Forget the stereotype history, focus on ethnic cultures, heritage

KUCHING: Malaysia’s history should not be dominated by the official national history but rather be complemented with the experiences of ordinary people, said Dr Welyne Jeffrey Jehom. The senior lecturer from Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Universiti Malaya (UM) believed that only when this shared history from below is recognised, then the official history would […]

Adjust to tri-concept of unity, Malaysians urged

KUCHING: Malaysians are advised to adjust themselves in order to understand unity under a new notion which encompasses three concepts – unity, cohesion and reconciliation. Prof Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, Unity Advisor to the National Unity Ministry said this concept is different from the old notion of unity – a singular concept which was […]

Shared history basis of Sarawak’s racial cohesion

KUCHING: The shared history of the people of Sarawak should be the basis for the state’s future hope, said Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. “We have shared so much to arrive at our present status. It is our shared history that forms our racial cohesion today.” She was speaking during […]

Unity webinar via Zoom on Thursday

KUCHING: Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) will be organising a webinar titled Shared History as the Foundation of Unity and Racial Cohesion via Zoom on Thursday (July 15). The webinar will feature prominent speakers such as federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, and Unity Advisor in the Ministry of Unity Malaysia, Prof […]