Stones in the highlands: Stones for other practical uses
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
This is the second part of a two-part series on stones in the highlands. Read Part I here: The three forgotten...
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...
The naga and his twin sister — a Malay tale
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
This is the first of a four-part series titled 'The Naga Moves: Dragon Tales from Borneo'.
By Monica Janowski
MORE than a hundred...
Belief in existence of spirits part of Adat Oma of Bisingai people
By Shikin Louis
KUCHING, Jan 21: Since the olden days, the Bisingai, a sub-group of the Bidayuh ethnic group, have always believe in the existence...
All hail the procession: An integral expression of Sarawak culture
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Karen Shepherd
SOME of my earliest memories of Sarawak surround processions, the cavalcade of noise and light and colour snaking through...
Stone and cosmic power in the highlands
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Monica Janowski
Tales from the Heart of Borneo
This is the second of a four-part series titled 'Tales from the Heart of...
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...
Stones in the highlands: The three forgotten stones of Bario Lembaa Longhouse prior to...
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
This is the first part of a two-part series on stones in the highlands. Read Part II here: Stones for other...
A note on the conservation of the Pandan Klirieng
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Calvin Agau Jemarang
Following up from an earlier article on klirieng, here is an account of the actual preservation and restoration...
‘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...
