The grand finale of the Miss Borneo Dayak Cultural Festival 2025 saw 10 finalists showcasing their beauty and culture. Read ...

By Aseanty Pahlevi MEKAR RAYA, Indonesia — Yulius Yogi kneels under the forest canopy here on the island of Borneo, surveying land he plans to reclaim for his Dayak Simpan Indigenous community.

The Dayak telephoned police, who trucked the villagers to the overcrowded refugee camp in Sampit. Ab said he expects he will soon board a refugee ship for Madura with nothing more than the clothes ...

The Dayak Hibun community in Sanggau district, West Kalimantan province, had brought a complaint in 2012 to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) against PT Mitra Austral Sejahtera ...

Traditional law runs deep in the Kayong Dayak village of Sebadak Raya, a small hill community in West Kalimantan along the provincial border with Central Kalimantan. The pride the residents take ...

KARANGPANGI, Indonesia -- -- As he kept watch over a vigilante checkpoint on the Indonesian half of Borneo island last week, an indigenous Dayak fighter brandished a blood-stained machete and ...

Dayak is the general term for the non-Muslim indigenous tribes of the island of Borneo, divided up between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. The ritual practice of beheading in spiritual ceremonies has ...

All Dayak communities ban the use of chemicals and sophisticated technology for catching fish and only traditional tools like nets, rods and fish traps may be used. All customary regulations state ...

In 1944, a U.S. bomber was hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, and the crew ejected and parachuted into the wilderness. They were taken in and protected by members of the Dayak tribe - the "wild ...