WORLD HERITAGE DAY 2022
SHS President’s message at the occasion of World Heritage Day 2022 April 18 is this year’s WORLD HERITAGE DAY or – to use its original …
Posts in category Heritage News/Info
SHS view: The Values of 1950’s/60’s Buildings
[download pdf version here] A few months ago we witnessed the demolition of Kuching’s former Information Department building on Jalan Masjid. “Another building of historical …
Happy 15th Birthday, Sarawak Heritage Society !
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the creation of the Sarawak Heritage Society: SHS was set up and registered on 14th February 2006. This is …
SHS POSITION ON THE EXTENSIONS TO KUCHING’s GAZETTED HERITAGE BUILDING, THE ROUND TOWER
Some of you may have noticed this if you recently passed by the Round Tower – extension works on the outside of this gazetted heritage …
SHS view: THE NEW SARAWAK HERITAGE ORDINANCE – WILL IT BE A GAME CHANGER?
click here to download pdf version Background The new Sarawak Heritage Ordinance (Cap. 77) (SHO) was voted in October 2019 and gazetted in December …
SHS view: Works at Reservoir Park – ?adequate focus on nature and heritage preservation?
[ click here to download pdf version ] Several members of the public have approached the SHS Committee with questions on the current works at …