Sarawak

American  

[suh-rah-wahk, -wah] / səˈrɑ wɑk, -wɑ /

noun

1. a state in the federation of Malaysia, on NW Borneo: formerly a British crown colony (1946–63) and British protectorate (1888–1946). About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Kuching.

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Sarawak British  

/ səˈrɑːwək /

noun

1. a state of Malaysia, on the NW coast of Borneo on the South China Sea: granted to Sir James Brooke by the Sultan of Brunei in 1841 as a reward for helping quell a revolt; mainly agricultural. Capital: Kuching. Pop: 2 071 506 (2000). Area: about 124 449 sq km (48 050 sq miles)

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Sarawak

RHB Research upgrades its rating for the plantation sector to overweight from neutral, naming Johor Plantations Group, Sarawak Oil Palms, IOI Corp.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

The Sarawak Report news portal first blew the whistle, followed by The Wall Street Journal in 2015, which published documents showing Najib received at least $681 million in payments to his personal accounts.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

She founded investigative website Sarawak Report in 2010, which made her name as a journalist and environmental campaigner focused on corruption in the lucrative palm oil trade.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024

They promised to improve development in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak in Borneo island.

From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2022

Specimens previously were saved from Sarawak and Indonesian Borneo.

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.