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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08256040229827104684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822159261654506957.post-68606561016243354202014-10-13T16:27:00.002+08:002014-10-13T17:06:39.973+08:00National Geographic Orion expedition cruise ship in Sarawak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Kuching was the port of call for the second time in 2014 for the expedition cruise ship, National Geographic Orion. </div>
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The hundred and seven passengers were given a Sarawak welcome at the Sim Kheng Port, Kuching on the 4th of October. After visiting Bako National Park, the multi-national visitors went on a Kuching City Tour. They also visited the Semenggoh Wildlife Center located within the <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail.html?catid=1&itinid=40" rel="nofollow">Semenggoh Nature Reserve.</a> Here, they watched semi-wild orang utans gather for their twice-a-day feeding ritual; and only if food was scarce in the jungle, Discussion was held on ongoing orang utan behaviours and on the successful programme of reintroducing thousands of these primates back into the wild.</div>
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The ship was on a 13-Day Wild Encounters - Borneo to Bali cruise. The passengers came from US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Indonesia, UK and France. There were sixty five crew members on board the ship.</div>
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<b>About National Geographic Orion</b><br />
The new <a href="http://www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com/triptypes/tripsaboardthenationalgeographicorion" rel="nofollow">National Geographic Orion</a> is a state-of-the-art expedition ship that sails to remote ports across the Pacific, from Borneo and Papua New Guinea to the tropical archipelagos of Micronesia, Vanuatu, and Indonesia's Spice Islands. The Orion is equipped with diving and snorkelling gear, enabling guests to fully explore the reefs and <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail.html?catid=4&itinid=206" rel="nofollow">wartime shipwrecks</a> encountered.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">We found our way to this wondrous highland of Bario (3,200m ASL). Windy, cool and pleasant temperature with friendly people to match. This trip was all about the celebration of Kelabit food, farming, culture and forest heritage - The Bario Food Festival (Pesta Nukenen)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The passion of the Kelabits in preserving their heritage is exemplified by the fact that this was the ninth year it has been held and is looked forward to by, most importantly, those living in the Bario Highlands itself, a forested highland watersheds in Sarawak and East Malaysia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The ingredients come straight from the grounds and more often than not, wildly grown. The sweetness and freshness of the cooking makes every morsel savouring.</span></div>
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What you see... the highest mountain in Sarawak - Mt.Murud (7,946 ft) and the twin peak of Batu Lawi (6,712 ft). Mt. Murud is the fourth highest peak in Malaysia.</div>
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The Sarawak Regatta is back ; 4th - 7th September 2014. The route will stretch from the start point west of the Sarawak river to the finishing point, up river at the Kuching Waterfront, 2,000 meters away.</div>
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Not forgetting the raison d'etre for the Sarawak regatta are the longboat races with the 30-paddlers category vying for the coveted 'Raja Sungai' (King of the River) title. Longboats locally known as 'perahu' carries from seven to thirty paddlers according to the category contested in.<br />
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This iconic water sports event of Sarawak draws tens of thousands of people to the north and south bank of the Sarawak river every year to witness a regatta organised to harmonise feuding tribes in the old days. It first started in 1872. The legacy lives on till today to bond community; a global one at that, through the spirit of competition. </div>
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There are plenty of view points along the Kuching Waterfront; either side of the river bank. While the south side has a city atmosphere, the north side of the river bank comes with a 'kampung' (village) feel. Crossing the river takes only a few minutes in one of the many traditional 'penambang' shuttles that ply their trade at all time of the year.</div>
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Kuching is easily accessible from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur via scheduled airlines and low cost carriers. They are Malaysia Airlines, Air Asia, Malindo Air and Silk Air (Singapore - Kuching only)</div>
