Keeping fingers crossed; will lion dance be allowed this CNY?
KUCHING: More lion dance associations are keeping their fingers crossed that Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will revise the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to allow the performances of lion dance this year. It has been two years of no show of lion dance and not only this important element of the Chinese New Year (CNY) […]
A more expensive Chinese New Year
When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. — Chinese Proverb HOW many days will your office break off for the Chinese New Year? My niece, who is working in Singapore, told me that her office would be taking a ten-day break. “If there is no mandatory quarantine, I […]
Cash, hampers benefit 86 welfare recipients
DALAT: A total of 86 of the monthly welfare aid recipients in this district received receive RM100 cash and hamper worth RM80 each in conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year celebration. Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, said the recipients represented 6.98 per cent of the total aid recipients […]
Kenyalang comes alive with resumption of CNY Bazaar
KUCHING: With just over a week to go to usher in the year of the Tiger, the Chinese New Year mood is well and truly in the air. And the best place to experience this festive ambience is the Kenyalang Park Commercial Centre. This was made possible with the resumption of the annual CNY Bazaar, […]
Keeping the lions roaring
Lion dance – a tradition to be preserved Although the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions have grounded lion dance performances during the Chinese New Year (CNY) festivities for two years now, the spirit of the tradition should be remembered, valued, and preserved. The iconic lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese […]
Martial arts association hopes SDMC relax SOP on lion, dragon dance
SIBU: The Sibu Martial Arts Association (SMAA) hopes the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will allow lion dances to be performed this Chinese New Year (CNY). This following the decision by SDMC to review the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the festival. SMAA head coach Gilbert Wong said after hearing this, they were relieved and […]
Have a safe Chinese New Year, advises Dr Sim
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawakians are advised to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year in moderation and in full compliance with the relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs). “The Chinese New Year celebration is coming and I want everyone to know that we are at the end of the pandemic and heading towards endemic. “So I want everybody […]
Journalists association holds CNY photography contest
MIRI: In conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year celebration, the Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) is organising a photography contest. According to NJSA president Andy Jong Wan Joon, the contest, titled ‘Sayangi Miri Tahun Baru Cina 2022’, would open for entry submission from Jan 18 to Feb 18. “All entries would be uploaded to […]
STB roars in with clouded leopard ang pow packets
KUCHING: The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) is ready to usher in the Year of the Tiger by featuring the tiger’s smaller relative, the Bornean clouded leopard, which is endemic to Borneo in its 2022 ang pao packet design this year. Locally known as ‘Entulu’ and boasting the longest canine teeth in the cat family (which […]
CNY SOP to curb spread of Covid-19 and variants
BY JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Many lion dance associations and groups want the authorities to allow lion dance performances for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) had recently released the standard operating procedures (SOP) for Chinese New Year 2022. Open houses, house visits, lion dance performances and celebrations at temples […]
