After the Second World War (WWII) ended, Labuan became one of the locations where war crime trials took place. From December 1945 and January 1946, 16 war crime trials took place at Labuan. Some of the cases trialed at Labuan were the ill-treatment of prisoners of War (POW) at Batu Lintang Camp, the Sandakan Death […]
After World War II had ended in 1945, Sarawak was under the British Military Administration for seven months. Then in 1946, the Crown Colony of Sarawak was established as part of the British Crown Colony. The cession officially became effective on July 1, 1946. On the same day, the last White Rajah of Sarawak Vyner […]
Joseph Middleton might be an unfamiliar name to Sarawakians today, but he was actually the first police officer of Sarawak. He was one of the two boys who departed England with James Brooke on the Royalist in 1838. Unfortunately, there is a little we know about Middleton during his first arrival to Sarawak. However, we […]
One of the most interesting figures that ever graced Sarawak’s service during the reign of the Brooke family was none other than Kenelm Hubert Digby. He joined as a district officer under Rajah Charles Vyner Brooke in 1934 and returned to England in 1939 at the end of his contract. Digby returned again to Sarawak […]
Did you know that the name January comes from the Roman god, Janus? He is always depicted with two heads with one head looking back on the year before and the other looking forward to the brand new year. Let us look back into Sarawak history and see what happened in the month of January: […]
Sarawakians might not be familiar with Captain Harry de Windt but his sister should be more familiar. His sister Margaret was the wife of second White Rajah Charles Brooke. Best known as a travel writer and explorer, de Windt at one point did work as the aide-de-camp for his brother in-law when he was only […]
First of all, you can easily grab your coffee-to-go at any kopitiam (if you prefer good old local kopi) or even the typical choice of Starbucks. Plus, you can go visit any of Kuching’s dozens of cafes, but most of them are not open until late morning or noon. So what do you do when […]
Nowadays, you can find boba shops in almost every corner of Kuching. Did you know that there are at least eight Taiwanese bubble tea brands available here? If bubble tea has its own capital country, there is no denying that Taiwan would be it. So far, there are two origin stories on how this chewy, […]
KUCHING: Hock Seng Lee (HSL), Next Phase and the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) are inviting registered architects to challenge their creativity in an architectural design competition called ‘Langit’. Targeted for a prime piece of land in Kuching’s central business district, the plot measures about an acre along Jalan Tabuan and is within 1 km […]
When you hear about another shopping mall like La Promenade Mall opening up in Kota Samarahan, those living closer to central Kuching may feel undecided about crossing the Kuching-Samarahan line. It sounds ‘far’ and you might have to deal with the legendary Samarahan traffic. Sited along the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway comfortably between the established city centre […]
