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 […]
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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 […]
_______________________________________________ Borneo Post, September 1, 2014 “8 lighted arches to enhance city’s beautification” “Eight lighted arches will be erected along the Main Bazaar. (…) They will (…) compliment the ‘Golden Bridge’ to be completed by 2016 to link Petra Jaya and Kuching. Under the 11th Malaysia Plan, Brooke Dockyard will be restored and renovated into […]
The “Pameram Wastra Borneo” shows traditional textiles from the region. It is a joint initiative by 8 museums from the region : Sarawak Museum, Sabah Museum, Brunei Museum, West Kalimantan Museum, Kapuas Raya Sintang Museum (West Kalimantan), East Kalimantan Museum, South Kalimantan Museum and Central Kalimantan Museum. From 21 October 2012 to 21 April 2015 […]