Author: James Alexander Ritchie

Amazing Sarawak (PART 5)

Origins Sarawak as we know it today is a newly formed State with a defined political and geographical boundary. Within this boundary there are traces of pre-historical evidence. The Niah Cave, the largest cave in Southeast Asia, in the north, contained a skull that was studied to be about 40,000

Amazing Sarawak (Part 4)

First Bumiputra Engineer The first Bumiputra to qualify as an engineer, Abdullah Mohd Noor (Haji), was born on 12 September 1947 in Limbang. He received his primary and secondary education at Sekolah Melayu Pusat, Limbang (1954 to 1960), Tanjong Lobang Secondary School (1961 to 1967) and Tun Datuk Patinggi Tuanku

Hafiz Mura – S’wak’s forgotten ‘King of the Aces’

  KUCHING: Sarawak’s Hafiz Bin Haji Mura is an amateur golfer who fired a unique record of six holes-in-one within 15 months. Although this feat was achieved at the Sarawak Golf Club (KGS) 17 years ago, his record has remained intact since. Nevertheless, he is still finding it hard to

Kampung Sri Maimunah – A forgotten Malay village

KUCHING: Kampung Sri Maimunah, a Malay village of 40 families in the midst of a Chinese community at Sungei Apong, is yearning for respect and recognition. Ever since the Opposition took over this Kuching constituency, Kampung Sri Maimunah or KSM, has had to face flooding woes and very little development.

Aussie war veteran,97, makes 7th visit to Bario

KUCHING: On 25 March, 1945, the Australian intelligence and espionage unit launched a special mission called ‘SEMUT One’—to raise an army of Native Guerillas to fight the Japanese who had occupied Sarawak for almost four years. Among the first eight operatives who landed in the padi fields of Bario was