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  1. I wonder. Thousands of years ago, Borneo was cared for by its natives. Then colonisers came with weapons, taking the land by force. They brought outsiders to serve their needs. Now, the natives feel this is no longer their land — it belongs to landlords with no roots here, no ties to the people, and no conscience.

    #Borneo #Sabah #Sarawak #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #Colonialism #CustomaryLand #NativeCustomaryRights #NCR #Decolonisation #History #SocialJustice #LivedExperience #Extractive

  2. Anwar's force remark was about Taiwan-China, not Sabah or Sarawak; he stated he would use force to prevent Malaysia's breakup in a geopolitical context, then clarified he prefers peace.

    #malaysia #geopolitics #anwaribrahim #diplomacy #asean #foreignpolicy #taiwan #china #sabah #sarawak #sovereignty #peace #politics #clarity #truth

  3. CW: Food, non vegan, cursed (at least by Western standards)

    One of my "relatives" in #Sarawak #Malaysia (an auntie who is close to our family but not actually a blood relative) had "sup ular tempoyak" yesterday ( #snake soup with fermented #durian condiment )

    At least one #python went into the soup, which can contain other species such as Indo-Chinese ratsnake and even the #cobra

    It might taste better than it sounds, but I thought it was discouraged to eat the sneks (they are becoming rarer in some areas!) - although this auntie was visiting #OrangAsli folk as part of World Indigenous People's Day, they seem to be allowed to eat a few snakes (the rest which get too near to where humans live are caught alive by the Fire Brigade and released elsewhere)

  4. I recently learned that #Sarawak freaking leads the way for green/renewable energy in Malaysia, if not also the region (Indonesia and Singapore, for example both imports green energy from Sarawak) - today I discovered that their state government even has a (first come, first serve limited) subsidy for solar panel/system installations at home with max of 12k MYR. So for a typical ~20k MYR setup, you only need to pay the remaining 8k MYR with the subsidy.

    Istg Sarawak seems to be the only state in Malaysia with great, progressive state policies and initiatives (that people could
    actually feel and see). Is it too late to be reborn as a Sarawakian?

    🔗 https://xcancel.com/datukhensem/status/2038763893896753185