[updated 21/06/2015] Sarawak Heritage Society and PAMSC (Malaysian Institute of Architects Sarawak Chapter) are pledging their support for Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem in his decision to conserve the surviving 14 forts of Sarawak during the opening of the newly restored Fort Alice on Saturday 18 April 2015 in Sri Aman. His […]
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Attending an event on Malaysia’s cultural heritage at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on April 14, 2015, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin advocateed for the continued protection of cultural heritage. “(…) we view with great sadness and disgust the untoward destruction of art, artifacts and documents that are part of our collective history, identity and civilisation“, […]
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 : […]
at Pustaka (State Library) Sarawak See the Pustaka annoucement : Sarawakiana Talk : ‘Semut’ Ops at Pustaka
Friends of Sarawak Museum (FoSM) and SHS joined hands in organizing recently pilot runs of a new heritage walk through Kuching’s Chinese History, for members of the two societies. The tour is conducted by Paul Gerarts, a member of both Friends of Sarawak Museum and SHS. After a guided tour of the Chinese History Museum […]
… organised by Friends of Sarawak Museum (FoSM) and the Tun Jugah Foundation at the occasion of the visit to Sarawak of Judith Heimann, author of the book “The Most Offending Soul Alive” on T. Harrisson. Below is FoSM’s announcement of the event: