Datin Patinggi Datuk Jamilah Anu, wife of Sarawak’s Chief Minister, launched an exhibition of local heritage buildings sketches on Friday 21 November at the Old Court House, Kuching. The exhibition is a follow-up of the limited preview that took place a few months ago. Organized by SHS in partnership with the Kuching Urban Sketchers group, […]
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In two articles on 22 Sept. 2014, The Star newspaper reported on the Siniawan heritage conservation project. which acted as a powerful catalyst for the heritage revival of this old, history charged town near Kuching. One of the key features of the project was its participatory approach. The Sarawak Heritage Society was co-implementer of the […]
At the occasion of the recent Mooncake Festival, the president of the Kuching Old Market Community Association drew attention to the changes that Carpenter Street is going through and recalls the proposal to make it street pedestrian to enhance its heritage and tourism value : “He said (Carpenter Street) was experiencing a revival of sorts […]
At the occasion of the handing over of the restored Fort Margherita, the Ministry of Tourism and Culture deputy secretary general mentioned that besides funds allocated for Sarawak tourism products, RM42.31 million have been allocated for heritage projects nationwide. “Of the allocation, only RM2.3 million has been spent so far. Therefore, Sarawak can apply for […]
Kuching’s Fort Margherita is reopened to the public after an extensive 14 months restoration, which was supported by the SHS. It will host a gallery on the Sarawak’s Brooke and British colonial era. The Brooke Gallery is being set up by the Sarawak Museum Department with support of the Brooke Heritage Trust, the Friends of […]
The idea of a covered arcade for India Street emerged in 2010. A RM4.3 million budget from the State Government has been set aside and an India Street Pedestrian Mall Committee set up for this project aiming at giving India Street a ‘modern shopping-arcade outlook’. The Committee chairman mentioned in early September 2014 that an […]