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Traditionally fishermen, these seafaring people chose to form settlements on the banks of the many rivers of Sarawak, while others (the native tribes) were absorbed into the Malay identity since most of the historical contacts, religious conversion and assimilation were predominantly taken place in the rivers and coastal areas.
Sarawak (/ s ə ˈ r ɑː w ɒ k / sə-RAH-wok, Malay:) is a state [18] [19] of Malaysia.The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north.
The Sarawak government is popularly believed to exert its influence over the media. [49] [note 5] Examples of newspapers based in Sarawak are Sin Chew Daily, [65] See Hua Daily News, Borneo Post, and Utusan Borneo. [66] In the 1990s, major newspapers negatively portrayed the timber blockades in Sarawak as detrimental to the state's growth and ...
The Kiput people are primarily concentrated in Sarawak and Brunei Darussalam, with distinct subgroups residing in different regions. In Sarawak, the Kiput Benawa and Kiput Kuala Tutoh communities continue to inhabit areas along the Baram River, the second-largest river in the state. Meanwhile, the Kiput Belait and Kiput Kiudang communities ...
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People from Sarawak by occupation (2 C) C. Chief ministers of Sarawak (7 P) D. Deputy chief ministers of Sarawak (6 P) K. People from Kuching (1 C, 61 P) L.
The Melanau people were regarded as a sub-group of the purported Klemantan people. [4] Today the Punan (or Punan Bah) people are also closely linked to the last riverine dwelling Melanau communities previously inhabiting the middle and upper Rejang tributaries. The Kajang language is kept relatively alive by the isolated Sekapan communities ...
[14]: 35 Upon Cambodian (Khmer) conquest of Funan, its people fled to Sarawak where its royal family the Sailendra dynasty set up new kingdoms using refugees from Funan. [14]: 35 Archeological excavations in Santubong showed that the site was an important trading port from the 7th century to the 14th century.