[foogallery id=”40606″] One of Sarawak’s most famous historical sites is located around the riverine bazaar of Siniawan and Mount Serembu — a place with a potpourri of tales and legends, many of which have been long forgotten. It is the enclave of an old Chinese settlement going back 200 years
On January 7, Pan Borneo Highway stakeholders were involved in a simple signing ceremony at Sematan. After 40 months, the first phase of the project – the Telok Melano-Sematan stretch which began in September 2015 – was completed. At present the authorities are looking at tidying up the fringes along
A stone’s throw from Kuching lies the Penrissen Range — the playground for locals who cannot afford to visit exotic sites in Northern Sarawak. Only an hour’s drive from the City, it is well worth exploring the hills of Padawan which has been the preserve of many environmental lovers in
Say what you may about former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, he has a heart for Sarawak. Despite his problems with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, he never let Sarawak down, especially in the last few years he was in office. Apart from billons he forked out for developmental goodies,
It’s been a tough 2018 for Sarawakians – we were in the federal government for 55 years only to be shocked by the parliamentary election results. On May 9, 2018 the lives of followers of the former government, the BN, was turned upside down when the opposition PH led by
When James Brooke first arrived in Kuching in 1839 there were no Eurasians in Kuching. However, he did bring along Domingo De Rozario, a Portuguese Eurasian from Malacca, to serve as an interpreter. In 1841 Brooke also secured the services of a young Lieutenant Henry Steel and another Eurasian from
As the year draws to a close, award-winning property development firm RJ Realty Sdn Bhd has added another accolade to their trophy case, clinching the prestigious International Innovation Awards (IIA) for Outstanding Product. The innovation summit and awards ceremony was hosted at the newly opened MGM Cotai in Macau, China.
Few people know that Fort Margherita is just one of the many Forts that the Brooke dynasty built during their 100-year reign from 1841 till 1941. The forts were established in almost every corner of Sarawak — from Kuching to Lawas, Marudi to Lio Mato and Sibu to Belaga —
As the saying goes, one man’s meat is another man’s poison. And so Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik’s opinion and suggestions about how he intends to reform the education system in Malaysia cannot reflect the opinion of everyone. When he first came into office after the 14th General Election on
What do rats, bats and pigeons have in common? They all spread disease! One of the biggest killers is the common street vermin – rats which in the last century were responsible for the killing of millions of human beings through bubonic plaque. Most infamous of all was the Black
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