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Three new elements have been added to inject freshness into the festival. The Malay House will be used for the first time, giving the workshop there an intimate feel. It is limited, however, to fifty persons for health and safety reasons. In the comfort of the Theatre, two daily chamber-styled concerts will be presented instead. To keep the festival mood going by another hour, there will be the RWMF COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE conducted by 1DRUM.ORG. Beat your socks off from 5.00 – 6.00 pm daily in front of the Jungle stage. (see pic)<br />
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<b><u>CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO (Italy)</u></b><br />
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Tarantella music from Southern Italy is compelling, irresistible and passionate.</div>
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This band brings the frenzy of pizzica tarantata with their heart vibrating tamburello or frame drums, beautiful songs like only the Italians can do, and a beautiful fiery dancer.</div>
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This stunningly visual quartet of brings the soundscape of mysterious Ukrainian folk melodies, witchy voices, compelling percussion and a mix of old and new sounds. Their laments are dark and trance like, and then they explode with hypnotic rhythms.</div>
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Their music has been described as ethno-chaos – wild and primitive.</div>
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An amazing golden-voiced singer from Mali and a virtuostic blues guitarist from Burkina Faso – this partnership between Mohamed Diaby and Abdoulaye Traore became Debademba – a knock out, spine-tingling band.</div>
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This is urbanized African music but saturated with the dust and secrets of the deserts of Africa and the dances of its people.</div>
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Traditional Chinese music with all its refined elegance, spiritual context and skilled musicianship.</div>
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This ensemble plays a wide range of repertoire taken from different regions of China, layered with the mixed cultural heritage of Singapore and coloured with contemporary touches.</div>
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They were the winners of the 2008 Singapore National Arts Council Chinese Music Competition, the 2009 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Wales and the Silver Award winner in the 28th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival.</div>
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<b><u>GEMA SLDN-SCV (Sarawak, Malaysia)</u></b><br />
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<b><u>GENG WAK LONG (Kelantan, Malaysia)</u></b><br />
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The state of Kelantan in Peninsular Malaysia is rich with musical traditions like the Mak Yong, Wayang Kulit, Silat, Dikir Barat, Tari Inai and more.</div>
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Mohammad Kamrulbahri bin Hussin has spent much of his life immersed in this culture and now fiercely nurtures and protects the music and arts he has inherited. Winner of many awards, either solo or with an ensemble - among them the Boh Cameronian Art Awards 2004 & 2005, 2009; and the 2011 Selangor Young Talent Award for Performing Arts.</div>
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He brings to the Rainforest World Music Festival a wonderfully crafted insight to music of the North-Eastern regions of Malaysia.</div>
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<b><u>GORDIE MACKEEMAN & HIS RHYTHM BOYS (Canada)</u></b><br />
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Foot tapping old-time roots dance music from Prince Edward Island.</div>
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They won the Galaxie Supernova Award at the Ottawa Folk Festival 2012 and voted the 2011 Music PEI Showcase Artist of the year.</div>
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Their music is fresh air, wholesome sunshine and happy smiley dance tunes.</div>
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<b><u>HOROMONA HORO (New Zealand)</u></b><br />
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Horomona brings echos of Mother Earth and stories from his ancestors.</div>
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<b><u>JAGWA MUSIC (Tanzania)</u></b><br />
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Mchiriku came from the poor suburbs of Dar es Salaam. It is street wise, cynical, hard-edged – telling stories of urban survival, misfortunes of daily life and voodoo.</div>
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The vocals tell the tale, but the strength of the music is in the hands of the master drummers, inciting all into an accelerating frenzy of dance and excitement.</div>
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Jamie Smith with his amazing dexterity on the accordion, leads the band through gentle melodies, exuberant reels, elegant dances and mad jigs – all the ingredients of Celtic music at its best.</div>
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They have just been awarded “Best Group” in the Spiral Awards Nominations 2014.</div>
