Anthony Brooke, the last Heir to the Throne of Sarawak, Dies

Anthony Brooke was an heir to the Throne of Sarawak, the last link to the powers of the last White Rajah of Borneo.  So much has been written about the 100 year dynasty of the Brookes rule in Sarawak, but yet there was always that confusion after the war, the wrangling of the British government, the increasing lack of interest of the third Raja, Vyner, and the intrigues surrounding Anthony Brooke, who as heir to the throne, kept falling in and out of favor, and how the rights to Sarawakians was rather underhandedly usurped in favor of the British.  Here's the link to the article in The Telegraph with a brief overview of Sarawak's rather romantic history and the demise of Anthony Brooke, but it barely scratches the surface.

Someday I plan to write more about Sarawak; already I have a couple of novel ideas, but for now my work is still Penang based, rewriting novels that I started before moving to Sarawak. So far, I've only written one feature article about Sarawak, mostly about Kuching, for a US publication, and a couple of blog posts about my walks with Jason, one set in Penang, and the other three in Quop or 7-Mile.  Maybe I should do more of this, pick up where I left off.

Sarawak such a huge story to be told and countless stories within each story, but the more recent ones, about the ongoing logging battles over land rights, is not a pleasant one and does not bode well for the future of Sarawakians living in the interior. [image error]