Discovering Niah
Niah has been a place of human activity for more than 50,000 years, and various early studies found in the caves show a pattern of subsistence living and hunting. But what were these activities, and what did the people there do? Niah National Park’s cultural, natural wonders Niah National Park, located in the southwest of […]
Niah cave complex in World Heritage Lists next year
THE archaeological heritage of Niah National Park’s cave complex is expected to be inscribed in the World Heritage Lists by 2024. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said currently, the process of inscribing the site as a world heritage site is still ongoing. “The final refined dossier […]
Facilities, infrastructure at Niah Caves to be upgraded
MIRI: Plans to upgrade the facilities and infrastructure at the iconic Niah Caves will go on despite the Covid-19 pandemic, reveals Sarawak Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting. In 2019, the Sarawak government set aside RM52 million for the purpose, including the construction of buggy tracks and bridges. Ting added that the […]
Niah Caves National Park to be nominated as Unesco site
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will prioritise efforts to list Niah Caves National Park under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) World Heritage Site. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan disclosed that efforts were currently ongoing and done in stages. “We (Sarawak) already have the biggest national park in the […]
Homecoming after half a century US sojourn
40,000-year-old history KUCHING: Human skeleton remains excavated in Niah Cave have returned to Sarawak after being brought to the United States more than 50 years ago. All five crates containing 122 fragments of the 40,000-year-old skeletal remains arrived yesterday at Maskargo at Kuching International Airport after they were shipped from Atlanta, Georgia in the US […]