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A heady mix of entrancing male voices, beautiful polyphonic harmonies, lyrics in the mysterious Basque language, thudding drums, enticing pipes and the wonderful texture of the txalarparta conjuring up images of the old country.</div>
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They have also performed with the most unlikely of stars – the Labèque sisters, and in 2012, they toured with Madonna.</div>
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The songs have been passed down by oral tradition. The dialect they sing in comes from an archaic past. They sing of raw emotions – earthy, human and real. Propelling trance rhythms take the show from the spiritual to accelerating and pulsating hypnotic energy. </div>
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<b><u>LO COR DE LA PLANA (France)</u></b><br />
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Occitan was the language of the troubadours in 10th century Provence area who spoke of love, war, political satire, everyday life.</div>
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Winner of the Rainforest World Music Festival Talent Award in 2012, these young musicians have gathered old folk tunes from the different indigenous communities in Sarawak and put a fresh contemporary stamp on it without losing the mystique and simple beauty of the way of life in Borneo.</div>
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They chant from verses learnt from their elders, sing in Bidayuh, Iban and in the words of the Orang Ulu.</div>
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We often hear of comments that the benak (tidal bore) phenomenon in Sri Aman can only be viewed at certain times of the year. It is not true. In fact, it can be viewed twice a day throughout the year. Just that the tidal bores are bigger and more spectacular during king tide combined with dry season. But we won't bore you with <a href="http://www.tidalbore.info/malaysia/lupar.html" rel="nofollow">science </a>here. However, here is an interesting fact; the Batang Lupar Tidal Bore is ranked in the list of *Top 10 Tidal Bores... in the world</div>
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Whilst tidal bores can be watched at other times of the year, they are not as big. And here is a tip should you want to see what this is all about. Get yourself a copy of the Sarawak Government Almanac and read the 'Kuching High Water' column, add another ten minutes to the listed time to determine when to be at the waterfront. Alternatively visit the Sri Aman Resident Office <a href="http://www.sriamanro.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/page.php?id=99&menu_id=0&sub_id=106#" rel="nofollow">webpage</a> to get the latest. Always allow yourself an extra ten to fifteen minutes to get into position.</div>
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Sri Aman has a tidal bore observatory called 'Taman Panorama Benak' where it gives you a vantage point to watch the surging waves as they travel up the Batang Lupar river - the third longest river in Sarawak at 200 km in length. </div>
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Besides the stand up paddle surfing (SUP) and board surfing spectacle, the festival has plenty of side-events such as speedboat and longboat race, exhibitions, stage shows and of course food! Pesta Benak attracts thousands each year and so it is advisable to book your room early. It is recommended to stay overnight as the tidal bore occurs early morning and late afternoon. At this point of publishing, the historical Fort Alice is undergoing restoration work. When completed, it will serve as a community heritage museum. The fort is located next to the Tidal Bore Observatory.</div>
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The town of Sri Aman is a 3-hour drive from the Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak. To get there, you have to catch a bus from <a href="https://www.google.com.my/maps/place/Kuching+Sentral/@1.481518,110.331998,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x98c60bd147c83596" rel="nofollow">Kuching Sentral</a>. Of course hiring a car will give you much flexible stops along the way, such as at <a href="http://blog.sarawaktourism.com/2013/11/a-day-trip-to-sri-aman-for-tidal-bore.html">LaChau</a> bazaar.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Sarawak’s own jazz singer songwriter Diana Liu has
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The early bird offer will expire 31st March 2014. In addition to the <a href="http://bit.ly/1jp4eOh" rel="nofollow">online </a>ticket vendor, there are ticket outlets which may be nearby your location.The offer ranges from RM15 (1-day child) to RM55 (2-day Adult).</div>
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Sarawakians can check out their nearest outlets <a href="http://jazzborneo.com/programme/tickets-info#Sarawak" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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The 2014 will be the ninth (9th) edition and it is held in Miri, Sarawak. This year, the <a href="http://jazzborneo.com/category/performers">performers </a>are JunkOFunc (Malaysia), Vocal Sampling (Cuba), Brassballett (Germany), Mario Canonge (Martinique), Iriao (Georgia),
