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....
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...
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...
Fields of gold: The rural heritage of Sarawak rice
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Karen Shepherd
EVERYTHING is early this year. Chinese New Year has come at the end of January and, with it, in...
Early explorers and travelers in Sarawak
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Robert Basiuk
EXPERIENTIAL travel is the new buzzword for those seeking enriching experiences and new destinations. While the phrase might be...
Extinct megafauna from Niah, Sarawak
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Lim Tze Tshen
Niah's Great Cave and zooarchaeological record
THE Great Cave within Niah National Park is a veritable depository of prehistoric...
How long does it take to write a book?
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Heidi Munan
That’s a question I’ve been asked many times.
“Wah, you’ve written one whole book! How long did it take you...
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,...
Residences of the Rajahs: The Astana and its predecessors
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Dr JH Walker
doctorjhwalker@gmail.com
BUILT in 1870, the Astana is one of the most prominent and important buildings to survive from the...
Rajahs and “Mutineers”: How convicts from the Indian Rebellion 1857 came to Sarawak
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
On October 24th this year all Indians everywhere will be celebrating the Indian Festival of Lights – Deepavali or Diwali as...
