In the House of Commons came an announcement. Ailing, 71 -year-old Sir Charles Vyner Brooke had decided to cede his Sarawak state to Great Britain for one million pounds. Suspicious leaders rose ...
Five more of Sarawak’s historical tropical wooden forts ... RM5mil for Fort Lili (Betong), RM5mil for Fort Emma (Kanowit), RM5mil for Fort Brooke (Julau) and RM1.5mil for Fort Sylvia (Kapit).
Rajah, the Hollywood movie filmed in Sarawak and based on the first Rajah Brooke, Sir James Brooke, is on track to be released in 2021. In a long-distance interview with StarLifestyle, the film's ...
The Sarawak River flows gently through Kuching ... ruled for more than a century by a British dynastic monarchy, the Brooke family, known as the White Rajahs. Built in 1879 to protect Kuching ...
It was written by the late Mohd Hasbie Sulaiman, a civil servant, cultural activist and author who witnessed Sarawak's development from the Brooke era to independence. "He was a scholar in Sarawak ...
He said Sibu’s appeal ranged from its history, having been founded by Sarawak’s first White Rajah, James Brooke, to its multicultural heritage and lush natural environment. “It should be ...