Call to alter history books to recognise Sarawak titles
KUCHING: The name change from ‘chief minister’ to ‘premier’ is a bold and courageous step forward for Sarawak and its people, said Sarawak United people’s Party. At the same time the government must relook or reassess Malaysian history textbooks to recognise new titles used in Sarawak. Party secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew said it […]
Bukit Peninjau — a historic institution
Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved. — Thomas Fuller, English historian When I first arrived in Kuching to head the New Straits Times office in Sarawak 40 years ago, I made it a point to visit a historical site that had long been forgotten. Only […]
