Tag Archives: Archaeology

Minister of Social Development to State Assembly: application to UNESCO; new Museum campus; new Museum of Modern Sarawak; Enforcement of Heritage Ordinance

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 […]

A selection of press articles on Sarawak heritage (2010 to early Sept. 2014)

_______________________________________________ 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 […]