Ethnics In sarawak and their Origin locations

1.Iban(Ulu Kapuas) 2.Balau(SriAman,Lingga,Banting,Kuching) 3.Skrang (Betong area) 4.UluAi(Lubok Antu,Batang Ai) 5.Melikin (Balai Ringin) 6.Remun (Serian-BalaiRingin) 7.Sebuyau (Kuching,Lundu,AsaJaya) 8.Bidayuh (Kuching Division) 9.Jagoi(Bau,Krokong,Lundu) 10.Bisingai (Singai area) 11.Bibukar(Bukar area,Taee,Tarat) 12.Biatah (Siburan area,Benuk,Borneo Height) 13.Bianah (Padawan,Borneo Height) 14.Saadong(Serian) 15.Mentu...

The Borneo Company Limited

The Borneo Company Limited building..(roughly the site of the present Kuching Hilton.)The Borneo Company Limited was formed in 1856 to exploit the business opportunities in Borneo (Sarawak). It was also active in other parts of Asia. The company was unique among the early British trading...

Retro Images of Old Kuching City Centre

Old Open Air market..back then was Old Kuching Fire Stat...

Old Sarawak State Mosque

Old state Mosque..same location..different building..which was built in 1932 and demolished in 1967 to make way for a new and larger State mosque with a golden do...

Kuching Town Mosque

Kuching Town Mosque..the photo and the draw...

Old Iban Man Smoking

just smoking,old iban man smokin...

The Kelabit and Short History of Bario

The Kelabits of SarawakFirst "discovered" around the turn of the 20th Century, the Kelabits, a tribe of fierce warriors and headhunters who saw off anyone entering their territory, were generally given a wide berth by neighbouring tribes. Their origins are not known. Culturally and linguistically, they are distinct in many ways from the other thirty or so tribes in Sarawak.Under broad conical hats,...

Dum Spiro Spero

The old Coat of Arms of Sarawak meaning "While I breathe, I hope"and in Malay meaning Berharap selagi berna...

Old photo of Kuching main Bazzar

The early photo of Kuching Main bazz...

Old Kuching waterfront photo

sometimes in 1960's at Pengakalan Encik Omar(now waterfront) you can see Chinese Museum there..Older photo of Kuching waterfront photo..just a riverfront..not like toda...

State Secretariat building

This is old photo of Yayasan Sarawak Building...back then was State Secretariat building..the place never change,only the building then change and changed for several times after several ...

Bidayuh Girls

Dua orang gadis manis ini mengenakan pakaian tradisional kaum Bidayuh Suku Salako dan Bukar-Sadong,iaitu antara kumpulan etnik rumpun bangsa Bidayuh.Suku kaum lain yang termasuk dalam rumpun Bidayuh ialah Biatah,Jagoi dan La...

Iban traditional Costume

Pakaian Tradisional Iban; gadis Iban sedang "sadong" air pengayu masa hari gaw...

Melayu Sarawak/Brunei di mata Raja Brooke

Ketika Brooke tiba di Sarawak,Brunei (pada ketika itu Sarawak masih lagi sebahagian daripada Brunei), Brooke telah membuat catatan mengenai kaum melayu setempat.Masyarakat Melayu Sarawak adalah mesyarakat persisir. Mereka mendiami di sepanjang sungai dan laut Sarawak. Ramai penulis menyatakan istilah Melayu yang digunakan di Sarawak adalah longgar. Mereka seperti Abang Yusuf Puteh,Harrisson dan King...

Perkahwinan Melayu sarawak

PerkahwinanPerkahwinan dalam masyarakat Melayu Sarawak mempunyai banyak persamaan dengan adat perkahwinan masyarakat Melayu di Semenanjung. Ia merangkumi adat merasi, merisik dan majlis perkahwinan.Sebelum PerkahwinanMerasiApabila seseorang pemuda berkeinginan untuk berkahwin, dia akan meminta ibu bapa untuk mencari pasangan untuknya. Ibu bapa pula akan menyerahkan tugas kepada pencari jodoh untuk...

Syair Rakis

SYAIR RAKISBismillah itu mula karanganKisah rencana dagangan buanganDigunung larangan asmara gunaSegenap desa pantai saujanaMembawa nasib untung sendiriMasuk segenap desa dan negeriSeperti burung lepas tangkapanBunga dan buah tiada laranganSebut namaku dagangan asmaraBercerai dengan sanak saudaraNamaku Misa Panji LaranganSekarang sudah buanga-buanganKompeni itu sangat kuasaLaksana dewa dari angkasaSuku...

Sarawak Heritage Memorandum

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