click here to download pdf version Background The new Sarawak Heritage Ordinance (Cap. 77) (SHO) was voted in October 2019 and gazetted in December 2019. As of early October 2020 it remains to be put in force through a decision by the Sarawak Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. It replaces the 1993 Sarawak […]
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Food for Thought/Opinions, Heritage News/Info
SHS view: Works at Reservoir Park – ?adequate focus on nature and heritage preservation?
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Jul
Jul
[ click here to download pdf version ] Several members of the public have approached the SHS Committee with questions on the current works at Kuching’s Reservoir Park (Taman Budaya) and concerns that the site becomes overly built-up and that its quality be affected. Indeed, there are on-going concrete and steel works at the site. […]
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Sep
Sep
[updated 09/2020] SHS launched its ‘HERITAGE QUEST’ (‘HQ’) campaign in November 2018 as part of its efforts to highlight and preserve Sarawak’s cultural heritage assets and to advocate for additional listing and gazetting of heritage items that are not in the list of cultural heritage items already listed by the Government as historic buildings, monuments […]
12
Nov
Nov
[updated 2 Feb. 2019] This phase of our call for submissions is now closed. If you have missed the deadline, follow our announcements and be ready to submit at a later phase that we may launch to complement the inventory. If you have not already submitted your choice of “items of significant heritage interest” or […]
Food for Thought/Opinions, Heritage News/Info
book review: The History of Architecture in Sarawak before Malaysia – Dr John H.S. Ting
11
Nov
Nov
The History of Architecture in Sarawak before Malaysia John H.S. Ting 2018 (ISBN 978 967 16003 0 6) This is the first comprehensive description and history of buildings in Sarawak before 1963 and its thoroughness is impressive. For anyone interested in notable buildings in the State, described and usually illustrated in one document, this is […]
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Aug
Aug
Click here to download pdf version What we spotted of interest on the Sarawak and regional cultural heritage scene in the last six months. NATION WIDE Heritage management did not feature during the political campaigns during the 14th General Elections of 9 May 2018. After the elections, calls were made to reinstate a ministry […]