[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 […]
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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] […]
For the second year in a row, Sarawak Heritage Society has joined forces with the Ministry of Tourism Sarawak to run a workshop on heritage with members of the Sarawak Tourist Guides Association (SKTGA) from 15 to 17 May 2015. Following on from last year’s success, the workshop was extended into three days to include […]
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 […]