Deserving protection: the old Hokkien School building, Kuching
The imposing, colonial mansion style old Hokkien school is located on Jalan Tabuan. Its backside borders Kuching’s Reservoir Park. It is garnered by old …
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Glimpses of end-of-2015 Kuching
The surroundings of our iconic Old Court House, Round Tower and Pavilion building ensemble, Kuching, are evolving fast. They are increasingly neighbour to a …
Enforcement issues in George Town heritage management?
A member of a George Town heritage advocacy group, the Heritage Action group (GTHA) who intended to comment on the enforcement of heritage related regulations …
Listing private properties as heritage sites: the on-going Vivekanananda (Kuala Lumpur) case. And: where does Sarawak stand?
[article updated 15 Jan. 2016] The current saga for the preservation of the 110 years old Vivekananda Ashram, in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, is a good …
Waterfront Hotel is too much (SHS Press release, 01 Dec. 2015)
[last update: 09 Jan. 2016] Below is the Sarawak Heritage Society press release dated 1 December 2015 entitled “Waterfront Hotel is too much“. It …
On Kuching’s left bank kampungs (villages)
Several of our members have been wondering about the nature of the programme to revamp the kampung (village) area on the left bank of the …