Orang Ulu taking lead on Miri Gawai event
MIRI: Preparations are underway for the highly anticipated Miri-level Gawai Dayak 2024, the most celebrated annual event in the Northern Region. This year the Orang Ulu community, particularly the Saban ethnic group, are taking the lead in organising the festivities. Previously, the event was organised by the Bidayuh community. The rotation in organising the Miri-level […]
TVS help sought to promote Orang Ulu culture
MIRI: A discussion will be held with local television station TVS to highlight and promote the Orang Ulu’s diverse culture. In disclosing this on Sunday night during the Persatuan Wanita Orang Ulu Miri’s beads fashion show and Malaysia Day celebration dinner, the Transport Minister Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin said he would arrange for TVS […]
Noble journey of the ‘Belaga Patrol’
I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one of the worst massacres in human history. – Antonio Tabucchi, Italian writer On Sept 10, 1945, more than 30 brave ‘Orang Ulu’ travelled 300km up the Rajang River to investigate the […]
In the Steps of Lian Tadun Sinah Ngedtang
Dancing is his passion. Not just any dance but the traditional dance of the Orang Ulu. Saving and promoting it is his ‘cause celebre’, his sense of mission and his source of freedom; a prize claimed and a gift seen as being divinely conferred — all at the same time. It is an entitlement, almost. […]
Orang Ulu sape musicians eligible for MSS grants
MIRI: The Sarawak Arts Council (MSS) is providing grants worth RM30 million allocated by the State government annually to musicians and other arts and crafts practitioners in the creative and arts industry in the state. “As such, the traditional Orang Ulu sape musical instrument musicians can also apply for the grants as the objective is […]
The intricate art of making Sape
Sape is easily the most recognisable musical instrument of Sarawak and it is often associated with the sounds of the rainforest. Sape luthier Ezra Tekola reveals the process of making the lute, which he describes as challenging, but also therapeutic. Keeping tradition alive The distinct sounds of the sape are all too familiar to Sarawakians. […]
Development of highland, hinterland areas
KUCHING: The Orang Ulu community has been urged to find new ideas to further develop their highland and hinterland areas. In making the call, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the vast highland and hinterland have great potential in tourism and could be used to produce agriculture products for exports. “You have […]
Chamber wants more Orang Ulu professionals appointed
KUCHING: The Orang Ulu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OUCCI) has appealed to the state government to consider granting a number of suggestions, including appointing qualified and experienced Orang Ulu professionals to sit on the boards of state government linked companies and their subsidiaries. Its president Datuk Mutang Tagal mentioned Sarawak Economic Development Corporation, Land […]
State’s progressive economic policy a boon to Orang Ulu community
KUCHING: With the state government’s progressive economic policy, the number of successful business entrepreneurs and professionals within the Orang Ulu community has been steadily growing over the years, says State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Deputy Speaker Datuk Gerawat Gala. He said the state government’s economic policy had created more business opportunities and a more conducive ecosystem […]
Orang Ulu community benefit from economic development
KUCHING: The Orang Ulu community in the state will benefit from various developments carried out by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government under the first phase of the Post-Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said he launched PCDS 2030 on July 22. The first phase of the PCDS […]
