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Gawai
May 31, 2022

Gawai shopping brings buzz back to retail trade

SARATOK: People were making a beeline to the shops for a spot of last minute shopping on Tuesday with just hours remaining before the Gawai Dayak celebration begins. Among the more sought after items were traditional clothes, personal adornments and crafts to enliven the occasion which is being celebrated in a big way after a... Read More
Sarawak News
May 24, 2022

MAGGI not missing out Gawai celebrations

KUCHING: Popular food brand, MAGGI will return to host Gawai festivities with its MAGGI’s ‘Jom Masak dan Berkongsi Bersama’ campaign in conjunction with the annual celebration. This year, MAGGI will raise funds through of its ‘Jom Masak dan Berkongsi Bersama’ contest for the benefit of charity organisations, Hope Place and Special Needs Society Kuching. That... Read More
Business
January 7, 2022

Dayak leader ticks off MoE for omitting Gawai Dayak

BY JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: The federal Education Ministry has come under flak for omitting Gawai Dayak Festival as a school holiday in this year’s school calendar. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan said the recurring issue was too big to ignore. “It impacts the sensitivities of the largest spectrum... Read More
Sarawak News
May 30, 2021

Dayaks will miss ‘ngabang’ for a good cause

By Robert Kenneth KUCHING: Gawai Dayak in Sarawak is often associated with activities such as beauty pageants and ‘ngabang’ (Gawai open house visits). And although this is the second year in a row that the Dayak community has to skip such festive gatherings, they accept that it is a sacrifice everyone has to make in... Read More
Sarawak News
May 20, 2021

No sabong ayam permit for Gawai

BINTULU: Licences for cockfighting will not be issued for the upcoming Gawai Dayak celebration said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “I have to apologise for this as I have issued a directive to the State Secretary and the Residents to not issue cockfighting licences. “We ask that the public be vigilant this... Read More
Sarawak News, Top Story
May 28, 2020

Early Gawai cheer for celebrants

KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic is no damper for MagnumCares in reaching out to the dwellers and welfare homes in Sarawak, providing them with a total of RM54,700 worth of food hampers and cheque donations. This year, the company provided food hampers to 337 Dayak families in Kuching, Miri, Bintulu and Sibu along with a total... Read More
Sarawak News
May 27, 2020

Miring allowed during Gawai

KUCHING: Gawai rituals such as miring are allowed during the festival, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. However, he reiterated that house-to-house or longhouse-to-longhouse visiting during Gawai would not be permitted, reminding that the festival could be celebrated one day only. “Gawai rituals like miring and others are allowed. So, it is... Read More
Sarawak News, Top Story
May 25, 2020

‘Ngabang Gawai not permitted’

KUCHING: Sarawakians, especially those celebrating Gawai Dayak, have been reminded that ngabang Gawai (house-to-house visiting) during the festival is not permitted. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said longhouse-to-longhouse visiting is also not allowed. “Please stay vigilant, stay safe, stay home and save lives,” it said in the statement. Meanwhile, on the... Read More
Prime, Sarawak News
May 19, 2020

Enforce ‘no visiting’ rule during Gawai

KUCHING: Longhouse and village chiefs have been urged to monitor their own respective areas of jurisdiction to enforce the “no visiting” police during the coming Hari Raya Puasa and Gawai Dayak. Engkilili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong Nyipa’s idea is for them to assign members of their village development and security committees (JKKKs) or women’s bureaux... Read More
Sarawak News
May 18, 2020

Ibans working away give Gawai a miss

SIBU: Pictures of tuak (rice wine), ngajat (a dance) video clips and Iban songs have started to emerge on the Facebook pages of many Ibans, a clear indication that the harvest season has ended and the community is preparing to mark Hari Gawai on June 1. Usually, many of those working and living far away from home would return to their... Read More
Sarawak News
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