Borneo
British and Muruts Roamin’ in the Gloamin’ in 1925
There is an article in The British North Borneo Herald from 1925 which describes a visit by some British officials to Kamabong [i.e., Kemabong] for
The Cosmopolitan World of Horse Racing in British Colonies in Southeast Asia
I’ve been reading colonial-era newspapers from Southeast Asia for quite a while now, and I’ve always skipped over the sections on “turf club news,” that
The Long History of Filipino Musicians Playing Western Music
In reading the 16 September 1904 issue of The British North Borneo Herald, I came across a reference to a band from Manila that passed
Ammunition by Telegraph in Nineteenth-Century Labuan
Having recently read Alfred McCoy’s Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State, I’m interested in pursuing further
Coercing the Natives in 1870s Sarawak
Kuching, Sarawak is a lovely place. Clean and with a relaxing atmosphere, it is difficult to imagine it as a place of suffering. However, for
The Rhythm of Ships and Suffering Chinese in Colonial Sarawak
I was reading the Sarawak Gazette from the 1890s, when Sarawak was under the control of the Brooke family, and I was looking at how
A Remedy for Fugu Poisoning in 1895 Sarawak
I came across and article in the Sarawak Gazette from 1895 entitled “Poisoned by the Buntal Fish.” In Sarawak there is a fish, the buntal
News of Death in 1895 Sarawak
I was reading the Sarawak Gazette for May 1st, 1895. It contains a section on local news. This section consists mainly of single-sentence reports about
Boloh Bathes SEAsian Style
I recall reading an account by a Western traveler to Siam who noted that there were crocodiles in the rivers, but that since Buddhist monks
A Durian Murder and State Borders in 1895 Sarawak
If I could go back in time, I would love to visit the island of Borneo in say the late 19th century. The Brooke family
AMOL – King of Buton
I found this article in the British North Borneo Herald from March 16, 1906. It is about a crazy English writer who left Great Britain
A Dutiful Chinese Opium Seller in British North Borneo
I found this short article in the British North Borneo Herald (6/16/1906, pg. 149). It is excerpted from a newspaper from Penang. It is about
Two Chinamen, a Meat Chopper, and Plucky Sergeant 108
I came across an article in the British North Borneo Herald for March 16, 1906 entitled “Plucky Conduct of a Police Sergeant.” I had to
Execution Poem from British North Borneo
I recently came across this poem in the British North Borneo Herald and Fortnightly Record, no. 9, vol. 21 (1 May 1903), 107. It is
