Association urged to unify ethnic groups
MIRI: The Federation of Miri Division Chinese Associations (FCA) has been urged to positively impact the Chinese community through cultural and educational initiatives, as well as to enhance unity among different ethnic groups. “Sarawak epitomises a multicultural and multireligious society where everyone enjoys a peaceful coexistence, contributing to the state’s prosperous and stable development. This […]
Gawai strengthens community relations
BINTULU: The Gawai Dayak celebration not only promotes tolerance within the Dayak community but also fosters unity among different ethnic groups. Jepak assemblyman, Datuk Talib Zulpilip, said that the celebration serves as a platform to strengthen community relations, particularly between the Dayak community and other communities in the state and the country. With this in […]
MoU on research of Sarawak ethnic groups soon
KUCHING: The state Tourism, Arts, and Culture Ministry will ink a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu Sarawak Campus to set up the ‘Pehin Sri Adenan Satem Chair’ (Tok Nan Chair) to carry out research on Sarawak’s various ethnic groups. This MoU will be one of the highlights during the second […]
Demeaning for natives of Sarawak to be categorised as ‘others’
KUCHING: The natives of Sarawak cannot simply be lumped under the category of ‘others’ or ‘lain-lain’ as this is most demeaning to them, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. He emphasised that the 27 or more ethnic groups in Sarawak had names to their ethnicities. “To ignore their racial […]
State Library to virtually host Sarawakiana Festival
BY PETRONELLA LANGITA FELIX KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library to virtually host Sarawakiana Festival from Sept 1 to Sept 30 this year. The library in its statement on Thursday (Aug 26) announced that the festival’s theme this year would be ‘Daun’ (leaves) to depict the importance of local leaves especially among the ethnic groups in […]
State govt passionate in preserving rich culture
KUCHING: The state government is always passionate about promoting and preserving the culture and history of Sarawak, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He stated that Sarawak is rich with history, culture and arts from the various ethnic groups across the state which should be preserved and portrayed to the […]
