The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No. 88: Mobility, Inequality, and Identity among the Lun Bawang in the Sarawak-North Kalimantan Borderland by Chun Sheng Goh. Please see below for details. Download the Working Paper Abstract: In the Heart of Borneo, the Lun Bawang people are divided by the Malaysia–Indonesia boundary, resulting in distinct but interconnected migration patterns. This note discusses how internal migration within Malaysian Sarawak and cross-border movement from Indonesian North Kalimantan intersect to shape inequality and identity. Rural depopulation in Sarawak’s uplands has left aging communities…

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No. 87: Brunei and Thailand Halal Industry Cooperation and the implications for Wawasan 2035 by Nurul Jannah Kosor and Paul J. Carnegie. Please see below for details. Download the Working Paper Abstract:The global demand for halal products has surged in recent years, driven by increasing consumer awareness of food safety, hygiene, and quality standards. As part of its Wawasan 2035 strategy for economic diversification, Brunei has placed an emphasis on halal industry development. While it has introduced stringent halal certification standards and…

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 86: Ong Sum Ping and the Early History of Borneo in Chinese Sources by Lee Cheuk Yin.Please see below for details. Download the Working Paper Abstract: Many years ago, I went to Nanjing regularly to do fieldwork on Muslim communities and mosques in Nanjing. I had the opportunity to visit the tombs of Zheng He and the King of Borneo. At that time, I believed that the person lying in the tomb was the King of Borneo. It was recorded on…