[updated 17/04/2015] Under a MYR 5 million conservation project, the restoration of the fort building has been completed. The interior has been refitted as a heritage museum. The site will re-open on Sat. 18 April 2015 under the management of the Sarawak Museum Department. The massive iron wood structure, dating from 1864, is one of […]
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Remember: the town of Sibu has its museum : the Cultural Heritage Museum, housed in the Sibu Heritage Centre (formerly Sibu Municipal building). The Centre, which comes under the Sibu Civic Centre Cultural Heritage Committee, was refurbished in 2010. Its small museum displays some 1000 artifacts relating to the ethnic groups of the area and […]
Update (Jan. 20) – if you are interested in this event: given the current weather and flood conditions, we advise you to check with the organizers if the event is still on. (We ourselves do not have the contact info) ————————————————————————————– In the media : launch of a book on the history of the Hakka […]
In an interview with the Borneo Post, the Chairman of the India Street Pedestrian Mall Committee, Dato Wee Hong Seng, stressed the need to preserve heritage in the initiatives to modernize India Street. As an immediate action, the Committee proposes to have the illegal awnings at some of the shophouses pulled down to expose the heritage […]
Upon a recent visit to George Town in which she was impressed by Penang’s commitment to protecting and enhancing the town’s physical and cultural assets, Violet Yong, Sarawak State Assembly member, suggested that the Sarawak Government set up a Government-linked corporate body entrusted with heritage conservation, along the lines of George Town World Heritage Incorporated […]
In a Nov. 19, 2014 article, The Borneo Post reported that the Sarawak Minister of Social Development, Tan Sri William Mawan (whose portfolio includes heritage) addressed the following points in his winding-up speech to the State assembly meeting on Nov. 18: – He confirmed that the State Government is working on an application for UNESCO […]