“The adage “old is gold” [rings] true when it {comes] to preserving historical buildings in the country. ‘Leave the buildings as it is and give them a new coat of paint of the same colour. This is the correct way of preserving them and stop approving high-rise or modern buildings. […] It is not just […]
Tag Archives: Urban heritage
Food for Thought/Opinions, SHS News
Cultural heritage management in Sarawak: how we see things and how we can contribute
30
Nov
Nov
At our recent meeting with the Sarawak Chief Minister we recalled SHS’s views on Sarawak’s cultural heritage and on the ways we can contribute to enhance its management. Our key suggestions to the Government are summarized in the tables below. We presented specifically two key short term proposals : – A candid assessment of Sarawak’s […]
11
Dec
Dec
“A passion for conserving historical buildings“, Borneo Post online, 11 Dec. 2016 A page-long Borneo Post article on architect Mike Boon (former Sarawak Heritage Society president, who has been instrumental in setting up the SHS and on stimulating awareness and advocacy on the preservation of Sarawak’s built heritage) and Dr John Ting (architectural historian, Assistant […]
26
Jul
Jul
Catching-up with our backlog of info on cultural heritage… Early May, The Borneo Post published a stimulating article on the status on heritage management in Sarawak based on statements by Tan Sri William Mawan, at the time Sarawak Minister of Social Development and Liwan Lagang, his Assistant Minister of Culture and Heritage, and […]
02
May
May
[last updated 04/05/16 21:10] download pdf version SARAWAK New sketch book of Kuching heritage buildings – “Kuching, Legacy of the White Rajahs”, featuring 24 sketches of Kuching heritage buildings by Hanzhen, a talented young Malaysian autist artist, was launched by the Malaysian Institute of Architects Sarawak Chapter (PAM Sarawak) on 2nd April and at a […]
01
Apr
Apr
[download pdf] SARAWAK Restoration project for the old Sibu mosque – The Borneo Post reported that a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Sibu Islamic Welfare Trust Board (Lakis) and University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) on a conservation project of the old Masjid Al-Qadim mosque. The article mentions a cost of RM 1.8 […]