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THE FIELD JOURNAL
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Evidence-led stories connecting the journey with history, environment and the knowledge of people who know these places from within.
Indonesia · Malaysia · Global · 25 August 2026Research feature
The pollution we see—and the pollution we outsource
Who really pollutes most? An evidence-led comparison of visible litter, affluent consumption, emissions, material footprints and exported waste—with Indonesia and Malaysia at the centre.
PollutionConsumptionEnvironmental justice
12 min read
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Sabah · Malaysian Borneo · 17 August 2026Research feature
When a child has no country
A careful guide to undocumented and stateless childhood in Sabah, placed within a worldwide pattern affecting remote, Indigenous and mobile communities.
CitizenshipChildrenBorderlands
15 min read
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Borneo · Island-wide · 10 August 2026Research feature
Who are the Dayak peoples?
An informative guide to Dayak identities, peoples, languages, adat, religion and the myths inherited from colonial writing.
Indigenous peoplesLanguagesMyth & evidence
11 min read
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Borneo · Three countries · 10 August 2026Research feature
How Borneo lives with difference
A comparative anthropology of faith and community across Kalimantan, Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei, grounded in census data and lived institutions.
AnthropologyReligionMigration & identity
12 min read
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Kuching · Sarawak · 10 August 2026Research feature
Why is Kuching full of cats?
A short walk through the legends, monuments and real animals behind Sarawak's Cat City—including the welfare question emerging in 2026.
City identityLocal historyAnimal welfare
6 min read
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Nusantara · East Kalimantan · 3 August 2026Research feature
Building a capital in the forest
Indonesia is constructing a new political centre in East Kalimantan. This evidence-led feature separates completed infrastructure from contracts and promises—and examines what the move may solve, displace and leave behind.
Urban transformationEnvironmentIndigenous rights
18 min read
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Borneo · Sulu Sea · 3 August 2026Research feature
Sandokan, “Pirates” and Empire
Sandokan was fictional. The struggle behind him was not. This evidence-led feature examines maritime raiding and slavery, James Brooke’s anti-piracy wars, and the colonial power hidden inside the word “pirate.”
ColonialismMaritime historySlavery & resistance
17 min read
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