29 Bidayuh students get aid from Yayasan John Jinep
BY NATASHA JEE & ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP BAU: Yayasan John Jinep (YJJ) has provided financial assistance worth RM48,688 to 29 Bidayuh students to further their studies in local public institutions of higher learning (IPTA). The presentation ceremony was held at N. 2 Tasik Biru Service Centre in Bau on Friday (Sept 25). Ten of the students […]
Rally behind GPS, Bidayuhs urged
BAU: The Bidayuhs are urged to rally behind Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in an effort to secure all eight Bidayuh-majority seats in the upcoming state polls. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said it was crucial for Bidayuhs to back the GPS government in order to ensure developments in rural Bidayuh areas. “Of course, […]
Abang Johari praised for care and concern for minorities
KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos has praised Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for showing his care and concern for minority groups like the Bidayuhs in the state. In his statement issued on Thursday (Sep 3), Minos said, “By openly saying and clearly showing that he cares and […]
DBNA receives RM6.75mln for hostel building
KUCHING: The Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) today received an initial RM6.75 million government grant for the construction of its RM16 million community hostel building. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg presented a cheque for the amount to the association’s chief advisor and Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Datuk Seri Michael […]
The long and steep ride to Kampung Sapit
KUCHING: Only a small portion of the road to Kampung Sapit, one of the Bidayuh villages located at the foot of the Ulu Padawan hills near Sarawak-Kalimantan border, has been paved. The rest of the road is still unpaved and surfaced with gravel. Work to improve the road had to stop because of the Covid-19 […]
Inspiring video clip for Covid-19 frontliners
KUCHING: In order to record his appreciation for the services and sacrifices of frontliners who have been risking their lives in the fight against Covid-19, a Bidayuh singer has dedicated a song in a video clip to them. Halix Kuyong and one of his cousins took just two days to produce the video in his […]
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, who were known as ‘Sea […]
Tourism minister, officials to visit Bung Bratak
KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and officials from his ministry and Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) will join the Bidayuh at Bung Bratak in Bau on Bung Bratak Day on May 1. Bung Bratak Heritage Association (BBHA) chairman Datuk Peter Minos confirmed this after paying a courtesy call on the […]
Community coming of age
DBNA 65th ANNIVERSARY KUCHING: The Bidayuh are resilient people and will have a better socio-economic future if they continue to seriously take up education and acquire the right political attitudes, said a former Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) president Datuk Peter Minos. He said seeing fellow Bidayuhs coming from all over the state to celebrate […]
First Bidayuh woman with pepper export licence
Nang Ori targets China and Hong Kong KUCHING: Pepper-based products branded ‘Nang Ori’, which have been in the local market for the past three years, are set to penetrate more international markets. The company, Nang Ori Sdn Bhd, is targeting China and Hong Kong markets next year after successfully exporting its products to Singapore and […]
