Rentap — destined for immortality!
Agi Idup, Agi Ngelaban (I will fight as long I will live). – Rentap Most Sarawakians have heard about Rentap — a Brooke-era revolutionary, but, honestly, what do we know about him? Maybe glimpses of Sarawak’s cultural hero have been featured in films such as ‘Edge of the World’ or Farewell to the King. But do […]
Conservation works unearth new artefacts
KANOWIT: New artefacts were discovered by the Sarawak Museum Department while they were doing conservation and upgrading works of Fort Emma here. According to acting director Tazudin Mohtar, the artefacts, in the form of ceramic fragments and small cannon balls, were believed to date back to the 17th century. “This finding proves that there have […]
Sarawak had 15 rulers before Brooke
KUCHING: The history of Sarawak is always told with the start of the Brooke’s reign with little knowledge of the previous rulers before him. Researchers Tom McLaughlin and wife Suriani Sahari became the first to reveal that there were 15 rulers of Santubong before 1840, prior to Brooke’s ruling in 1841. The rulers were Hyang […]
Legacy of better communications
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist When Englishman James Brooke sailed into Kuching, Sarawak was better known as the Land of Headhunters. No community was safe as pirates from as far as the Philippines roamed the high […]
Curse of the White Rajah
Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective. William S. Burroughs, American writer and visual artist Sarawak’s Astana and its surroundings is a treasure trove of history going back to the days when it was the bastion of Brunei sovereignty. It was “Raja Muda” Hashim, the heir-apparent to […]
