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 […]
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Deserving protection: the old Hokkien School building, Kuching
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Jan
Jan
The imposing, colonial mansion style old Hokkien school is located on Jalan Tabuan. Its backside borders Kuching’s Reservoir Park. It is garnered by old Saga trees (Adenanthera pavonina, which produces the ‘buah saga’, bright red lentil-shaped fruits). Adjacent are the present Chung Hua Primary School No. 1 ‘SJK(C)’ buildings. The site visit that took […]
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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 […]
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, […]
[article updated 15 Jan. 2016] The current saga for the preservation of the 110 years old Vivekananda Ashram, in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, is a good example of the obstacles that can be encountered in gazetting private properties as heritage sites. Just from the above photo, this site is undoubtedly a heritage asset, don’t you think? […]