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Scenes of Kuching POW Camp Six Weeks after the Japanese Surrendered [Video]

Posted on January 23rd, 2014 with 0 Comments

Faces of joy and laughter – that’s what you’ll see in this amazing rare footage just six weeks after the…

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Part I: WWII Photos of Australian Troops in Labuan after The Borneo Campaign in 1945

Posted on January 23rd, 2014 with 1 Comment

Just days after the liberation of British North Borneo from the Japanese, these stunning photos were shot and then kept…

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The World’s First Hovercraft was Tested by British Military in Tawau during Konfrontasi [Video]

Posted on January 22nd, 2014 with 2 Comments

If there are things that Sabah can really be proud of, this could be one of it. The world’s first…

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Video of ‘Trip through British North Borneo in 1907′ by Charles Urban Trading Company

Posted on January 21st, 2014 with 0 Comments

This video is one of the earliest films of British North Borneo ever recorded that shows how life was in…

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Only in Borneo: His Sister is an Ustazah while Her Brother is a Priest

Posted on January 19th, 2014 with 1 Comment

In this video featured on Astro’s Awani channel almost a year ago, it tells how siblings from different religious backgrounds…

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Newspaper Article on How New Year was Celebrated in North Borneo 100 Years Ago

Posted on January 18th, 2014 with 0 Comments

This newspaper article published by Evening Post of New Zealand describes how locals and expats in North Borneo celebrated new…

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The Railway Man: A Tortured British POW Met His Japanese Tormentor 50 Years Later

Posted on January 11th, 2014 with 1 Comment

Based on a true story, it tells about about a former Prisoner of Wars (POW) who was tortured and meeting his…

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YouTube Video of Declassified Military Photos during Indonesian Confrontation (Konfrontasi)

Posted on January 9th, 2014 with 0 Comments

The Indonesian Confrontation or Konfrontasi is a less known history among Malaysians but undeniably it was one of the most…

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British RAF Sunderland 205 Squadron Visited Tawau in 1953 and 1955

Posted on December 20th, 2013 with 0 Comments

Tawau was once a very important trading post under British North Borneo. During the great fire of Tawau in 1953, British…

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Early Sketches of North Borneo from William Pretyman’s Collection

Posted on December 11th, 2013 with 0 Comments

William Pretyman was the first Resident of Tempassuk (now Kota Belud) and these were some of his collection of sketches…

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