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Usun Apau Plieran
Usun Apau Plieran is a remote abandoned Kenyah Jamuk, Badeng and Lepu Aga' village settled in 1860, Belaga district. To be exact, Usun Apau Plieran is located at the upstream of Sungai Plieran and Sungai Tiyut. The highest peak that close to this area are Bukit Busing 1300m and Mudung Batu Bora about 1450m. There are a few old longhouse sites in this area such as Long Metalon, Long Ampan Aing (Sungai Abanang), Long Bora (Sungai Bora), Long Taa, Ka Laeh, Lidung Jelo and Lolau Mabo. Travel to Plieran involves a six hour 4WD drive from Bintulu to Belaga, using the Bintulu-Bakun trunk road and look for the junction to Murum Dam from the Murum Dam junction it takes about 80 km to the Metalun new Penan resettlement. History As requested by the Baram Resident officer Dr. Charles Hose (1891), in 1893 some of the Kenyah Badeng (the Madangs) of Plieran migrated to Baram headwaters in Long Teboken, Teboken river and two years later, after harvest festival they moved downriver to Long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Sarawak
(While I breathe, I hope) , national_anthem = ''Gone Forth Beyond the Sea'' , capital = Kuching , common_languages = English, Iban, Melanau, Bidayuh, Sarawak Malay, Chinese etc. , government_type = Absolute monarchy, Protectorate , title_leader = White Rajah , leader1 = James Brooke , year_leader1 = 1841–1868 (first) , leader2 = Charles Vyner Brooke , year_leader2 = 1917–1946 (last) , legislature = Council Negri , currency = Sarawak dollar , today = MalaysiaBrunei During 1888 (For a short period after the collapse of the kingdom of Brunei) The Raj of Sarawak, also State of Sarawak, located in the northwestern part of the island of Borneo, was an initially independent state that later became a British Protectorate in 1888. It was established as an independent state from a series of land concessions acquired by an Englishman, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Tungan
Long Tungan (also known as Kenyah Jamok) is a settlement in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. The people are from the Kenyah Jamok tribe. The village is located in the Upper Baram region between Lio Matoh (upstream) and Long Semiyang (downstream). Neighbouring settlements include: *Lio Matoh northeast *Long Selaan southwest *Long Moh southwest * Long Metapa east * Long Salt north *Long Banga east * Long Taan southwest *Long Peluan Long Peluan is a settlement in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. The village is located in the Ulu Baram area in the interior of Sarawak. The nearby village of Long Ban ... northeast References Villages in Sarawak {{Sarawak-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lio Matoh
Lio Matoh (also known as Lio Matu) is a remote Kenyah Badeng longhouse settlement in the mountainous interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia, not far from the border with Indonesia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Travel to Lio Matoh involves a four-hour 4WD drive from Long San, or it is possible to trek between Lio Matoh and Bario, but it takes seven to nine days. The Baram River begins as a stream near Bario, and it flows through Lio Matoh, the highest that small boats can navigate. It is possible to travel downriver from Lio Matoh by longboat: it takes two days to get to Long San by this method. Neighbouring settlements include: * Long Metapa east *Long Tungan southwest *Long Sait north *Long Banga east *Long Selaan southwest *Long Moh southwest *Long Peluan northeast *Long Baleh northeast *Long Datih north *Lepu Wei northeast *Long Pasia in Sabah. *Long Mio Long Mio is one of the villages located in the district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bintulu
Bintulu is a coastal town on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia. Bintulu is located 610 kilometres (380 mi) northeast of Kuching, 216 kilometres (134 mi) northeast of Sibu, and 200 kilometres (120 mi) southwest of Miri. With a population of 114,058 as of 2010, Bintulu is the capital of the Bintulu District of the Bintulu Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. The name of Bintulu was derived from the local native language "Mentu Ulau" (picking heads). Bintulu was a small fishing village when Rajah James Brooke acquired it in 1861. Brooke later built a fort there in 1862. In 1867, the first General Council meeting (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly) was convened in Bintulu. It is the earliest state legislature system in Malaysia. The construction of the earliest airstrip in Bintulu began in 1934 but was halted in 1938 due to financial difficulties. During World War II, the airstrip was heavily bombed by Allied forces. The British later rebu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudung Or Bukit Batu Bora
Mudung Batu Bora or Mudung Bora, located in Plieran, is one of the highest peak in Plieran at 1,450 m (4,757 ft). Mudung Batu Bora lies about 3.7 kilometres north of Plieran river, and can be seen from there on a clear day but most of the time it is covered with the clouds. Mudung Bora, which literally means "cotton hill" in Kenyah, was already identified on the map by the name of ''Bukit Batu Bora'' in Malay. Etymology and history Since the interior of the Borneo island was not fully explored in 1940s, the location and name of the hill for the map probably came from the Kenyah community. According to one of the reliable source, Bukit Batu Bora has nothing to do with cotton. The original Kenyah name for the hill was ''Mudung Batu Borak'', meaning "hill that looks like the color of cotton", referring to ''Kayu Bora''., a tree that grew in their village and produce cotton that has same color with the rocks formation in the mountain. However, to the western ear, Borak in Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
