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Missing the scramble for express boat tickets during Gawai

BY AHMAD SYABIL SULTAN NOORDIN AHMAD KUCHING: Since starting work here six years and never missing out on the opportunity to celebrate Hari Gawai in her village in Kapit, Raydilla Kong Kumbau, who is seeking her sustenance here, has to adjust to the new normal by feting the event moderately only with closest relatives. During […]

King, Queen convey Gawai greetings

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today conveyed Gawai Day greetings to all who celebrate it. The greeting posted on Istana Negara’s Instagram account today read: “Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai. Happy Gawai to all our friends in Sarawak, we wish you […]

‘Anang pulai Gawai’ is the call, and dutifully complied

BY HAMDAN ISMAIL KUCHING: Anang pulai seems to be the clarion call in Sarawak for this year’s Gawai festival, which starts today, and by the look of things, this message which in Iban language tells celebrants not to return to their hometowns, seems to have been dutifully complied with. Ian Lang Kuntai, 54, for example, […]

Toast to longevity online… Ooohaa…

KUCHING: At the stroke of midnight last night, the Dayak welcome their Gawai in a new reality amid stringent restrictions applied to the whole country in a bid to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic. No matter how they take it this year, the festival is just not the same as those of previous years due to […]

Petronas brings cheer to many including family of five, senior citizen

KUCHING: The country’s oil and gas company, Petronas has brought cheer to a poor family and a senior citizen living in Bintulu in conjunction with Aidilfitri and Gawai Dayak celebrations. The family of Mohamad Ismail Ahmad, 43, and Sedi Kedit, 80, were among the 1,200 recipients of the Petronas ‘Sentuhan Kasih’ programme to help ease […]

Celebrate Gawai in the new norm

BINTULU: Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China, Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing urged the people to celebrate Gawai Dayak in the new norm. Tiong, in his message, also advised the people of Bintulu to abide by the standard operations procedures (SOPs) and rules set for the Gawai Dayak celebration, such as safeguarding personal and family […]

No Gawai for outsiders this year

KUCHING: In the previous years, Gawai Dayak was celebrated not just to offer gratitude for bountiful harvest but also to share the special occasion with the rest of Sarawakians in celebrating unity. Bukit Semuja assemblyman John Ilus stated that like any other occasion, the Dayaks would open their doors to other races as a sign […]

Dayak festival is joyous when you’re healthy

KUCHING: Comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the government this Gawai, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah said compliance is the only way to avoid turning the joy of the celebration into a tragedy. He said like Hari Raya Aidilfitri, this year’s Kaamatan Festival and Hari Gawai are celebrated in […]

Enjoy but watch the SOP

KUCHING: Civil servants celebrating Gawai this year are urged to celebrate but in compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) of the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak president Ahmad Malie advised civil servants against violating the SOP which may invite disciplinary action […]

Let’s all make sacrifices this harvest festival

KUCHING: Sarawakians have been told to make sacrifices at this year’s Gawai because of the need to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state. State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this year’s Gawai celebration would be different from those in the previous years as the state continues to […]