What waiting list? All you need is a backdoor
By Lian Cheng
At one time, journalists were classified as frontliners and I believe we are. I remember during the first wave of Covid-19 and...
Soon Koh taking a step back only to move two steps forward?
By Lian Cheng
ANYONE watching the video of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh announcing his stepping down from the cabinet...
Let us stop calling Sarawak a state
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
Divided by the South China Sea from Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak which is located on the island of Borneo, is a unique place...
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...
What will happen to PKR Sarawak?
Commentary
(Editor's note: This commentary was published before the statement by PKR Sarawak information chief Vernon Kedit was released. In the statement, Vernon said that...
Do you know the multiple health benefits of Sarawak’s wild jackfruits?
Forest Treasure from the Land of Hornbills
Series 1
ARE you a jackfruit lover? Have you tasted the wild jackfruits from Sarawak?
Wild jackfruits (also known as...
Beyond Bollywood: Cultural contributions from the Indians of Sarawak
By Anita Majumder–MacGillivray
REFERRED to as ‘dan lain-lain” (others) in all official forms in Sarawak until recently, the Sarawakian Indians—though a smaller ethnic group—have existed...
Will the real defenders of Sarawak’s rights please stand up?
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
Even as a journalist with more than two decades in the field, recent developments and events have puzzled me.
In September this year,...
Datu Patinggi Abdul Gapur: The traitor who wasn’t (Part 1)
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By J. H. Walker
Datu Patinggi Abdul Gapur is unique in Sarawak’s history for having been exiled for derhaka (treason) not once,...
An early photographer to Sarawak
Heritage Snippets of Sarawak
By Alex Teoh
A double page spread of the Illustrated London News on 4 January 1873 shows a stately print with the...
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