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08256040229827104684noreply@blogger.com0Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia4.333131 113.994860000000022.3051714999999997 111.41307300000001 6.3610904999999995 116.57664700000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822159261654506957.post-12549516390156129522014-03-06T17:47:00.000+08:002014-03-06T17:47:04.433+08:00Sarawak Specials at MATTA Fair 2014 | Kayo- Kayo Packages<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The interesting packages ranges from Sarawak Malay Heritage to Sibu Melanau Heritage tour. For the cyclists, there are the Heritage and Culture Ride and the Classic City Ride package. </div>
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Sarawak is about adventure. Immerse in the unique Lost World Adventure experience in the Padawan Highlands or combine scuba diving with caving adventure. One package is called Oil Town Underwater World and Caving Adventure with Homestay Experience whilst another is simply called Caves, Caves and More Caves.<span style="text-align: left;">You can purchase these and more at the Sarawak Tourism Booth from our nine (9) consortium partners. </span></div>
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<li>Borneo Exploration Tours and Travel Sdn Bhd, </li>
<li>Brighton Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd, </li>
<li>Ecogreen Holidays Sdn Bhd, </li>
<li>Gotravel Holiday Sdn Bhd, </li>
<li>Greatown Travel Sdn Bhd, </li>
<li>Ibanika Tours & Travel Sdn Bhd, </li>
<li>Kuching Holidays & Car Rental Sdn Bhd, </li>
<li>Planet Borneo Tours & Travel Services Sdn Bhd and </li>
<li>Journey Travel Agencies Sdn Bhd</li>
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To extend the value of your purchase, you will stand a chance to <b>win tickets</b> to Rainforest World Music Festival, Borneo Jazz or Asia Music Festival. Naturally, this offer is only given during the fair.</div>
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Here are some samples of the Kayo-Kayo Sarawak packages.<br />
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2014 is Visit Malaysia Year campaign. Incidentally it is also Visit Sarawak Year, proclaimed to celebrate the state's 50th Anniversary of Independence with Malaysia. 'Kayo Kayo' means 'wandering' in the Malay language. Sarawak wants to welcome you. But first wander over to see <span style="text-align: left;">us at </span><a href="http://www.mattafair.org.my/index.php/en/" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;">MATTA Fair</a><span style="text-align: left;"> March 2014, </span><span class="st" style="text-align: left;">Putra World Trade Centre</span><span style="text-align: left;">, Kuala Lumpur, </span><b style="text-align: left;">Booth No. 3014 - 3018 from the 14th to 16th March 10am - 9pm</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are three excellent videos of stand up paddle surfing (SUP) of the tidal bore known locally as 'benak'. The surfing took place along the Batang Lupar river, Sri Aman in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Produced by CéGar, the scenes were shot during the 2013 Pesta (festival) Benak that took place from October 18th-20th. CéGar also captured amazing aerial shots of the tidal bores f</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">rom his paramotor. We believe this is a first! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tidal bore occurs twice daily, the height of the waves depend on the tide conditions. It is also known that the drier season of the year </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(April - Oct) t</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">end to generate bigger</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> waves. There is a <a href="http://blog.sarawaktourism.com/2013/11/a-day-trip-to-sri-aman-for-tidal-bore.html">view point</a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for visitors to watch the spectacle of the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> surging waves as they</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> travel up this second longest river in Sarawak.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Besides the surfing spectacle, the festival has plenty of side-events such as speedboat and longboat race, exhibitions, stage shows and of course food! The festival attracts thousands each year and so it is advisable to book your </span><a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/index.php?catid=7&cityid=13&option=com_jumi&fileid=3&Itemid=75&lang=en" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">rooms </a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">early. It is recommended to stay overnight as the tidal bore occurs early morning and late afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The town of Sri Aman is a two and a half hour drive from the Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak. To get there, catch a bus from <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/U552q" target="_blank">Kuching Sentral</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please click <a href="http://www.sarawaktourism.com/en/event-detail/e-details?evid=2_Pesta_Benak_Tidal_Bore_Festival">here </a>for the 2014 edition </span></div>
