[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 […]
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You may have seen the media reports on the fire that razed the “Fort Vyner” building in Belaga. Erected on the confluence of the Rejang and Belaga Rivers and overlooking Belaga town, Fort Vyner was one of the forts built during Charles Brooke’s rule. In his book “The White Rajahs” (1960), Steven Runciman writes : […]
In a recent interview with the Borneo Post, Jason Brooke, Director of the (London based) Brooke Trust, gave updates on the Trust’s activities. He highlighted the collaboration with the Sarawak Government and the Sarawak Museum on the Brooke Gallery being set-up in the recently renovated Fort Margherita, Kuching, as a complement to the rest of […]
Below are the text of the Sarawak Heritage Society press release further to the recent felling of trees around Fort Alice in Sri Aman, and additional links to media articles on the subject. SHS Press Release – 11 March 2015 Sarawak Heritage Society renews call for a specialized heritage unit in the face of the […]
The hill on which Sri Aman’s Fort Alice -which has just been restored in a RM5mil project- has been stripped of about a dozen (all but two) of its old trees. The stripping of the leafy surroundings has been described as being part of “beautification works” of the Fort’s surroundings. It […]
[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 […]