Author: Mohd Alif Noni

Steep in tradition

Gawai Dayak this year is not going to be like all the Gawai of the past, but conditional movement control order or not, traditions do have a way with old folk. Gawai is not Gawai without the ‘poek’ (glutinous rice cooked in bamboo) for this Salako octogenarian, who has just

Celebrating a moderate Hari Raya in the new norm

Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year was a toned-down celebration in compliance with the standard operating procedure of the conditional movement control order to curb the spread of Covid-19. Despite the new norm in celebrating Aidilfitri, Rufaizah Bujang made sure to serve delicious cakes and biscuits at her house in Kampung

Celebrating the Aidilfitri in the new norm

Normally on Hari Raya, hosts will greet their guests by shaking hands and asking for forgiveness. However, that tradition has changed among Muslims celebrating Hari Raya within the ‘new normal’. Nurhazwani Has (left) greets her closest family members by checking their body temperature before they are allowed to enter her

Discovering the Selako tribe of Sematan

Bidayuh, is the second largest ethnic group in Sarawak after the Iban. In Bidayuh language, ‘Bi’ stands for ‘people’ while ‘Dayuh’ stands for ‘land’. The meaning of Bidayuh is ‘Land People’ or ‘Land Dayak’. The term Land Dayak was used in the past to distinguish between the Bidayuh and Iban,

Bamboo bridge thrill

NATIVE ARCHITECTURE…A foreign tourist and his son inch their way through a bamboo bridge during a visit to the state’s living museum, the Sarawak Cultural Village in Damai about 36km from Kuching. Bamboo bridges like this are a familiar sight in rural Sarawak where bamboo plants are plenty and there

A Classic From The Past

The Internet age has not entirely erased some games of the yesteryears. In Kampung Tebakang Serian, about 70km from Kuching city, the game of ‘Ting Ting’ continues to provide the kind of outdoor fun that too many children of today should engage in instead of being glued to their cellphones.

RWMF — a potpourri of cultures and heritage

KUCHING: It was three days and three nights of a potpourri of cultures and heritage. Once again the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) lives up to its name. Since Friday, Sarawak Cultural Village, the venue, was putting on show for the world to see that RWMF is indeed where the