Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: September 29, 2025
Forced labor for a quarter of the laboring year was obligatory on all males, besides military service when called upon. Slavery and debt bondage exist in all the native States; except in Selangor and Sungei Ujong, where it has recently been abolished, as it is hoped it will be in Perak.
The Puzzles of the Peninsula Sungei Ujong A Malay Confederation Syed Abdulrahman The Revenue of Sungei Ujong Scenery and Productions The New Datu Klana A "Dual Control" I had never heard of this little State until I reached Singapore, and probably many people are as ignorant as I was.
This confederation, called the Negri Sembilan, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries made various commercial treaties with the Dutch, but its domestic affairs were in a state of chronic feud, and four of the States, late in the eighteenth century, becoming disgusted with the arbitrary proceedings of a ruler who, aided by Dutch influence, had gained the ascendency over the whole nine, sent to Sumatra, the original source of government, for a prince of the blood-royal of Menangkabau, and after a prolonged conflict this prince became sovereign of the little States of Sungei Ujong, Rumbow, Johol, and Sri Menanti, the chiefs of these States constituting his Council of State.
Selangor is bounded on the north by the "protected" State of Perak, which became notorious in England a few years ago for a "little war," in which we inflicted a very heavy chastisement on the Malays for the assassination of Mr. Birch, the British Resident. It has on its south and southeast Sungei Ujong, Jelabu, and Pahang; but its boundaries in these directions are ill-defined.
For the last six years, Captain Murray has successfully advised in the administration of the Government of Sungei Ujong, consolidating order and good government, and doing much to open out the country and develop its resources. After it grew dark we had the splendid sight of a great tract of forest on fire close to the sea.
It is scarcely likely, however, that Sungei Ujong and the other feeble protected States which have felt the might of British arms, and are paying dearly through long years for their feeble efforts at independence, will ever seek to shake off the present system, which, on the whole, gives them security and justice.
Lloyd A Chinese Dragon Play A Visit to a Malay Prince The Datu Bandar's House A Great Temptation The Return Journey An Obituary Quotation RESIDENCY, SUNGEI UJONG, January 30. We have been here for four days.
On the authority of Sulerman, an intelligent Meri man, I am told that the tree below the town is the real upas, called by the Meri men tajim the Borneons call it upas. There is another creeper, likewise called bina, the leaves of which are steeped and mixed with the upas, instead of the stem of the first sort. "August 8th. Off Ujong Sapo, at the entrance of Borneo river.
There his followers married Jakun women, and their descendants spread over Sungei Ujong, Rumbow, and other parts, the Rayet Laut, or "sea-people," the supposed Ichthyophagi of the ancients, and the Rayet Utan, or "forest-people," betaking themselves to the woods and the sea-board hills.
Tin is the staple product of Sungei Ujong, and until lately the Malay peninsula and the adjacent regions were supposed to be the richest tin producing countries in the world. There is not a single tin mine, however, properly so-called.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking