[last update: 09 Jan. 2016] Below is the Sarawak Heritage Society press release dated 1 December 2015 entitled “Waterfront Hotel is too much“. It expresses concerns over the placing of a sizeable signage for new Waterfront Hotel (Kuching) right in front of the historic Round Tower building and over the access road to the […]
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A site visit organized by the Sarawak Heritage Society When : Sunday 6 September 2015, 9am to 12pm Where : Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital, ’13th Mile’, Jalan Borneo Heights, past Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. Who: for SHS members – members can bring along friends and family. The visit will be conducted in English. Free […]
Invitation to SHS members “The Penang House and the Straits Architect 1887–1941” Talk by Dr. Jon Lim jointly organised by PAM (Malaysian Institute of Architects) Sarawak Chapter and the Sarawak Heritage Society When: Sunday 14 June 2015, 5 pm – 7pm Where : Kuching, PAMSC [Queen’s Court, Jalan Wan Alwi, Lot 7915, 2ndFloor, Sub-Lot 56] […]
For the second year in a row, Sarawak Heritage Society has joined forces with the Ministry of Tourism Sarawak to run a workshop on heritage with members of the Sarawak Tourist Guides Association (SKTGA) from 15 to 17 May 2015. Following on from last year’s success, the workshop was extended into three days to include […]
[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 […]
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 […]