Showdown in Stampin
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
Within Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN), there are few complications in terms of candidacy for Bumiputera-majority areas due to the strong BN influence...
The telltale signs heralding the arrival of the Sarawak polls
By Lian Cheng
KUCHING, Oct 13: Will the long-overdue Sarawak Election be held in November?
Rumours have been rife that the Sarawak polls will be...
Nooh Dawa and the dragon as Great Spirit — a Lundayeh tale
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
This is the fourth of a four-part series titled 'The Naga Moves: Dragon Tales from Borneo'. The first three parts can...
A louder call for self-governance
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
There were two Sarawak Independence Day rallies here in Kuching today (July 22, 2019), apart from the state-level Sarawak Day Celebration held...
Earthen Infusion: An exhibition linking two local traditions through time
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Earthen Infusion
HOW many of us can recall our elders—our mothers, aunties, or grandmothers—encouraging us with a warm, comforting, “Drink this,...
An early photographer to Sarawak
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Alex Teoh
A double page spread of the Illustrated London News on 4 January 1873 shows a stately print with the...
How ‘White’ were the ‘White Rajahs’?
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By J. H. Walker
ALTHOUGH newspaper references to the ‘White Rajah’ of Sarawak can be found as early as 1850, throughout the...
To be or not to be in the federal cabinet
By Lian Cheng
Sarawakians are now watching Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)'s next moves very closely. They are watching whether GPS is so hard up for...
Curly Kelawit: Warisan Orang Ulu
By Louise M Macul
THROUGHOUT much of Sarawak, some images decorate walls in businesses, paintings on longhouse verandas, and motifs on commercial goods such as...
An unkept promise is very much a bluff
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
It was a great disappointment to hear that state Pakatan Harapan chairman Chong Chieng Jen had called off the New Deal Agreement.
Is...
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