On October 7, 1861, Charles Brooke embarked on a journey from Fort James at Nanga Skrang, using the warship Lightning with a crew of 40 that he had purchased for eighty (80) pounds. Their destination was Saribas for the Third Sadok Expedition, and they planned to use Saribas as the
In his research manuscript entitled “Tusun Sadok,” teacher Nicholas Jana Badindang of Samu, Paku in Betong presents two expeditions: the First Sadok Expedition (18570) and the Second Sadok Expedition (18580). These expeditions failed to destroy Libau anak Ningkan’s fortress at Bukit Sadok. He states various reasons that led to the
Recently, I had a fascinating conversation with my two friends at a coffee shop. They were discussing the latest car models available in the local and international market. Although I found their enthusiasm for cars inspiring, I couldn’t say that it was contagious. If I were to share my own
There is something magical about watching a man who has lost himself find his way back home…He sang with the kind of power people no longer expect from rock ‘n’ roll singers. – Jon Landau, American film producer Sarawak is not left behind in terms of Elvis Presley fever. In
Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability. – Patrick Lencioni, American author ‘Beduruk’ perhaps has no English or BM exact equivalent. This is probably because it is a unique working culture and practice of the Dayak community, especially
On Friday night (July 7), a total of twenty veteran artistes from Sarawak were honoured in a glittering award ceremony at the Dewan Santapan of the new State Legislative Assembly Building in Petra Jaya. The awards were presented under the Seniman Sarawak Awards 2023, also known as the Sarawak Artiste
Upon my arrival at the Brunei Press Sdn Bhd premises in Bandar Seri Begawan on December 3rd, 1997, to commence my duties with The Borneo Bulletin, I discovered that the majority of our editorial staff, including sub-editors and editors, were foreigners. We even had a Limbang-born reporter named Iban, whose
Even though the danger of mixing durian and alcohol has not been backed up scientifically, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. – mustsharenews.com Just because I am coming up with a durian story does not mean I am craving the fruit. Once my busybody colleague put words in
People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state-it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a
Life, like poker, has an element of risk. It shouldn’t be avoided. It should be faced. – Edward Norton, American author Poker has remained as one of my favourite games though our Kuching games came to a halt almost a decade ago. A few of our regulars have passed on
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