Let us stop calling Sarawak a state
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
Divided by the South China Sea from Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak which is located on the island of Borneo, is a unique place...
Soon Koh taking a step back only to move two steps forward?
By Lian Cheng
ANYONE watching the video of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh announcing his stepping down from the cabinet...
12th Sarawak Election: Intense banner war underway in Simanggang
By Lian Cheng
SRI AMAN, Dec 9: Does the planting of flags mean the capturing of the seat?
Well, that may not be the case but...
Grieving children are people too
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
Ever since Elisa Olivia Damian, 10; Joseph Rayyan Damian, 8; and Magdalena Damian, 2 came out of the Kuching International Airport...
Will the real defenders of Sarawak’s rights please stand up?
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
Even as a journalist with more than two decades in the field, recent developments and events have puzzled me.
In September this year,...
“Come visit me and you will be blessed”: The importance of Qing Ming, the...
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Jennie Soh
THE Chinese community places great importance on the Tomb-Sweeping Festival known as ‘Qing Ming’, based on the belief that...
A post-Christmas ‘conservative’ thought
By Lian Cheng
I can still remember vividly my flight back to Kuching from New Zealand via Singapore two years ago. A British woman seated...
German business on India Street
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Jutta Kelling
THIS is another historical episode about Sarawak’s global entanglement.
India Street in Kuching is a popular pedestrian shopping mall today,...
How many Indians were there on Mount Matang?
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Jutta Kelling
With the Indian Festival of light Diwali just gone, here is some more information on the ancestors of the...
Let’s count seats like a politician
By Lian Cheng
The practice of politics based on ethnicity in Sarawak came about naturally due to historical and cultural factors as well as the...
