“I realised that kids this generation know nothing about old Kuching buildings. So, if we don’t start being conscious about our culture and heritage, soon, our history and heritage will be just stuffs of myths and legends.” This moving comment was made in 2008 by ‘Pegs’, a Sarawakian who was involved in a measured drawing and documentation exercise of the […]
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In an interview with the Borneo Post, the Chairman of the India Street Pedestrian Mall Committee, Dato Wee Hong Seng, stressed the need to preserve heritage in the initiatives to modernize India Street. As an immediate action, the Committee proposes to have the illegal awnings at some of the shophouses pulled down to expose the heritage […]
Upon a recent visit to George Town in which she was impressed by Penang’s commitment to protecting and enhancing the town’s physical and cultural assets, Violet Yong, Sarawak State Assembly member, suggested that the Sarawak Government set up a Government-linked corporate body entrusted with heritage conservation, along the lines of George Town World Heritage Incorporated […]
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 […]
The Borneo Post reported recently a proposal by DBKU (Kuching North City Council) commissioner Datuk Wee Hong Seng to introduce night food markets in old Kuching streets, to start with lanes such as Kai Joo Lane (a lane off India Street). This proposal is inspired by the success of the week-end “pasar malam” that developed […]
Datin Patinggi Datuk Jamilah Anu, wife of Sarawak’s Chief Minister, launched an exhibition of local heritage buildings sketches on Friday 21 November at the Old Court House, Kuching. The exhibition is a follow-up of the limited preview that took place a few months ago. Organized by SHS in partnership with the Kuching Urban Sketchers group, […]