jackson, Prefect Apostolic, who has also two or three Missionaries employed in British North Borneo. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo In that seething warmth of Sarawak you could almost see plants grow. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak But the true curses of Sarawak are the rats. On the Equator His influence, being even greater than that of the sultan, occasioned a jealous feeling, and a contention of party, which induced Muda Hassan to retire to Sarawak with his wives and personal attendants. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery "I don't think we know much of anything about Borneo," said Scott, as the Blanchita continued on her course up the Sarawak, after the dinner of roast pork. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Revenue; tribute from Sarawak and North Borneo; coal resources. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo When we first lived at Sarawak, the coasts and the seas from Singapore to China were infested with pirates. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak We were awoke at six next morning, and, swallowing a cup of most excellent coffee, Sarawak grown, went on deck. On the Equator The northern part of Borneo is British territory, and the British also control the States of Sarawak and Brunei; the rest of the island is a part of the Dutch East Indies. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania He lost nearly one-half of his territory, taken by the North Borneo Company, and that in the west, which is now Sarawak, of which I shall have something more to say later. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Brooke appointed the first Governor, 1847, being at the same time British representative in Borneo, and independent ruler of Sarawak. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo When we first lived at Sarawak no merchant-boat dared go out of the river alone and unarmed. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak It pointed also to the danger of tolerating secret societies in small states, and the penalty for belonging to such in Sarawak has ever since been death. On the Equator Rajah of Sarawak,—in which he had six years’ experience of pirate-hunting in the eastern seas, and now captain of one of Donald Currie and Company’s magnificent line of Cape steamers. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters Sarawak has a territory nearly as large as that of the State of Pennsylvania, and larger than the State of Ohio. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The officers were not more than a week in the country on their way to Hongkong from Singapore and Sarawak, and did not devote their time to sport. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo No sooner were we settled at the court-house, than we had visits from all the principal Malays, and also some Dyaks who happened to be at Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The country and climate around Kapit are quite different to other parts of Sarawak, the former being mountainous, rocky, and free from jungle, and the latter temperate and cool. On the Equator They have taken several trading prows, and captured many men belonging to the Sarawak territory, besides several Chinamen. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters "But I think we had better give some attention to the organization of our party for the trip up the Sarawak River." Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Fault has been found with the Company for not following the example of Sarawak and raising an army and police from among its own people. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo Although our life in Sarawak extended over a period of twenty years, it might naturally be divided into three parts—of six, five, and six years respectively, the intervals being spent in visits to England. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Their men, who are of a splendid physique and considerably taller than any other tribe in Sarawak, are of a light copper colour. On the Equator Thus the gun-boat with its varied freight sped on until it reached Sarawak, where the pirates were sent ashore under a strong guard. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters On the side of the river opposite Kuching, or Sarawak, was the kampon of the Malays and other natives; and the term means a division or district of a town. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics In Sarawak their Secret Societies threatened to undermine the prosperity of that little State, and had to be suppressed by capital punishment. The Philippine Islands I know of only one who has as yet been ordained, but perhaps that time has scarcely yet arrived in Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak But the loveliest countries have their little drawbacks, Sarawak not excepted. On the Equator It was then that Letta mentioned what the pirates in the cavern had said about her having been taken from Sarawak. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables Brooke continued to hold his position as Rajah of Sarawak while at Labuan; but in 1857 he was superseded at the latter, and returned to his government. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics We had left Sarawak about three days, when it fell almost calm; still the vessel was making some way through the water. The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book However, after a while a Chinese professor arrived at Sarawak, bringing his wife and family with him. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak This residency, the smallest in Sarawak, is now in charge of a Eurasian, or half-caste. On the Equator “Where is Sarawak?” asked Stumps, whose injuries in the recent fight were not so severe as had at first been supposed. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables They were provided with a steam-launch, prepared for long trips; and they ascended the Sarawak, the Sadong, and the Simujan Rivers, and had all the hunting, fishing, and exploring they desired. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics He had heard, I doubt not, of the punishment the pirates had received in the neighbourhood of Sarawak. The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book Two distinct languages were spoken by the different tribes of Chinese who had settled at Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Boxed up in this manner, but little can be seen of the surrounding country, but as in Sarawak one river is so precisely alike another this is no great loss. On the Equator A letter from the authorities of Sarawak certified that they were honest men. