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,...
Lubok Antu is not haunted, rather it is hunted by four too eager to...
By Lian Cheng
Lubok Antu, which literally means the Ghost Channel or the Haunted Channel, was one of the earliest Iban settlements in Sarawak.
Seated...
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...
PRS adversaries in GE15: Weather, internal discontent, external onslaught from ex-allies
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
PARTI Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) put up a good fight in the 2021 Sarawak Election where it defended all the 11 seats allocated...
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...
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...
Kongkalikong’s mission: Muscling PDP to victory in Bintulu, Mas Gading, Saratok, and Baram
By Lian Cheng
TO AVOID unnecessary confusion, misunderstanding and internal bickering, Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Dato Sri Tiong King Sing, who is just as...
The guessing game continues: Who will represent SUPP in six Chinese-majority seats?
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
FOLLOWING the announcement of dissolution of Parliament, apart from enthusiastic speculation over nomination and polling dates, there have also been mischievous predictions...
Collecting for the Sarawak Museum
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
This is an article that was written by an administrative officer’s wife, K.S, for the February 2, 1948 edition of The...
