Konfrontasi and Personal Showdowns !

Iban Temenggong Datuk Amar Jugah, Federal Minister for Sarawak Affairs

TEMENGGONG JUGAH versus SUKARNO

High-pitched tensions during the course of Konfrontasi also became a virtual fighting ring for personal showdowns. One interesting challenge towards Sukarno came from Datuk Amar Temenggong Jugah anak Barieng, Sarawak's most prominent Iban leader and (then) Malaysian federal Minister for Sarawak Affairs. In his own words, Jugah said "Let Sukarno come and fight with me. He's 62 and I'm 61, so that would be an even footing. Let's solve the Confrontation that way !" (source: Tun Jugah of Sarawak by Vinson Sutlive, 1992)

Sukarno

The showdown never happened. Jugah even met Sukarno in August 1966, when he was part of a Malaysian Delegation, led by Tan Sri Abdul Razak, that visited Istana Merdeka soon after Konfrontasi ended.


SULTAN PAWISEANG versus TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Interesting read from the Sarawak Tribune, Oct. 3, 1963 !!