The indigenous peoples of the Heart of Borneo are commonly known as Dayak. The term was coined by Europeans referring to the non-Malay inhabitants of Borneo. There are over 50 ethnic Dayak groups ...

Stretching along the northwest coast of Borneo, the world’s third-largest island, the Malaysian state of Sarawak is as rich in cultural diversity as it is in natural beauty. Lying 600km east of ...

The Word ‘Orangutan’: Old Malay Origin or European Concoction? This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Orangutans are a type of great ape found in the wild in Sumatra and Borneo.

KUCHING, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- The Bermukun culture, one of the performing arts traditions that combine dance, drumming, and the exchanging of “pantun” (poems) in the Malay community in Borneo, should ...