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Friday, 31 March 2023
Sunday, 18 September 2022
Monday, 16 December 2019
Yesteryear Sarawakian Leader
(From
left) Pesaka leader Temenggong Oyong Lawau Jan, the Chief Minister of
Sarawak Datuk Stephen Kalong Ningkan and the Minister of Sarawak Affairs
Datuk Temenggong Jugah clasp hands in Sibu to affirm their solidarity
within the Sarawak Alliance on May 22, 1965
Friday, 13 November 2009
An Kayan hero

He did not have the opportunity to go to school, but through his exposure to the developed world he was able to take on the responsibility of stewardship.
"When the opportunity came for Sarawak to become part of an independent country, Temenggong Oyong Lawai Jau convinced his people that there was more to gain than lose by joining the Federation of Malaysia. He likened the invitation for Sarawak to join the Federation as “a small state being invited to join a bigger and more successful country and moving ahead together”. Even though there was the risk of being swallowed up by the bigger country, he felt that it was from a backward State to one of the most developed in the whole of Malaysia." [Chief Minister of Sarawak]