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You will read about the 'famous' Kuching street foods as well as modern ones, all within walking distance of the inner city where most visitors would be staying.<br />
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Thanis Lim, a well-known food blogger from Brunei has produced this <a href="http://www.thanislim.com/2013/12/the-kuching-food-guidepart-1-pandungan.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">comprehensive guide</a>, useful for even locals who are fresh out of ideas of where to eat. And he has even inserted a location map for each outlet. Howzat for the flash-packer in you!? Very friendly!<br />
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There were four of us in a group attending this annual festival in Sri Aman. The tidal bore is one of Sarawak's natural phenomenon which the locals call it 'Benak'.<br />
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way to reach 'Pekan' (bazaar) Lachau. 'Pekan' Lachau
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Bazaar Market is always interesting as you can find fresh jungle produce sold
by the Iban women, as well as local crafts and fresh river fish. We had lunch at one of the Chinese coffee shops located next to the market. Great food we might add!</div>
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Pesta Benak is one of Sarawak's iconic events and celebrated on a grand scale. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Activities such as longboat paddling competition;
tidal bore surfing; water sports, food and trade fair were held during the
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Tidal Bore is at 'Taman Panaroma Benak' (Tidal Bore Panaromic Garden). Below the view point deck is an exhibition gallery on... you guess it... tidal bore.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The Marketing Media – Print Advertisement category was awarded to the Board for our re-imaging campaign. You can sample some of it in this blog’s masthead above. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Our CEO, Dato Rashid Khan (2nd-R) accepted the award the day before the annual PATA Travel Mart 2013 held in Macau from Sept 16-17. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Incidentally, Malaysia bagged another award - the Eco-Walk and Training at the Frangipani under the Environment – Educational Programme category rounding off a successful outing for our country. This award was received by the owner of the Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa, Anthony Wong. </span><br />
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The festival will consist of talks, walks, workshops, outdoor activities and entertainment to keep nature lovers occupied and children captive. Held from 9th to 10 November 2013, each activity will either be led or presented by an authority of the subject matter.</div>
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So, if you are into natural and historical heritage of significant regional and global value, this activity-packed festival has something for you. Admission is free for all except the firefly night tour which costs RM50 per person. Registration is required for some of the activities.</div>
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Here are the programmes for the two days. You may want to zoom your page display for better clarity.</div>
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Saturday, 9th November 2013<br />
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Sunday 10th November 2013<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">The Santubong Nature Festival, an annual event, takes place in the scenic peninsula of historical Santubong. The skyline is dominated by the legendary Mt. Santubong with the South China sea washing its shoreline. The festival will be centered in the <a href="http://permairainforest.com/intro.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Permai Rainforest Resort</a> It is organised by the Malaysian Nature Society (MNSKB) Kuching Branch.</span></div>
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The peninsular has plenty of wildlife, rustic villages, resorts and the award-winning <a href="http://www.sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail?catid=2&itinid=27" target="_blank">Sarawak Cultural Village</a>. Historically, the peninsula is where the famous 19th century British naturalist, Sir <a href="http://blog.sarawaktourism.com/2013/08/the-natural-history-of-sarawak-and.html" target="_blank">Alfred Russel Wallace</a> wrote 'Sarawak Law' paper, the precursor to the theory of evolution.</div>
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To register for some of the events, this is the <a href="mailto:mnskuching@gmail.com" target="_blank">email </a>contact.</div>
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The Padawan sub-region is fast becoming a new destination in Kuching for its varied tourism experiences. The clean rivers found there are popular with day-trippers for <a href="http://www.sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail?catid=5&itinid=198" target="_blank">kayaking </a>and rafting. This video gives a good insight of the unique dining and river experiences one can have. Heard of a floating buffet? Watch the video!</div>
