Iconic snacks evoke vintage vibes, nostalgic childhood memories
KUALA LUMPUR: Looking at various iconic snacks like iced gem, choco bear, and airplane-shaped treats popular in the 80s and 90s certainly evokes vintage vibes, and nostalgic memories of childhood. Snacks nestled in boxes alongside toys, sour candies shaped like coins, and an array of timeless treats seem to withstand the test of time, remaining […]
Popular and iconic Reservoir Park to get new name
KUCHING: The popular and iconic Reservoir Park here will bear a new name – Unity Park, once upgrading work is fully completed next year. “There will be restoration work on the buildings that could be turned into restaurants, gym or cafe, upgrading to the water features, installation of LED lighting, CCTV cameras and building of […]
Tidal Bore Festival offers double the prize
SIMANGGANG: The iconic Pesta Benak (Tidal Bore Festival) is back. The festival, which was introduced in 2001, is so popular that Sri Aman or Simanggang came to be known as ‘Bandar Benak Malaysia’. This year the festival enters its 19th edition, two years after as it was last held in October 2019 owing to the […]
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 […]
State’s iconic pole vaulter dies aged 74
KUCHING: Sarawak’s legendary pole vaulter and nation’s sporting icon in the 1960s and 1970s Albert Blassan has passed away at the age of 74. In an obituary shared by his family, they said the former athlete died at 1.31pm at his residence on Saturday (July 31). Born May 22, 1947, Albert made a name for […]
