Songket, Keringkam Gallery another tourist attraction

Songket, Keringkam Gallery another tourist attraction

by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments
Abang Johari accompanied by his wife Juma’ani and other VIPs tour booths inside the gallery. — Photo by Chimon Upon KUCHING: The Songket and Keringkam Gallery located at Jalan Masjid here is part of Sarawak’s effort to protect and preserve the heritage of city folk, says Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “It is part of our approaches to preserve the city’s ecosystem, which is also known as the Kuching Heritage Trail that comprises culture of the Songket weavers and Keringkam embroideries makers.” “The gallery is not only set to become a tourist attraction but also one that displays heritage-linked products,” he said when met after the official opening of the gallery yesterday. In the meantime, he reminded the press that the Sarawak government would develop the Malay Heritage Museum at Darul Hana, which is now still at the design planning stage of development. “This museum will showcase the traditional life style of villagers (around Kuching), and this includes traditional games like ‘congkak’...
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Plans afoot to make Puncak Borneo Prison a songket hub

Plans afoot to make Puncak Borneo Prison a songket hub

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Chief Minister’s wife Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang admiring the songket weaved by the inmates at Puncak Borneo Prison (New Sarawak Tribune Pic) WEAVING songket is no easy skill. But 22 inmates at Puncak Borneo Prison, had managed to weave 20 Sarawak songket last year and plans are afoot to make the detention centre the largest songket industry hub in Borneo. Sarawak Prisons Department director Ajidin Salleh said the inmates were selected after going through an interview to determine if they qualify for the Puncak Borneo Prison SaraPride songket workshop. The workshop is part of the Sarawak Heritage Innovation ― songket and keringkam project ― between the Sarawak government and Sarawak Prisons Department, New Sarawak Tribune reported. Most of the inmates who went through an interview session for the project showed their interest to become a weaver in the future. “Thus, we will look for supporting agencies for them after they have been released,” he said. The workshop is located at Puncak Borneo Prison, which comprises...
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Pertandingan Mereka Cipta Arca Awam Kota Samarahan 2020

Pertandingan Mereka Cipta Arca Awam Kota Samarahan 2020

by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments
Pada 13 januari tahun 2020,di Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, telah diadakan pertandingan mereka cipta arca awam.Pertandingan ini dijangka berakhir pada 16 Mac 2020. Pertandingan yang berdurasi selama 2 bulan ini merupakan salah satu anjuran bersama Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan dan juga Pejabat Resident Kota Samarahan. Tujuan utama pertandingan ini diadakan adalah untuk pembinaan mercu tanda Kota Samarahan. Pertandingan mereka cipta ini telah dibuka kepada seluruh warganegra Malaysia dan terbahagi kepada dua kategori iaitu, kategori terbuka yang berumur 18 tahun ke atas dan kategori Institusi pengajian tinggi awam (IPTA) dan institusi pengajian tinggi swasta (IPTS). Kepada pemenang pertandingan mereka arca ini akan dihadiahkan dengan hadiah yang lumayan. Bagi sesiapa yang berminat dan berbakat, sila dapatkan borang serta syarat penyertaan di https://mpks.sarawak.gov.my atau di Facebook page, Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan. Sebarang pertanyaaan sila hubungi 082-671 023 (ext 126)....
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ABG JO HADIRI KONSERT PERTANDINGAN BAKAT KAMEK

ABG JO HADIRI KONSERT PERTANDINGAN BAKAT KAMEK

by Abdul Qaiyum AlidinNo Comments
ABG JO HADIRI KONSERT PERTANDINGAN BAKAT KAMEK KUCHING, 20 Disember 2019 - Konsert Pertandingan Akhir Old Kuching Smart Heritage (OKShe) Bakat Kamek 2019 telah berlangsung di Bangunan Dewan Undangan Negeri Lama , Petra Jaya malam ini tadi. Ketibaan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari Tun Openg telah disambut Timbalan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri (Transformasi, Prestasi dan Penyampaian) Datu Dr Sabariah Putit, Dato' Sri Abang Khalid bin Tan Sri Abang Marzuki, Pemangku Pengarah UKAS, Dato Hajah Norhyati binti Ismail dan beberapa kenamaan yang lain. Pelbagai kategori telah dipertandingkan dalam konsert pertandingan Bakat Kamek iaitu : 1. Kategori Anugerah Vocal Terbaik dimenangi oleh Akma. 2. Kategori Anugerah Persembahan Terbaik dimenangi oleh Kumpulan Perey. 3. Kategori Stand Up Comedy : a. Tempat Pertama dimenangi oleh Kumpulan Perey.b. Tempat Kedua dimenangi oleh Kumpulan Power Ranger.c. Tempat Ketiga dimenangi oleh NYO2. 4. Kategori Nyanyian dimenangi oleh : a. Tempat Pertama dimenangi oleh Lydia.b. Tempat Kedua dimenangi oleh Fizal.c . Tempat Ketiga dimenangi oleh Kajol. Konsert Bakat Kamek ini adalah anjuran bersama oleh Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA)...
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Finale Concert Bakat Kamek Program e-Book

Finale Concert Bakat Kamek Program e-Book

by Abang Mohd Nashriq Abang HeilmanNo Comments
Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan Konsert Akhir Bakat Kamek 2019 bakal berlangsung pada malam ini, bermula pada jam 7.30 Malam di Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN Lama). Bagi yang tidak berkesempatan untuk mendapatkan tiket konsert akhir dan hadir di DUN Lama, anda boleh menyaksikan konsert ini secara live di Facebook Page TV Sarawak. Anda semua boleh mendapatkan buku program konsert akhir Bakat kamek di sini. BK-BUKU-PROGRAM-KONSERT-AKHIR-1Download ...
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Celebrating Kuching’s culture and heritage

Celebrating Kuching’s culture and heritage

by Abdul Qaiyum AlidinNo Comments
THE Rainforest Fringe Festival has become a firm fixture on Kuching's calendar of events ever since it burst onto the scene in 2017. Back for its third edition this past week, the festival was packed with all manner of events and activities related to arts, culture and heritage, from music and storytelling performances to exhibitions, talks and art installations. In short, there were so many things happening and no time to see them all, but what I did manage to catch was generally worthwhile. For a start, the "Over Sarawak" exhibition by photojournalist David ST Loh at the UOB Building displayed some striking shots of notable landmarks and less-well-known scenes in Sarawak, including a number of images taken directly from above with a drone. I had the opportunity to interview Loh and he said his aim was to show people a different perspective of the places that they think they know, and through that to inspire a deeper appreciation of Sarawak's beauty and rich...
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Sarawak eyes several location in Kuching as Unesco heritage sites

Sarawak eyes several location in Kuching as Unesco heritage sites

by Abdul Qaiyum AlidinNo Comments
KUCHING, May 25 — The Sarawak government will be requesting for several locations in Kuching city to be listed as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) world heritage sites. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said the state government and Kuching North City Hall will identify historical sites in the state capital to be listed as a world heritage site. “We will upgrade the Sarawak Cultural Heritage Ordinance. Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (state Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister) is working on it. “Most probably, we will table the new enactment on heritage at the next Sarawak state legislative assembly sitting, and the law provision has to be amended first,” he told reporters after opening  the Gawai Dayak Bazaar in India Street here. Commenting further, Abang Johari, however, said, there were several conditions that needed to be fulfilled before local experts can study on the matter. “For example, in Penang, they can declare certain streets as world heritage sites because...
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