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The longhouse at <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail?catid=2&itinid=45" target="_blank">Annah Rais</a> has long been a popular tourism attraction. There are a few <a href="http://blog.sarawaktourism.com/2013/05/bidayuh-jungle-survival-in-foothills-of.html" target="_blank">village-stays</a> and home-stays that give visitors a close-up experience with the Bidayuh community found in this region. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08256040229827104684noreply@blogger.com0Borneo Highlands, Jalan Puncak Borneo, 94700 Serian, Sarawak, Malaysia1.1286006 110.218706099999960.8746071 109.89598259999997 1.3825941 110.54142959999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822159261654506957.post-50111280327097554752013-09-24T15:17:00.000+08:002013-09-24T16:12:23.145+08:00Asia Music Festival 2013 Line-Up | Sarawak Malaysia Borneo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here is a musical genre brief of the thirteen (13) bands and artistes who will perform at Asia Music Festival.<br />
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The style of music is essentially fusion; combining elements of tradition into main stream.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 1 – 4 October 2013 (Friday)</span></u></b></div>
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RM30 (Adults)<br />
RM15 (Child or Student (aged 3 to 18))<br />
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<strong>Sarawak</strong><br />
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<li>Visitors’ Information Centre Kuching</li>
<li>Visitors’ Information Centre Sibu</li>
<li>Visitors’ Information Centre Miri</li>
<li><a href="http://eastwoodvalley.com/" target="_blank">Eastwood Valley Golf & Country Club</a></li>
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<strong>Brunei (<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Period of sale valid until 26<sup>th</sup> September 2013</span></i>)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08256040229827104684noreply@blogger.com1Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia4.333131 113.994860000000022.3051714999999997 111.41307300000001 6.3610904999999995 116.57664700000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822159261654506957.post-4335085377039452132013-09-19T16:12:00.001+08:002013-09-19T16:12:12.524+08:00Sarawak Shines at the 2013 Travel Trade Gazette (TTG) AwardsSarawak Tourism Board (STB) overcame strong challenges to become a finalist in the prestigious Travel Trade Gazette Awards within the Destination of the Year category.<br />
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Joining some of the travel industry’s biggest players, our destination - Sarawak - was celebrated for its significant achievements in the trade at the winners’ ceremony on 10th September.<br />
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2013 marked Sarawak Tourism Board’s first year at the awards and the first year to be named – a clear indication of the Board's consistent presence in the UK market. The arrival statistics indicated a double digit growth of 11.89% from 2011 to 2012, and the results from January to July this year, shows a healthy 19,526 arrivals from the UK.<br />
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Sarawak Tourism Board stood alongside other leading destinations including Brand USA, Tourism Australia, Barbados Tourism Authority and Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing in the final round of selection.<br />
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The evening was held in the heart of the city of London at the Odeon in Leicester Square.<br />
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The Kuching Waterfront will be a sight to behold come 15th September when a parade of gaily decorated boats will take place on this eve of Malaysia Day.</div>
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Watch the iconic river taxis - the 'penambang' - dressed up for the occasion. Kids will be mesmerised by the myriad colours and the spectacle of multi-coloured water vessels in one area will be attractive to anyone. And shutterbugs will be busy with their settings to capture the killer night scenery. </div>
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With the new Kuching Waterfront extension that has been extended past the Grand Margherita hotel, you will have a another view of this auspicious event.</div>
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The parade is held in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of Sarawak's Independence in Malaysia. On 16th September 1963, Sarawak together with North Borneo (Sabah), Singapore and Malaya came together to form Malaysia, a day that was finally recognised nationally in 2009 and a national public holiday declared the following year. This means that Malaysia has two celebrations related to independence; the other one being the National Day, celebrated on Aug 31st each year.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The </span><a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail?catid=1&itinid=94" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Niah National Park</a>'s <span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;">caves is important for the local communities,
