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Longhouse life, music, craft and the forty-odd communities that make Sarawak what it is.

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WAK Festival 2026: a slower way to explore Kuching this October

Kuching’s month-long arts, culture and lifestyle festival is under way. Here is how to build a personal itinerary without trying to see everything.

Muhammad Kashif2 min read
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CROSS OVER Vol.64 at HAUS KCH: make time for an art stop

Muhammad Kashif5 OctD.Y.M.M. Al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Akazul Khairi Waddin together with the army officers during the 1942/45 occupation. On His Majesty's left is Lt. General T. ManakiCulture

Sarawak Performing Arts Centre at 46 per cent, due June 2027 ahead of the SEA Games

Muhammad Kashif2 OctAnthropomorphic mask with basketry cap, Borneo, Kalimantan, Kenyah-Kayan, 19th century, wood, rattan, polychrome, Honolulu Museum of Art , accession 10197.1Culture

Sarawak's baskets: a different one for every job, and who runs the craft now

Muhammad Kashif5 SeptA long Iban longhouse at Betong stretching away under a single roofCulture

Life Inside an Iban Longhouse: The Ruai, the Bilik and a Roof Shared by Dozens of Families

Muhammad Kashif12 JulA timber Iban longhouse raised on stilts behind a swept open yardCulture

Visiting an Iban Longhouse in Sarawak: A First-Timer's Guide

Muhammad Kashif11 JulFreshly cut sago logs stacked at the water's edge on the Melanau coastCulture

The Melanau and the Sago Palm That Built Their Coast

Muhammad Kashif21 JunA ceremonial pua kumbu, its rust-red ikat motifs woven in dense repeating bandsCulture

Pua Kumbu: The Cloth the Iban Dream Before They Weave It

Muhammad Kashif20 JunTraditional ethnic houses set among palms at the Sarawak Cultural VillageCulture

Sarawak Cultural Village: A Living Museum at the Foot of Santubong

Muhammad Kashif12 JunThe bamboo-floored walkway of Annah Rais longhouse, houses on either sideCulture

Annah Rais: A Bidayuh Longhouse an Hour from Kuching

Muhammad Kashif25 MayA pua kumbu cloth spread flat, its rust and ecru ikat motifs in repeating bandsCulture

Inside an Iban Longhouse: Community, Ritual and Pua Kumbu

Muhammad Kashif8 May