Sunday, September 14th, 2008
By Puvaneswary Devindran
The Borneo Post Online
THE reminder ‘Lest We Forget’ kept popping up during my recent interview with Datuk Amar James Wong Kim Min.
While he also had this printed as the title of his introduction in the books he had authored, these three little but powerful words could very well sum up everything needed to be said about the significance of Sept 16 to all Sarawakians.
“People don’t seem to understand or seem not to pay enough attention. Malaysia came into existence on Sept 16. Not Aug 31 which has no meaning to us Sarawakians,” he said in a fatherly tone which gave added piquancy to the aroma of thick coffee lingering in his office...READ MORE
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Borneo is the third largest island in the world. It has an area of 743,330 km² (287,000 square miles), and is located at the centre of the Malay archipelago and Indonesia. Borneo is considered to be part of the geographic region of Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Borneo is a Western reference; The term was used by the Dutch during the colonial period. In Indonesia today, the island is referred to as Kalimantan. East Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo refers to the States of Sabah and Sarawak. SOURCE:Wikipedia