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Borneo Beauty Contest Controversy

16. October 2009

ORGANISER of the beauty contest ‘Miss Dayak Sarawak 2009’ in Kuching, Sarawak, has decided to rename it as ‘Miss Borneo Beautiful 2009’ in the hope of putting a stop to the controversy surrounding it. Some changes are being made on entry qualifications for the pageant that is now open to all Malaysian women from Sarawak [...]

Gawai Dayak – All-night Celebration

5. June 2009

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KUCHING – The harvest celebration of gawai (ritual) of the Dayaks and Ibans in Sarawak, like the Kadazan and Dusun tribes elsewhere in Borneo, particularly in the neighbouring Malaysian state of Sabah, is also steeped in mystic beliefs and practices. In most longhouses, the festival would start with the Muai Antu Rua to fend off the [...]