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Fort Margherita in Kuching is one of Sarawak’s many interesting historical monuments.

KUCHING (ANN/THE STAR) – Sarawak, the Land of the Hornbill, was ruled by three generations of White Rajah for over 100 years (1841-1946, except during the period of Japanese occupation). The first White Rajah was James Brooke, a British explorer who helped quell a rebellion, opposing the Sultan of Brunei who demanded higher tax. As […]

SARAWAK was once ruled by the Brooke Rajahs for over 100 years from 1841 to 1946, starting with James Brooke, then his nephew Charles Brooke and finally Charles’ son Charles Vyner Brooke.

Published on: Sunday, January 24, 2021 By: David C C Lim and Syn Chew Text Size: Tun Fuad Stephens signing the memorandum of the Malaysia Agreement. Looking on second left are Tun Mustapha, Encik Khir Johari, a Brunei representative and Mr Lee Kuan Yew. THE headlines of The Canberra Times of 6th July, 1948, reads, “Sir Edward Gent Killed in a Plane Collision”. Sir Edward was flying in an RAF transport plane, an Avro York, when it collided with a Scandinavian Airlines’ passenger plane while in holding pattern over Northolt airport, London, under adverse weather conditions.  Sir Edward h...