Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Field Force Brigade of Kuching

 Berek Polis berdekatan Astana Kuching yang juga dikenali sebagai Brigade oleh penduduk tempatan,menempatkan Pasukan Polis Hutan atau sekarang dikenali sebagai PGA(Pasukan Gerakan Am).Kawasan brigade ini mempunyai sejarah yang panjang di mana tempat ini dahulunya adalah markas untuk Sarawak rangers,kemudiannya...

View of Sungai Sarawak from Kuching Hilton

View of Sungai Sarawak from Kuching Hilton,also can be seen here is three Building which is icon of Kuching City,the Dewan Undangan Negeri Building,Fort Magherita and Wisma Bapa Malaysia.&nb...

Old shophouses at Market Street

 Old shophouses at Jalan Market,Kuching.Located across the open air and nearby to India Street Kuching.Row of shophouses  build since late 1800 and still intact today.The business around the area also related to old style of business and some business have been there for more 50 yea...

Miri City in middle of 2000's

 Miri City in middle of 2000's.The geography of Miri start changing in early 2000's and so on,started from the new Miri Estuary and then the reclamation of Sea and Miri river for the Marina Bay project.Halves of Miri River nearby the Tua Pek Kong and the Fish market are closed forev...

Sarawak Barrage

 Bird eye view of Sarawak Barrage, the first in South East Asia. The main function is controlling the flow and current of Sarawak River, since middle of 1990's.The construction of the barrage consisting of three phase.1. Bako causeway ( Tambak bako )2. The Barrage ( The land connecting from demak...

Jambatan Sungai Arang

 Jambatan Sungai Arang located on the way to Marudi,the river is not too big.Before the bridge,the only way acrossing the river is by a ferry.Not a big ferry like we used to see at Sibu,Pusak,or Samarahan,but just a small ferry that can commute car,lorry and related vehicl...

Kuching wharf in 1980's

 Marine Department wharf nearby Kuching riverfront, most of the building nearby the wharf are demolished to give way to the Waterfront.Only several building are left as we can see today.Seen far behind is secretariat building and electra house. - Circa 198...

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

The new Jambatan Gantung Satok

 The new Jambatan Gantung Satok finally ready after some problem delaying the Construction last year.The new Jambatan Gantung Satok difference a little bit from the old version of it.During early years of the Jambatan Gantung Satok in 1940's until 1970's,The old bridge can carried a car and small...