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Pemulai Ke Nanga, Return to Nanga Jela
Published in 2025, this bilingual volume in English and Iban revisits an Iban longhouse community in Sarawak that once overlooked the Engkari River before the area was flooded by the construction of the Batang Ai Dam.
Author: Christine Padoch, Bobby Anak Nyegang & Itin Anak Langit
Kelabit Bamboo Band, 2017
Photo courtesy of Valerie Mashman
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Rungus Momogon Women in Mattunggong
Photo courtesy of Charity Reynolds Appell
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We are excited to share that Borneo Research Bulletin, Volume 55 (2025 issue) is now available for purchase in both PDF version and print copy.
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The Borneo Research Council is happy to announce that Rajindra K. Puri and Bernard Sellato have agreed to lead an Editorial Board for the Borneo Research Bulletin.
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