“The adage “old is gold” [rings] true when it {comes] to preserving historical buildings in the country. ‘Leave the buildings as it is and give them a new coat of paint of the same colour. This is the correct way of preserving them and stop approving high-rise or modern buildings. […] It is not just […]
Tag Archives: India Street
India Street, Kuching
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Aug
Aug
Heritage portfolio in the new Sarawak State Government – A new State cabinet (8 Ministers and 18 Assistant Ministers) was appointed shortly after the May election. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Abang Haji Openg is Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Minister of Housing and […]
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May
May
[last updated 04/05/16 21:10] download pdf version SARAWAK New sketch book of Kuching heritage buildings – “Kuching, Legacy of the White Rajahs”, featuring 24 sketches of Kuching heritage buildings by Hanzhen, a talented young Malaysian autist artist, was launched by the Malaysian Institute of Architects Sarawak Chapter (PAM Sarawak) on 2nd April and at a […]
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Jan
Jan
The surroundings of our iconic Old Court House, Round Tower and Pavilion building ensemble, Kuching, are evolving fast. They are increasingly neighbour to a denser, concrete and steel landscape. Radiating from the Old Court House, Round Tower and Pavilion buildings… [A mini photo gallery intended in particular for our distant readers familiar with the […]
04
Jan
Jan
A wealth of info this past month. For easier reading, you may wish to go to the pdf version of this article. SARAWAK Early December – Kuching. At a function, the Director of the Sarawak Museum Department touched on the new Sarawak Museum campus project. He said that the RM 300 million State funded project, to […]
[article updated 17 Nov. 2015] A view of the current works on India Street, Kuching The writing on the board at the entrance of the street may be too small for you to read on the photo. It says: “Pardon our appearance, we are building a better shopping area for you” It is no secret […]
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