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables "I went up and down all the rivers of Sarawak in a sampan with an English gentleman who was crocodiles, monkeys, mias, snakes, and birds picking up." Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics With the exception of Sarawak in the west, the whole of this magnificent country is in a state of barbarism. The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book It was a great addition to the pleasures of life in Sarawak that there were no wild beasts to be feared in the jungles. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak There was also on board an old Hindoo, the proprietor of a dancing bear, who had been making a good thing of it in the Sarawak capital. On the Equator We have so little information to go upon—just one word,—Sarawak! The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables All the party, including the sailors, landed; for Mr. Eng declared that the Dyaks were honest, and even in Sarawak were never known to steal anything, though the Malays and Chinamen were given to pilfering. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics “While we are opening up Africa, it seems to me that we should make an effort to civilise and carry the blessings of Christianity to the numberless inhabitants of Borneo beyond the province of Sarawak.” The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book I have just received a Sarawak Gazette, dated July 1st, which contains an account of a further cession of territory from the Sultan of Bruni to Rajah Brooke of Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The chief exports of Sarawak are antimony, quicksilver, coal, timber of many kinds, gutta-percha, rice, sago, and rattans. On the Equator Having been appointed Governor of Sarawak, 24th September 1841, he set himself actively to work to reform abuses, to improve the cultivation of the country, and to secure peace and happiness to the people. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Letters from Sarawak, Addressed to a Child; embracing an Account of the Manners, Customs, and Religion of the Inhabitants of Borneo, with Incidents of Missionary Life among the Natives. Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain It took two days to get up to Kuching, the capital of the province of Sarawak, after we had entered the mouth of the river on the banks of which it stands. The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book This is an important addition to the country of Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak For his services the title of raja of Sarawak was conferred on him by Muda Hassim, the former raja being deprived in his favour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, went out as a cadet to India, where he distinguished himself in the Burmese war, but, being wounded there, he returned home. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign The expansion of the activities initiated by the high-minded and resolute pioneers in Ceylon, Indonesia, Siam, Malaya and Sarawak indeed merit the highest praise. Dawn of a New Day At Sarawak, the British settlement in Borneo, she was warmly p. 24welcomed by Sir James Brooke, a man of heroic temper and unusual capacities for command and organization. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands However, we did very well, and our visitors were delighted with Sarawak, and with the schoolboys' singing; for I had them up to sing glees and rounds, and "Rule Britannia," after dinner. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak He soon after returned to Sarawak, and was carried thither by a British man-of-war. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The Dido, after leaving Sarawak, proceeded to the island of Burong, which was appointed as the place of rendezvous. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign The steps by which he became rajah of Sarawak may be here recounted. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 427 Volume 17, New Series, March 6, 1852 On receiving this information he started at once for Sarawak, hoping to get some hold upon the Rajah, and by such help to pursue his researches. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics They are only birds of passage at Sarawak: when they grow rich they prefer to spend their money in their native country. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak In 1867 his house in Sarawak was attacked and burnt by Chinese pirates, and he had to fly from the capital, Kuching. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" After one night there it moved for the next night to bivouacs known as Sarawak Camp, in the woods north of Poperinghe. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 Muda being soon afterwards called by the sultan to the post of prime-minister, suggested the making the English captain his successor at Sarawak—a step eventually taken. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 427 Volume 17, New Series, March 6, 1852 A contract was entered into by which he became Resident of Sarawak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics So Sarawak grew, and peace, and justice, and free trade flourished where before there were only poverty and oppression. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak He made two more visits to Sarawak, and on each occasion had a rebellion to suppress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Wallace exclaimed, 'Why, there is my old Sarawak spider!' Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 All of which we find happily illustrated during his visit to Sarawak, in the Malay Archipelago. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 The offer was accepted, the agreement drawn up, signed, sealed, guns fired and flags waved, and on September 24, 1841, Mr. Brooke became Rajah of Sarawak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Usury, which was the fountain of this evil, has been forbidden at Sarawak, and many are the slave debtors whom the Rajah's purse has freed. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak He spent his last days on his estate at Burrator in Devonshire, and died there, on the 11th of June 1868, being succeeded as raja of Sarawak by his nephew. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" I caught this spider at Sarawak, and specially noted its remarkable form. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 Wallace was in Sarawak at the happy period in the country's history. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 In the summer of 1843 the British ship Dido anchored off the entrance of Sarawak River. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics This deed of cession, sealed with the respective seals of his Highness the Sultan of Bruni and the Rajah of Sarawak, was read out in full court on the 10th June. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak What remains of this once powerful sultanate is a triangular-shaped territory, the base of the triangle being represented by 80 m. of coast-line, and the two sides by the frontiers of Sarawak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" "You have seen him out there, at Sarawak?" The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales When Wallace left Sarawak after his fifteen months' residence in the country, he left his young assistant, Charles Allen, there. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 News came to Sarawak that the pirates had put to sea, marking their course by fearful atrocities. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics But Sarawak was too monotonous a life for her. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Though there are practically no exports and imports, there is a certain amount of inland commerce, the Brunei Malay usually earning a living by trading with the interior tribes of Sarawak and British North Borneo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" A collection of recent reports of ‘fire-walking’ by unscorched ministrants, in the South Seas, in Sarawak, in Bulgaria, and among the Klings, appeals to the present writer in a similar way. Cock Lane and Common-Sense He has stayed with the Bishop of Sarawak, who wants teachers and is going to try to educate him for one. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Only three years since six Balanini pirates had the audacity to sail into Sarawak Bay and commence depredations along its coasts. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics These Dyaks were repulsed, but he led them on again himself with two hundred Sarawak Malays, good men and true. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Sarawak was handed over to Raja Brooke, and, after the capture and temporary occupation of Brunei by Sir Thomas Cochrane, Labuan was ceded to the British empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" My little braves pant to grow up and get to Sarawak, and go out on the war-path after head hunters. Dear Enemy It is clear, therefore, that the essay written at Sarawak formed the first real link with Darwin, although not fully recognised at the time. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 He repaired on board the British fleet, which, upon receipt of this news, had put into Sarawak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics The heat of Sarawak climate was so injurious to our child Mab, who had frequent attacks of fever, that as soon as the place was quiet again, we resolved to pay another visit to England. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Nowadays the political consequence of Brunei largely arises from the existence there of valuable seams of coal, leased to the Sarawak government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" One of them was just back from around the world, and told hair-raising anecdotes of the head hunters of Sarawak, a narrow pink country on the top of Borneo. Dear Enemy He says: It was in 1854 that Wallace came to Sarawak. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Two missionaries and their families were sent to Sarawak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics But after he and his wife had remained two years at Sarawak, they were heartily tired of the dulness of their lives, and did their best to get removed to a more stirring station. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak One man does not kill another, though he may kill a member of the Bukat tribe, neighbouring nomads who live in the northeast of the western division, in the mountains toward Sarawak. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 "Sarawak the Soudan" was the cry he raised, his proposal being that Gordon should be sent to found an empire of his own on the upper Nile. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 In the Sarawak district, though scarce twenty miles distant, they are quite unknown, there being some boundary line in this short space which, obeying the inexplicable laws of distribution, they never pass. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Above all things, I beg of you to save us from such a one as some of the committee desire to see at Sarawak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics My dearest Mab, Uncle told me of your walk with him to West Hyde Church, and how you made believe to get to Sarawak and see mamma walking in the verandah. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Mr. Brooke arrived at Sarawak where he remained some time, surveying the coast and studying the people. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 It all looks nice and easy, but who took ye out of the gutter in Sarawak? The Devil's Admiral The Sarawak market is to a great extent supplied with rice, fowls, and sweet potatoes from this river, yet I have been obliged to send to Sarawak to purchase these very articles. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Zealots, and intolerants, and enthusiasts, who begin the task of tuition by a torrent of abuse against all that their pupils hold sacred, shall not come to Sarawak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Had we thought when we left Sarawak in '66 that we should never return there, it would have been a great trial to bid adieu to our old home, but we had no such intention. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The word, which makes its appearance in the latter part of the eighteenth century, is derived from a Sarawak word, dayah, man, and is therefore, as Ling Roth says, a generic term for man. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 "The hangman was around the corner that time in Sarawak, and close-hauled on a course that would fetch him alongside ye in no time," said Thirkle, looking up and smiling wearily. The Devil's Admiral We are two days' journey from Sarawak, where, though the Government is European, yet it only exists by the consent and support of the native population. