Ceramic jars: From practical storage to treasured heirlooms

Heritage Snippets of Sarawak By Camelia Yeung The word ‘heritage’ has been making the news these past few months: the implementation of the Sarawak Heritage Ordinance...

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,...

Prehistoric gibbons and monkeys from Niah, and the Dutch palaeontologist Dirk Albert Hooijer

Heritage Snippets of Sarawak By Lim Tze Tshen MODERN PRIMATES IN BORNEO AND AROUND NIAH NATIONAL PARK PERHAPS due to their human-like nature and complex social behaviour,...

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...

Eight new faces from PBB or more?

By Lian Cheng Over the years, the strength of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) has been the strict discipline within the party where decisions made...

Covid-19 Delta variant: Can Chinese-developed vaccines hold their ground?

By Lian Cheng The Delta variant of Covid-19, which was first identified in India, has become the focus of global attention recently due to its...

Who will be off-loaded among PBB’s incumbent MPs?

Commentary By Lian Cheng Following Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah’s announcement that there will be 30 per cent...

The ugly side of open tender rearing its head in Sarawak?

By DD Observer THE business community of Sarawak is on the edge of their seats. In a few days time, JKR Sarawak is expected to announce who...

Peter Minos: Malaysians demand political stability

By Adrian Lim KUCHING, Mar 7: The motive of certain quarters looking to table a 'no confidence' vote against the prime minister in the upcoming...

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...