Word: sarawak
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...Ownership of Borneo, the world's third largest island, is also shared by Indonesia and the British dependencies of Brunei and Sarawak. North Borneo once belonged to the Filipino Sultan of Sulu, who let it go in 1878 for an income of some $1,500 a year. The Philippine government maintains that the Sultan was merely leasing his Borneo lands; the British indignantly reply that the territory was sold in perpetuity...
...mascara, smoldering in a flawless, poreless expanse of Pancake. From beneath this feral exterior peeked a girl who had never gone wrong-and regretted it. And now faithful old Bun Stanbetter, a handsome electrical engineer, suddenly wanted to marry her and carry her off to his new job in Sarawak...
...formally proposed the merger to the British, who hastily put their stamp of approval on the sensible plan in exchange for a promise that the Royal Navy would enjoy continued use of its strategic Singapore base. Next question: the willingness of three other British-run territories in the area-Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo-to join the new political grouping. If they agree, federation could be a fact within two years...
...Rahman has been wary, since the admission of Singapore's 1,250,000 Chinese (it has only 230,000 Malays) would overturn the present Malay majority within the federation. Abdul Rahman's long-range solution is to widen the federation to include the British-run territories of Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo, whose predominantly non-Chinese populations would offset Singapore's Chinese, many of whom are openly proCommunist. But Lee, who has lost two by-elections in recent months, fortnight ago rushed to Kuala Lumpur to argue that his situation was deteriorating, and he cannot afford...
...much business as possible with the Communists from its Hong Kong headquarters, swapping Western chemicals and machinery for Chinese commodities. But the company also embarked on a major program of expansion into other areas. It bought up an importing and engineering company with outlets in Singapore, Malaya, Borneo and Sarawak. It stepped up tea marketing in the U.S. through Jardine. Balfour Inc.. branched into manufacturing with a $1,000,000 textile plant in Hong Kong...