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Adenan Satem – 5th Chief Minister of Sarawak, born in Kuching. Ahmad Lai Bujang – member of parliament for Sibuti. Ahmad Zaidi Adruce – 5th Governor of Sarawak, born in Sibu. Aidil Mohamad – footballer, born in Mukah. Alan Ling Sie Kiong – lawyer and politician, born in Sibu.
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 White Rajahs were a hereditary monarchy of the Brooke family, who founded and ruled the Raj of Sarawak as a sovereign state, located on the north west coast of the island of Borneo in Maritime Southeast Asia, from 1841 to 1946. Of British origin, the first ruler, James Brooke was granted the province of Kuching – which was known as ...
Sarawak has more than 40 sub-ethnic groups, each with its own distinct language, culture and lifestyle. This makes Sarawak demography very distinct and unique compared to its Peninsular counterpart. However, it largely mirrors to other territories in Borneo – Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan.
Malaysia has five sites on the list. [3] The first two sites, Gunung Mulu National Park and Kinabalu Park , were listed in 2000. The site Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca was listed in 2008, the Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley was listed in 2012, and the most recent one, the Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park ...
Malay names. Traditional Malay names were taken from one of a number of languages, or even a combination of two or more elements from these languages: Malay such as Intan, Melati, Kiambang or Tuah. Khmer, Siamese or Cham such as Tam, Som or Lai. Javanese such as Ratnasari, Joyo or Kesuma. Sanskrit or Pali such as Wira, Darma or Wati.
The History of Sarawak can be traced as far as 40,000 years ago to the paleolithic period where the earliest evidence of human settlement is found in the Niah caves. A series of Chinese ceramics dated from the 8th to 13th century AD was uncovered at the archeological site of Santubong. The coastal regions of Sarawak came under the influence of ...
The museum in 1896, prior to its extension in 1911 The museum after its extension in 1911. It has been said that naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace encouraged Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah of Sarawak, to establish the museum [1] (there is no evidence for this as Wallace, although he did return to England with Charles (Johnson) in 1862, supported his elder brother, Brooke, when he was ...