The Murals of the Sarawak Museum — Luar Biasa!
Heritage Snippets from Sarawak
By Louise M Macul
After you climb the stairs inside the Sarawak Museum, you can go into two galleries, right or left....
Traditional titles (gelar) in Sarawak
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
With the recent changes in our State leadership, this article serves to teach and remind us of the old, complex and...
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...
Upai Semaring and Awang Semaun: The Lundayeh and the Brunei Royal House
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Dr Monica Janowski
Tales from the Heart of Borneo
This is the first of a four-part series titled 'Tales from the Heart...
Kuching’s built heritage — a need to treat them respectfully
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Colin MacGillivray
MANY heritage buildings in Kuching are empty awaiting either a new occupant or demolition. Some of the ones described...
The Sarawak Museum: Blazing a trail since 1886
(Editor's note: A link to this article was featured on our Facebook page on May 16, 2022 to celebrate International Museum Day which falls...
The sape’s evolution in Sarawak’s traditional music legacy
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Dr Connie Lim Keh Nie
ESTABLISHED in 1998, the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) aims to promote and preserve the unique...
Ah Chong: One of Kuching’s best-kept secrets
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Monica Janowski
Following the recent informative talk on the Chinese dragon (lóng 龙) by Dr Monica Janowski, this article is about...
Asian elephants in Borneo and the missing fossil from Bau
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By LIM Tze Tshen
By size, the Asian elephant is the largest wild animal living in Borneo. Its natural geographic distribution in...
‘That’s just a superstition!’
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Heidi Munan
Superstition, customs, spirits, and all that—in Sarawak!
WHERE does superstition end, and custom start?
Some people avoid the number 13, or...
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