Mt Lu – a living museum for villas
LUSHAN is a living museum for villas built European style in the 19th century Jiangxi, according to a tourism brochure. During the Qing Dynasty, when a few foreigners were already allowed into China to...
View ArticlePlugging leaky pipes to curb wastage
IMAGINE turning on the faucet only to find a small stream of water flowing out. Then, you sigh at the thought of how long it’s going to take just to wash your hair. Or turning on the sink faucet, only...
View ArticleSaving endangered Chinese Egret
A CROWD of pedestrians gazed out onto the Buntal mudflats at low tide. A huge mixed flock of birds were hunting for their next meal. However, a singular Egret stood and looked out towards the receding...
View ArticleMiri set to become an international dive destination
MIRI: Miri is set to become an international dive destination within the next five years because of its rich marine biodiversity. According to world dive industry icon Clement Lee Ngak Yeo from Sabah,...
View ArticleSeason for tying the knot rolls out
MIRI: The eighth lunar month is approaching – the beginning of a series of auspicious months for couples to tie the knot. “The three months from September to December are the busiest for the Chinese...
View ArticleGazetting Bukit Sarang and Binyo Penyilam as national parks
Backgrounds of the two proposed areas DO you love nature and photography? Do you like flora such as pitcher plants and wild orchids or do you love fishing or even caving? If you do, then you might want...
View ArticleMaking a difference with Palliative Care
THE four-wheel drive, borrowed from nurse Priscilla’s grandfather, had just enough room for our group, comprising a young doctor working in Miri, Dr Mohammad Muzukkir Ibrahim, a hospital nurse Kelly...
View ArticleBird’s nests trade needs a shot in the pinion
PERMITS are required to export edible bird’s nests from Sarawak. And for every kg traded abroad, a RM50 tax is levied. That’s how the state government collects revenue from the bird’s nests industry....
View ArticleAt Adau brings Sarawak to the world
IT’S one thing to believe in yourself, quite another to have the drive to make your beliefs a reality. Experimental world music band At Adau is currently one of the hottest up-and-coming local music...
View ArticleGolden Ribbon next to break taboo of childhood cancer
MIRI: Raising a child has never been easy and learning that your child is diagnosed with cancer is the last thing any parent could have imagined. Living in a society where the acknowledgement and...
View ArticleEmpurau – king of the river
NOT many people in Kuching have seen it. And even for those who have, it might not be from the river. I have seen and tasted it but it was one reared in a simulated environment, designed by local...
View ArticleWrecks are tourism gems beneath the waves
CURIOSITY kills the cat but, among others, it kindles in humans the thrill and passion to learn about the history of things and places. That’s why among the objects of curiosity to people visiting a...
View ArticleOperators get specialised training as homestays boom
HOMESTAYS in Sarawak are becoming very popular as alternative lodgings for holiday makers. And it’s most opportune that local homestay operators have been given specialised training to meet this...
View ArticleSalon doubles as antiques museum
YOU are browsing through some old photographs in a time-worn creaky album. Then you come across a black-and-white picture of yourself and your bossom buddy. The picture is already slightly faded. A...
View ArticleFor peat’s sake!
IN previous years, the International Peat Congress has been held in North American or European countries, but this year for the 15th conference it came to Kuching from Aug 15-19. From past temperate to...
View ArticleBest of Siniawan in 100 years
CULTURAL events, country and western music — or cowboy night — and a wide variety of food were among the themes at the Siniawan Festival from Sept 15 to 18. All these items are part of what make the...
View ArticleA tourist hotspot in the making
ONCE an isolated settlement in Penrissen, Kampung Danu has emerged as one the most frequently visited places in Kuching Division. Thanks to kayaking activities in Upper Sarawak Kiri River, the village...
View ArticlePreserving quality of life for elderly with dementia
MANY do not look forward to old age for a variety of reasons. For some, it is the thought of not being able to do the things they used to do due to illness, injury or simply because their bodies are...
View ArticleConfessions of a masseuse ++
A woman from China talks to our reporter about why she lied to her family to work in a Sarawak massage parlour CLAD in a short purple skirt and blouse, the woman with ivory skin poured some steaming...
View ArticleSong of a riverine bazaar
SONG Bazaar comprises a mix of 30 plus old and new shoplots along the bank of the mighty Rajang. The town doubles as a business centre, providing basic daily necessities and government services to its...
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