“Men of Head Hunting Tribes Have Left Brunei”
In March of 1881, Charles Cameron Lees, the British governor and consul general of Labuan, a British territory off the northwest coast of Borneo, received a letter from the Sultan…
Exploring Brunei
For the past six months I have been living in Brunei. Before coming here, like many people I know, I knew very little about the country and did not know what to expect.
After arriving, I quickly realized that Brunei is incredibly beautiful.
At present there isn’t much of a tourism industry. And while that will likely change to some extent in the years ahead, hopefully whatever changes come will not disrupt the lifestyle and beauty of the country.
I’ve been making videos to document my explorations (and to practice video editing). I’m sharing the ones I’ve made here for anyone who is curious to see what beautiful Brunei looks like, as it is indeed beautiful.
Ethnic Modernities in 1959 British Borneo
I was looking at a newspaper called the Borneo Bulletin. It started to be published in 1953 in Brunei, but it was directed at readers in Sawarak and Sabah as…