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“In
1942 the bulk of the fleet of over 650 vessels was sunk in an act of
denial when the Japanese invaded Burma. The largest class was licensed
to carry 4000 deck
passengers. ”
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"Raja Brookes" OF
SARAWAK
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Borneo, the third largest island in the world after
Greenland and Australia, has one of the most diverse eco systems on the
planet. Flowing across Borneo from Sarawak into Indonesian Kalimantan,
the Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia.
Now part
of Eastern Malaysia, Sarawak was ruled for exactly one hundred years by
the Brooke family, known as the Raja Brookes, and only joined the
British Empire after the war, gaining independence in 1966. In the
river towns are many architectural legacies of the Brooke Raj.
Sarawak’s capital
and gateway, Kuching is a
delightfully laid-back town full of cafés and traditional
Chinese shop
houses untrammelled by development. The serene Sarawak River flows
through the city centre, flanked by gorgeous Brooke Raj palaces, courts
and a glistening white fort that marks the first White Rajas’ landing..
Cont |
 The Rajah of
Sarawak
James Brooke
1803 - 1868
The first White
Rajah of Sarawak
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