[article updated 17 Nov. 2015] A view of the current works on India Street, Kuching The writing on the board at the entrance of the street may be too small for you to read on the photo. It says: “Pardon our appearance, we are building a better shopping area for you” It is no secret […]
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[article updated 25 Nov. 2015] Also, if you are not an assiduous reader of the Borneo Post, you may not have seen the column published on 18 Oct. 2015 on the ‘Golden Bridge’ project (as illustrated above, a showy pedestrian bridge across the Sarawak river from the Old Court House to the DUN, Kuching’s State Assembly […]
A cemetery…. interesting place to visit? Yes, with burials dating back as far as 1785, Penang’s landscaped protestant cemetery is a real heritage site. As recently recalled by George Town World Heritage Inc. (GTWHI, Penang’s State heritage agency) it contains, among others, the tomb of Captain Francis Light, who founded colonial Penang in 1786. The […]
Invitation to SHS members “The Penang House and the Straits Architect 1887–1941” Talk by Dr. Jon Lim jointly organised by PAM (Malaysian Institute of Architects) Sarawak Chapter and the Sarawak Heritage Society When: Sunday 14 June 2015, 5 pm – 7pm Where : Kuching, PAMSC [Queen’s Court, Jalan Wan Alwi, Lot 7915, 2ndFloor, Sub-Lot 56] […]
The Segu bungalow. SHS photo, Nov. 2014. On 22 February 2015, Friends of Sarawak Museum and SHS co-hosted a talk for their members, entitled “Episodes from the History of Banglo Segu” (‘Segu’ bungalow) by Dr. John Walker, Sarawak historian, lecturer in political science at University of New South Wales and Australian Defence Force Academy. It […]
You may have seen the media reports on the fire that razed the “Fort Vyner” building in Belaga. Erected on the confluence of the Rejang and Belaga Rivers and overlooking Belaga town, Fort Vyner was one of the forts built during Charles Brooke’s rule. In his book “The White Rajahs” (1960), Steven Runciman writes : […]