with edible bird's nest and guano collection providing valuable employment and income. Archaeologically, it </span>was a major centre of
human settlement as early as 40,000 years ago, and features one of the world’s
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Recently, a Gala TV Taiwan crew with their well-known host, <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Lin Chia Pei </span>visited 'Gua Perintah' a swiftlet breeding cave located within the Niah Cave system. The trip was part of Sarawak Tourism Board's visiting journalist programme (VJP).</div>
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The trekking leads to 'gua perintah' (takes about 20 mins – 30 mins) passes through beautiful primary
rainforest before moving into at the foot of the hill. The step is steep but
once you reach the top, it will be worth the effort for it offers a sweeping panorama of the
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<span style="text-align: justify;">'Gua Perintah' is a
project managed by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation to showcase, create
awareness and enhance knowledge on the importance of sustainable swiftlet
conservation n Sarawak.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Edible bird's nest collecting is a skilled and dangerous work, done high up at the ceilings of the caves which
abound in <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail?catid=1&itinid=94" target="_blank">Niah National Park</a>. The intrepid collector shins barefooted
up bamboo scaffolding, often without harnesses,
tapping his way up to make sure the bamboo is sound. He lights his way in the
black caves with a torch light and uses a special bamboo tool to harvest the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">How to climb a bamboo pole; explained and shown (below) - by the TV host</span> </span></td></tr>
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The nests themselves are tiny translucent cups about the
size of a small egg. They are made by the male swiftlet from glutinous threads
of its own saliva, which it weaves into a cup that dries to become thin and
translucent like fine porcelain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recent
research has indeed shown that the nests, which taste rather like noodles, contain
a water-soluble glycoprotein that may promote cell division in the immune
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Edible bird's nest are prepared for consumption by just stewing the processed nest with water and rock sugar; preferably in a double-boiler <br />
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At the park one can also visit the Niah National Park museum where the replica of the oldest human skull in South East Asia (40,000 years old), found in the Great Cave, can be seen.<br />
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<u><b>Getting To Niah National Park</b></u><br />
<b>Taxi</b><br />
The most convenient way to get to <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail?catid=1&itinid=94" target="_blank">Niah National Park</a> is by taxi which takes about 1 hour 30 minutes to reach from Miri city. Cost of a one-way fare is about RM150.00 <br />
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We are excited that travellers to this region of Borneo will enjoy a different destination experience; cruising the western coastline of Borneo island. Visitors to Sarawak can combine their fly/cruise holiday using Bintulu either as a gateway to <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/index.php?skey=miri&fileid=15&option=com_jumi&Itemid=121&lang=" target="_blank">Miri</a>, <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/index.php?skey=sibu&fileid=15&option=com_jumi&Itemid=121&lang=" target="_blank">Sibu </a>and <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/index.php?skey=kuching&fileid=15&option=com_jumi&Itemid=121&lang=" target="_blank">Kuching </a>OR an exit-way for travel to either Bandar Seri Begawan or Kota Kinabalu.</div>
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The SuperStar Aquarius’ six restaurants, led by executive chef Harold Mark, present an appealing array of mouth-watering international, Southeast Asia and Chinese cuisines. There is an outdoor pool bar and an indoor wine bar to keep your spirit up or for your nightcap.The on-board recreational facilities should keep the guilt at bay. Swim, jog, play ball games or cleanse your tired souls away in the spa and sauna.<br />
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Shore excursions include visits to <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/index.php?skey=bintulu&fileid=15&option=com_jumi&Itemid=121&lang=" target="_blank">Bintulu's</a> native and wet market to sample a glimpse of local lifestyle and food. The <a href="http://www.sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail?catid=1&itinid=97" target="_blank">Similajau National Park</a> showcases the unique geographical features of the Sarawak coastline north of Bintulu - a chain of golden sandy beaches, punctuated by small rocky headlands and jungle streams, and bordered by dense green forest. If you are lucky, you may spot the dolphins froclicking just off the shoreline of the national park. Some of the wildlife that can be spotted include; crocodiles, horseshoe crabs, birds and green turtles.<br />
