“SARAWAK TOURISM FORUM 2015”: At the end of last May, the Sarawak Tourism Federation (STF, Sarawak’s major association of tourism stakeholders) held, with the support of the Sarawak Government, a brainstorming forum to discuss the state and future of Sarawak’s tourism industry. Members of the Sarawak Heritage Society were invited to join. Working groups were […]
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[updated 09 Sept. 2015] British cargo vessel Viscount Melbourne sank in 1840, some 150 years ago, on the Luconia shoals, off Miri coast (Sarawak). It was discovered by amateur archaeologist Hans Berekoven in 2011. In a recent Borneo Post article, Mr. Berekoven advocated for an application to UNESCO to have the site listed as World […]
Say “Penang heritage” and most of us will think of George Town’s shophouses and Chinese mansions (such as the well known Blue Mansion). But there is more: up to the 1950’s, a number of imposing colonial houses, “castle-mansions” and bungalows have sprouted around the old town. Some of these buildings housed the top ranks of […]
A cemetery…. interesting place to visit? Yes, with burials dating back as far as 1785, Penang’s landscaped protestant cemetery is a real heritage site. As recently recalled by George Town World Heritage Inc. (GTWHI, Penang’s State heritage agency) it contains, among others, the tomb of Captain Francis Light, who founded colonial Penang in 1786. The […]
Invitation to SHS members “The Penang House and the Straits Architect 1887–1941” Talk by Dr. Jon Lim jointly organised by PAM (Malaysian Institute of Architects) Sarawak Chapter and the Sarawak Heritage Society When: Sunday 14 June 2015, 5 pm – 7pm Where : Kuching, PAMSC [Queen’s Court, Jalan Wan Alwi, Lot 7915, 2ndFloor, Sub-Lot 56] […]
The old town of Georgetown (Penang) was listed as UNESCO Word Heritage in 2008. Visit Georgetown nowadays and you will see a town in deep transformation, with attractive shophouse facades without unsightly air-con compressors or bulky, ugly industrial signboards, houses tastefully converted into hotels and guesthouses. Although conservation-trained eyes will point out to you that […]