[Article updated 05/08/2022 to, in particular, add the link to the video of the talk, kindly produced and put on YouTube by Badan Warisan Malaysia] In 1983, Lucas Chin, then Director of the Sarawak Museum, wrote: “Our heritage is not only being increasingly threatened by the natural causes of decay, but also by economic and […]
Tag Archives: Museums
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Jul
Jul
Talents… here is a poem by an eminent SHS member: Schoolboy Memories of the old Sarawak Museum In the 1960s and 70s, many years ago when I was still a young lad at school A visit to the Sarawak Museum was so memorable, exciting and very cool The building sat atop a grassy slope Classic […]
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Aug
Aug
Click here to download pdf version What we spotted of interest on the Sarawak and regional cultural heritage scene in the last six months. NATION WIDE Heritage management did not feature during the political campaigns during the 14th General Elections of 9 May 2018. After the elections, calls were made to reinstate a ministry […]
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Feb
Feb
click here to download pdf version What we spotted on the Sarawak and regional heritage scene in the last 6 months SARAWAK SHS IN THE NEWS: the media reported on the meetings the Sarawak Heritage Society committee had with the Sarawak Chief Minister and the Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Sports in late […]
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Santubong village extension and archaeological sites: the need to reconcile development needs and heritage conservation
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Apr
Apr
[updated 14 Aug. 2017 (added photo)] Sarawak Heritage Society Statement download pdf version On 22 March 2017, the immediate past president of the Sarawak Heritage Society draw attention to earthworks on the land immediately facing site of the Bongkissam shrine in Santubong. It was then learnt that these works related to a project to extend […]
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Mar
Mar
download pdf version SARAWAK What did we hear, see and learn on the Sarawak heritage scene in the last four months? Statements by the now Chief Minister and Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg, on several occasions provided an updated picture of the Government pipeline of projects touching on […]