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Mt.Serambu is also where the remnants of James Brooke's summer cottage can still be seen. Located at Bukit Peninjau at 424 ft above sea level, it was built by the first white rajah of Sarawak to escape from the heat of Kuching. Bung Muan, the former site of three ancestral villages of the Serambu ethnic Bidayuhs in the Bau Distric of Sarawak is located halfway of Bukit Peninjau.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The 2nd International Conference on ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE will take place in Kuching from 7-8 November 2013. If you wanna be part of an exciting conference/tour/scientific expedition, here's <a href="http://sarawaktourism.com/en/event-detail/e-details?evid=160_2nd_International_Conference_on_Alfred_Russel_Wallace" target="_blank">how</a>. </span></div>
Sarawak Malaysiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739549784162110410noreply@blogger.com0Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.530976 110.344219899999981.0230635 109.69877289999998 2.0388884999999997 110.98966689999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822159261654506957.post-89229625167280049722013-08-01T19:00:00.000+08:002013-08-01T19:00:02.874+08:00Top 5 things to do in Kuching, Sarawak with your family<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">RaisingExplorers.net gives you the run down of the top 5 things to do in Kuching city itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">These are all within the city itself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>1. Relax by the riverside - </strong></span>Shady pedestrian pathways, overhung by trees, and decorated with
flowerbeds, become fairyland at night, the colourful lights reflected in
the river below.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><strong>2. Check out Kuching’s Cat Statues - </strong></strong></span>It’s coincidence that in Malay ‘kucing’ means ‘cat’, there
are three main cat statues around town.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><strong><strong>3. Take a stroll through Chinatown - </strong></strong></strong></span>Kuching has an old Chinatown, centred around Jalan Carpenter, and a new
Chinatown, which is a busy commercial area, along Jalan Padungan, which
is worth a visit for its markets. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><strong><strong><strong>4. Take a river cruise - </strong></strong></strong></strong></span>Whether you get on board the tiny, putting sampans that ferry people to
and fro across the river, take a fast boat out to the mangroves
downriver, or do one of the many touristy sunset cruises on offer, it’s
worthwhile to get out on the water.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>5. Kuching’s museums</strong> - </strong></strong></strong></strong></span>covering all things natural, historical, artistic, anthropological and ethnological.<br />
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Read and view the complete interesting article and photos at <a href="http://raisingexplorers.net/2013/07/29/top-5-things-to-do-in-kuching-sarawak/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raising Explorers</a>.<br />
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Sarawak Malaysiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09739549784162110410noreply@blogger.com1Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.530976 110.344219899999981.0230635 109.69877289999998 2.0388884999999997 110.98966689999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822159261654506957.post-66724843539174664952013-07-23T14:34:00.000+08:002013-08-05T11:44:56.548+08:00Ben Fogle's Sarawak Adventure - A longhouse experience at Annah Rais<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In this three minute video we see adventurer and explorer Ben Fogle spend some time at an authentic longhouse about 40-min drive from Kuching.</div>
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Escorted by his amazingly knowledgeable guide, Rose, he savours the local brew -- a rice wine called 'Tuak' which is particularly potent, enjoys a delicious chicken meal cooked for him in 20 minutes in bamboo, tries his hand at being a blacksmith's apprentice, discovers the secrets to the blowpipes and how to make the arrows and also listens to some local musicians.They play him some music using bamboo instruments that have been used for hundreds of years, having been passed down through the generations and played by striking, plucking and drumming. Its called 'pratuokng' (pra-tua-k-ng)</div>
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Overall it is clear, as Ben points out at the end, that <a href="http://www.sarawaktourism.com/en/itinerary-detail/itin-detail?catid=2&itinid=45" target="_blank">Longhouse </a>living is a wonderfully communal existence where all the families live together in peaceful harmony.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08256040229827104684noreply@blogger.com0Annah Rais, Kuching Malaysia Borneo1.1286006 110.218706099999960.62061859999999991 109.57325909999996 1.6365826 110.86415309999997