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Poverty not a barrier for Kayan engineer

MIRI: Isrom Udau was born into a farming family in Tinjar, Baram, a remote district in northern Sarawak famed for its treacherous rivers, bird nests, Mulu caves and the hospitable Orang Ulu tribes. Without the luxury of electricity and treated water supply, Isrom’s family and the other villagers had to depend on rainwater for drinking […]

Charity begins at home for activist

MIRI: Mujan Lah knows what it is like when life is tough, she’s been there, and now that providence has been kind to her it is no surprise that she wants to give back. The 50-year-old from Long Bemang, Apoh in Marudi Marudi has been actively involved in various charity works to benefit her local […]

Prioritise education, Kayan youths told

MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau has reminded Kayan youths that education is the window to career opportunities. “In years to come be it finding jobs and business, it will be getting more and more competitive as more people are better educated or become knowledgeable in business strategies,” he said at a pre-Christmas dinner organised by […]

Song in perspective

Early history According to the history of Sarawak, the Kayan people – who once migrated from one place to another, as they practised nomadic farming – were the first people to explore Song. At the same time, the Ibans also began to migrate from the Indonesian border through Sungai Kapuas and several other rivers (to […]

Discard ‘crab mentality’

Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau

MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau on Saturday reminded the Kayan community here to discard “crab mentality” in order to be successful. “Do not undermine others, but instead help one another in order to be a successful community,” he pointed out. He said, undermining others will hinder the Kayan community from progress and prosperity in […]