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Queen’s funeral to take place at Westminster Abbey

LONDON: The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey, the historic church in central London which has played a major role in her life. 1934: Princess bridesmaid – In her first major appearance at Westminster Abbey, the eight-year-old princess Elizabeth of York was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her uncle […]

Feona laid to rest at Samariang Islamic cemetery

KUCHING: The wife of Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Datin Seri Feona Sim@Norjanah was laid to rest at the Samariang Islamic cemetery at 11.15am yesterday. Since 8.30am, the home of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) at 41 Jalan Tengah, Green Road was thronged with people coming to pay their last […]

Changing with time but amiability intact

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Hospitality knows no gender or race. —  Danny Meyer, entrepreneur Most Iban children are taught to be polite and hospitable to visitors, including guests at festivals and events, funerals included. I was no exception and in fact looked forward to occasions where the virtue of hospitability could be exemplified. As such, from an early age, […]

Comply with SOPs for wakes, funerals

KUCHING: Comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for wakes and funerals and do not take the Covid-19 pandemic for granted. The limit on attendees at such gatherings is to prevent the risk of transmission, said Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil today. “Everyone must strictly abide by the SOPs set by the Sarawak Disaster […]

Only family members allowed for funerals

KUCHING: All types of gatherings and social activities are prohibited in movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order (CMCO) areas in Sarawak with immediate effect. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this applied to all, including weddings, engagements, receptions, aqiqah (baby-welcoming ritual), thanksgivings, tahlil (prayer for deceased), […]

SDMC updates SOP for gatherings, funerals

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has issued an update to its existing standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines for gatherings and funerals. SDMC said only 30 persons were allowed to attend any ceremonial gathering and 20 for funeral service. “For areas under CMCO (conditional movement control order) and MCO (movement control order), only 30 […]

War hero laid to rest

KUCHING: War hero Colonel (R) Dunstan Nyaring Angking was laid to rest at the Anglican cemetery in Batu Kitang, 8th Mile on Friday. The first Iban army officer to attain the rank of full colonel, he died at the age of 77 at his residence in Batu Kawa on Wednesday morning. The First Infantry Division […]

190 years old? OMG!

In the early days of the Indian Territory, there were no such things as birth certificates. You being there was certificate enough. – Will Rogers, American stage and film actor, humorist and newspaper columnist Funerals in longhouses are usually solemn events. This is especially so during the funerary wake on burial eve where guests are […]