The Bund Garden along Main Bazzar at Pengkalan Batu.In an effort to beautify Kuching City,special attention was given to improving the parks and other spaces.The bund Garden as seen above was giving a face lift the replanting of flowers,provision of seat and foot paths.The provision of miniature...
Monday, 28 February 2022
Sunday, 27 February 2022
Friday, 25 February 2022
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Lutong Mosque and Good Shepard's Anglican Church
The lives of Mirians are knitted together in harmony and unity.Places of worship ( Lutong Mosque and Good Shepard's Anglican Church) have coexisted for decades in peaceful environment.Here we can also see kampung Pengkalan Lutong and Lutong bridge which was really small during it early ti...
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Monday, 21 February 2022
Shophouses at Jalan Tabuan
Shophouses at Jalan Tabuan which are nearby to the Kuching Prison.Both the shophouses and Kuching Prison are gone now, Kuching Prison had moved to Pedawan area while all these shophouses are all demolished.The purpose of this shophouse being destroyed was to widen this Tabuan road as this...
View on Jalan Petanak showing the bank of Petanak river
View on Jalan Petanak showing the bank of Petanak river, there are many houses in this era here where most of these houses belong to blacksmiths. Now this area has been replaced by Pasar Petanak and shop houses.Two building we can see from here are Prudential Customer Service Centre and Bangunan...
Sunday, 20 February 2022
The original Grand Old Lady of Miri
The site of the first oil plant found in Mir at Grand Old Lady at Canada Hill, this picture is around the 1970s where the excavation trunk is different from the excavation of the current "Grand Old lady".The original oil rig was usually made of belian wood, while the one you see in the "Grand...
Saturday, 19 February 2022
Island road Sibu
The Methodist wesley church with this new white tower addition to the original building. Behind it is the misionary Methodist Primary School. The Sentosa Inn signboard is illusive, it actually is in front of tower. Along this road, banks, clinics, timber companies, trading, news media and...
Market street off Gambier Street
View of Market Street Off Gambier Street,showing Taxi places and "banker" building .On the right side is India Street while on the left side,is supposed to be a lot of coffee shop.Lot of ship also can be seen here at the nearby Panjang Jetty (Long Jetty) and nearby water base. Photo Circa 197...
View of Sungai Rajang from Tua Pek Kong Sibu
This is the view of Sibu along the Rajang River captured from the pagoda of Tua Pek Kong Temple. The temple and it's recognizable pagoda is a symbol of the sovereign and kindness of the deity for the worshipper and a prime tourist attraction for the to...
Friday, 18 February 2022
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Monday, 14 February 2022
View from Old Miri river
View from Old Miri river ,showing business centre at Jalan Pala near the river ,and we can see Mega Hotel from here too. Now on the left side of this area,there is Pullman Miri Waterfront Hotel, the hotel build there after half of this Miri river was closed.Circa 1990...
Miri City in 2008
Miri City in 2008, the new beach was ready but the building blocks there have not been built, compared to now there are several new shop blocks, 5 star hotels and Miri City Council Building there. The name of the street there is like Jalan Marina , Jalan Marina Utama and Jalan Bandar...
Sunday, 13 February 2022
Satok area in 1970's
The sky view shows Jalan Satok showing the RTM building. Across from RTM is the Telekom building where in front of it is currently a government hostel, now it has been demolished and replaced with a new building.Close to RTM is the Bank Negara Malaysia building where the Jabatan Agama Islam building...
Saturday, 12 February 2022
Friday, 11 February 2022
The PARAKU laid down with Sarawak Government
Chief Minister Datuk Rahman (left) announcing return to society of 482 PARAKU members at Tun Razak Hall at Kuching.on March 4,1974.482 PARAKU members,led by Bong Kee Chok,came out of jungle and laid down their arms.In all 585 PARAKU members return to society from 18th October to July 1st 1974."Operation...