Tag Archives: Penang

Misc. Heritage News – February 2016

  SARAWAK Community street art –  The public was invited to contribute to a mural painting in Kai Joo lane, Kuching on Feb. 3. It was a Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) initiative, part of the ‘Kuching Clean, Beautiful and Safe’ (CBS) project, in collaboration with For Art (F’Art), an Australian non-profit. Source: “Opportunity to […]

Misc. Heritage News – January 2016

SARAWAK 20 January, Kuala Lumpur. Upon the conclusion of the first round of talks with the Federal Government to review the devolution of power to the Sarawak State, the Sarawak Chief Minister mentioned heritage management as an issue to be addressed in the next rounds of talks. It was recalled that the Federal Constitution of […]

Misc. Heritage News – December 2015

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 […]

Enforcement issues in George Town heritage management?

A member of a George Town heritage advocacy group, the  Heritage Action group (GTHA) who intended to comment on the enforcement of heritage related regulations and guidelines in George Town, was asked to leave and was escorted out of a consultation session gathering UNESCO and heritage management stakeholders hold last week. He had been invited, […]

Misc. Heritage News – August to November 2015

[updated 03 Dec.2015] SARAWAK 30 July – Bario, Borneo Highlands. At the occasion of the Bario Food and Cultural Festival, Puan Sri Jamilah Anu, wife of Sarawak Chief Minister, launched the book “Highland Tales in the Heart of Borneo” documenting the heritage of the highlands of Ba’ Kelalan, Bario, Long Semadoh in Sarawak and Long […]

Partnership for heritage management: Penang and Aga Khan Development Network

Partnerships can be valuable elements in heritage management. “Partners” to the public authorities in charge of cultural heritage may provide know-how or financing; through knowledge dissemination and advocacy, they may contribute to awareness creation and policy reform. Local civil society partners can provide precious links between Government institutions and communities. Businesses or academics, and their […]