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Sarawak Mirror: 07/15/13
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Monday, July 15, 2013. Villagers left out of basic ammenities. Villagers from six Bidayuh villages on the highlands of Upper Padawan are in need of basic amenities like road accessible by car, water and electricity supply. The villages are Kampung Sepit, Kampung Kiding, Kampung Assum, Kampung Nusaraya, Kampung Kakas and Kampung Parang. By land, villagers have to walk three kilometers of steep and winding terrain to reach Kampung Kambug to nearest road to catch the transpor...
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Sarawak Mirror: 07/07/14
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Monday, July 7, 2014. In conjuction with the upcoming Padawan Raft Safari on August 3, several homestay along the Jalan Puncak Borneo are offering special rates for their rooms. Tourists as well as the locals can experience night-life at Kampung Danu, Kampung Annah Rais and Kampung Temurang on Aug 2 where there will be cultural show and traditional food and drinks served. He said his guests will have free use of karaoke and BBQ set. Return to home pages. Kampung Sungai Duu...
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Sarawak Mirror: VILLAGERS HOLD DEMONSTRATION OVER ILLEGAL LOGGING
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Sunday, September 21, 2014. VILLAGERS HOLD DEMONSTRATION OVER ILLEGAL LOGGING. KUCHING, Sept 21 -– Villagers of Kampung Semadang at the 38km Jalan Puncak Borneo near here held a peaceful demonstration to protest illegal logging activities on their communal land forest. They also protested the use of the 2.5km Kampung Semadang-Kampung Danu Road by a logging. Company to facilitate movement of its machineries and transportation of logs. A check with the Forestry Department co...
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Sarawak Mirror: 01/29/14
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Villagers stage demonstration to protest against illegal logging. A group of villages from 12 Bidayuh villages in Krokong and Tringgus in Bau District on Tuesday staged a peaceful demonstration to protest illegal logging activities in the forest of their Native Customary Rights (NCR) land. Villagers staging the demonstration near to the logging site. The demonstrations led by Penghuhu Dihoi Nyawen and monitored by a police team. Dihoi said the ...
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Sarawak Mirror: 07/19/14
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Saturday, July 19, 2014. Australian students stayed with Danu Villagestay. A group of eleven Australian students who are on their 6-month study programme at Swinburne University Sarawak Campus spent three days two nights with Danu Villagestay in Kampung Danu, Padawan last weekend. During their stay here varoius fun-filled activities and tours were arranged to keep them busy and occupied whole day long. At night they entertained themselves with karaoke. At night the group t...
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Sarawak Mirror: Gawai Nyobang at Kampung Gumbang
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Thursday, June 16, 2011. Gawai Nyobang at Kampung Gumbang. LOCAL people and foreign tourists flocked to Kampung Gumbang,. A remote Bidayuh village situated on top of a low mountain in the Bau district on June 3 and 4 to watch a demising Bidayuh skull festival called ‘Gawai Nyobang’ or the ‘Gawai Mukah’ it is called in the Bidayuh Biatah dialect. The ‘Gawai Nyobang’ or ‘Gawai Mukah is a skull bathing festival practised by the Bidayuh pagans. The skin rotted and the patients...
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Sarawak Mirror: 05/16/14
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Friday, May 16, 2014. Elssey Lessianna wins first Dayung Sangon title. Elssey Lessianna Richard (C) was crowned as the winner. Of the Inaugural Dayung Sangon 2014 at the finale. Held at the Dayak Bidayuh National Association. 23-year-old student and part-time model Elssey Lessianna Richard eclipsed the competition when she was adjudged fairest of them all at the inaugural Dayung Sangon 2014 (Bidayuh beauty contest) on May 10, 2014. Manyin, who is DBNA chief advisor graced ...
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Sarawak Mirror: Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Brooke came up with a clever solution in which he aligned some of the tribes with the sultan and convinced them to conquer the others. This plan worked, resulting in lasting peace for the region. Brunei’s sultan was so pleased that he gave Kuching to Brooke in 1841, naming him raja over the lands which are now Sarawak. When Raja Brooke died in 1868, his nephew Charles Brooke took over. Charles’s son Vyner succeeded his father in 19...When th...
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Sarawak Mirror: Sylvia Thomas 'Dayung Iyang Biatah 2011'
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Monday, May 9, 2011. Sylvia Thomas 'Dayung Iyang Biatah 2011'. A trainee teacher with the Institut Perguruan Batu Lintang, Sylvia Thomas, 19, (contestant No.5). Defeated nine other finalists to win the first “Dayung Iyang Biatah Gawai 2011’ beauty title. This lass from Kampung Semadang along Jalan Puncak Borneo brought home RM3,000 cash prize, a trophy, a certificate and hampers sponsored by Nestle. Angelicia received RM1,000 cash, a trophy, a certificate and hampers.
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Sarawak Mirror: 05/06/13
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Sarawak; Land of the Hornbills. Monday, May 6, 2013. Audrey Batise is the Dayung Sangon Biperoh 2013. THE WINNERS: Audrey (seated), flanked by the runners up and other contestants, posed for group photograph after the prize presentation. Audrey Batise Kais from Kampung Git defeated 14 other contestants to win the first-ever Dayung Sangon Biperoh title (Miss Biperoh Beautiful 2013). Her poise, and eloquence when answering question, scored her big marks. Prizes were presented by guest of honour Assistant M...
