Tembawai Kanyuk TV series premiers today
By Gabriel Lihan KUCHING: A multi-racial film crew made up of Sarawakians has invested heart and soul into producing the first Iban situational comedy television show. It isn’t every day that the Ibans, or Sarawakians for that matter, have their stories magnified on Malaysian TV screens, and so it comes as no surprise that the […]
Be merry, but be cautious too
KUCHING: While the Gawai Dayak celebrations are more lively this year, Sarawakians must nevertheless follow all COVID-19 guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) imposed by the government. According to Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, with our country transitioning to the endemic phase, economic reopening and movement control relaxation, this year’s Gawai Dayak […]
Warm Gawai greetings from state leaders
BY NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY & NATASHA JEE KUCHING: Hari Gawai, also known as Gawai Dayak, is celebrated yearly in Sarawak on June 1. But the celebrations will begin tonight – at midnight – in the Dayak longhouses with the Tuai Rumah (headmen) leading toast to longevity (called Ai Pengayu). This year’s Hari Gawai will be […]
Unfailing Loyalty to Longhouses
Longhouses for the Iban will always be relevant but it is Gawai Dayak — just referred here as Gawai — that is making them more relevant, thereby enhances the community dwelling into a platform of iconic celebration and unity. After having two years of muted Gawai do, this year, our Dayak celebrants in the state […]
Moments of savouring special tuak flavours
By Jacintha Jolene & Jasmine Badun To most people in the state when Gawai comes around, the distinctive Dayak rice wine tuak comes to mind. Many know that tuak is served to welcome guests at a longhouse’s Gawai feast such as Gawai Dayak. And many are savouring its special flavour, thereby making the rice wine […]
Rep keeps focus on human capital
MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine wants the youth here to be educated either in one form or another as part and parcel of human capital development. He said it is therefore very important that they continue to be educated and given assistance. He said the various programmes should be strengthened for human capital development in […]
Ethnic Dayaks make giant step forward
Gawai Dayak was first officially recognised and celebrated in Sarawak on 1 June 1965 . It has since been the symbol of the much needed unity, hope and aspiration of the ethnic Dayak people, the majority ethnic group in Sarawak today . Traditionally after a bountiful harvest, Gawai is a thanksgiving day in all the […]
Enjoy Gawai but beware of COVID-19
KUCHING: The Gawai Dayak as both a symbol and a means to unify the indigenous ethnic groups in the state has been institutionalised to officially recognise their identity and accept them as an integral part of Sarawak in particular and Malaysia as a whole. In reiterating this, Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun […]
Seamstress burns midnight oil to fulfil Gawai orders
WITH Gawai Dayak fast approaching, tailors across Sarawak are working tirelessly to fulfil orders. Since the Dayaks were unable to celebrate the annual harvest festival for the last two years, many have been preparing in earnest to welcome it back this year. A seamstress, Sabrina Mara, has been burning the midnight oil until 3am to […]
The Spring’s Gawai decorations continue to awe
KUCHING: Since its opening back in 2008, The Spring shopping mall here is known for its outstanding decorations for the festive season. James Vun, the graphics and creative department manager, who has been working on the decorations for the past 15 years, and Aida Azimah Abbas, the mall’s marketing manager, understand very well what the […]