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 In 1842, when he took the government of Sarawak, it was a feeble province, torn by dissension, crushed by slavery, and ravaged by lawless violence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Mr. Charles Johnson went up to Kenowit directly, taking the Bishop's yacht, the Sarawak Cross, as his floating fortress. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Though Mohammedan laws were maintained in Sarawak, the worst abuses were purged out, as for instance, the death penalty for conjugal infidelity, and the sufficiency of a fine in extenuation of a murder. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 They were both at Sarawak when the last troubles took place, and must have had a bad time of it. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin From November, 1854, the year of his arrival in the East, until January or February, 1856, Sarawak was the centre from which Wallace made his explorations inland, including some adventurous excursions on the Sadong River. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Now Sarawak has enterprising native merchants, owning vessels of two hundred tons, having regular transactions with Singapore and all the neighboring ports. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics We used to think and speak of Sarawak as home until 1861; but ever after, we spoke of going home to our children, for where the treasure is there must the heart be also. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak According to Hose and McDougall, the wife of a rich chief in Sarawak may possess old beads to the value of thousands of pounds. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 This makes Singapore comparatively so bearable, and I suppose Sarawak has some of the same advantages. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin He received me most cordially, and offered me every assistance at Sarawak. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 We have now a beautiful church at Sarawak, and the bell calls us there to worship every morning at six, and at five every evening. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Such were the two who instigated a plot to murder all the English in the Sarawak territory, and take the Government to themselves. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak I usually had a taxidermist, first a trained Sarawak Dayak, later a Javanese, to collect mammals and birds. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Background: Malaysia was formed in 1963 through a merging of the former British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, including the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo. The 2002 CIA World Factbook Besides, I shall have some pleasant society at Sarawak, and shall get on in Malay, which is very easy, but I have had no practice—though still I can ask for most common things. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Some years since a lady with a few attendants was pushing her boat up a Bornean river, many leagues away from Sarawak, when she encountered a wild Dyak tribe on a warlike expedition. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics On the west of Borneo lies the little kingdom of Sarawak, about three hundred miles of coast line from Cape Datu to Point Kiderong. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak To the world at large Borneo is probably best known through the romance surrounding the name of James Brooke, who became Raja of Sarawak, in 1841. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 The Dyaks of Sarawak used to eat the palms of the hands and the flesh of the knees of the slain in order to steady their own hands and strengthen their own knees. The Golden Bough I look forward to spending a very pleasant time at Sarawak.... Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Yet at the sight of the Sarawak flag raised at the bow of the boat, every demonstration of hostility ceased. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics The oldest and most shameless of these men was the Datu Patinghi of Sarawak, and to tell his story I must go back to the early days of Sarawak. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The Bukitans inhabit chiefly the upper basins of the rivers of Sarawak. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo The Dyaks of Sarawak believed that their famous English ruler, Rajah Brooke, was endowed with a certain magical virtue which, if properly applied, could render the rice-crops abundant. The Golden Bough To do this, I had to return to Singapore, and thence, after a two days’ voyage, I arrived at Kuching, the capital of Sarawak. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines Under a peaceful rule, this race had greatly multiplied at Sarawak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics She had always visited me from the time of our first arrival at Sarawak, and was then a very handsome girl, with a pale, clear complexion, and fine hair and eyes. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The Sarawak rangers are a body of some 400 men trained to the use of fire-arms and under military discipline. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Among the Berawans of Sarawak, when a woman desires to adopt a grownup man or woman, a great many people assemble and have a feast. The Golden Bough So, as I was anxious to see the real head-hunting Dayak, I determined to go to Sarawak, which is in quite a different part of Borneo. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines He hailed her, went on board, and with a sufficient force steamed up to Sarawak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics The last two years of our life at Sarawak, the Bishop's health failed and caused me much anxiety. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The latest and presumably the final extension of the boundaries of Sarawak was effected in 1905, when the basin of the small river Lawas was bought from the British North Borneo Company. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Among the Sea Dyaks of Banting in Sarawak the women strictly observe an elaborate code of rules while the men are away fighting. The Golden Bough There is a fort in Sibu, as indeed there is at most of the river places in Sarawak. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines While their brethren were being hurled in utter confusion across the Dutch borders, several hundred Chinese fled from those very Dutch territories and sought refuge in Sarawak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics |
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