Miri’s Gawai bazaar showcases Dayak culture and boosts entrepreneurship, says deputy minister
MIRI: The Gawai Dayak Bazaar here serves as a vital platform for celebrating and promoting the rich cultural heritage of the Dayak community, says Deputy Public Health, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. “Beyond just a cultural event, it also plays a crucial role in enhancing entrepreneurship among the Dayaks and generating […]
Preserve Dayak culture and customs
BINTULU: The Dayak community especially the Iban are urged to continue to preserves the culture and customs that has been inherited from generation to generation. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Law and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai said it is a loss if the culture and tradition that should have been preserved, […]
Highlighting the importance of cultural heritage
Alena is no stranger to me. I first saw her as a little teenager performing in song and music at a home party in Kuching with other proteges of Sarawak‘s most renowned sape player, Matthew Ngau Jau. In the olden days, only the men played the sape but the taboo was already being broken then. […]
