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The Sarawak State Museum (Malay: Muzium Negeri Sarawak) is the oldest museum in Borneo. [1] It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching , Sarawak . [ 1 ]
Sarawak Artists Society was established in 1985 to promote local cultures and arts in the form of paintings. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Most artists in the post-war Sarawak prefers scenery and nature, traditional dances, and traditional daily activities as their drawing themes. [ 42 ]
This extensive village on the Baram river is the principal home of Kenyah culture (arts, crafts, music and dance) and has become increasingly popular as a tourist destination: the Long San Guesthouse provides accommodation for visitors. Access is either by boat or a 4½ hour drive from Miri by 4WD vehicle along old logging roads. [3]
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Located approximately 8 km from the city centre, it aims to organize and attract local and international concerts, events, exhibitions and conventions to Sarawak. The convention centre is managed by Borneo Isthmus Development Sdn. Bhd., which is a Sarawak state-owned company. It oversees all operational aspects of convention centre.
Sarawak (/ s ə ˈ r ɑː w ɒ k / sə-RAH-wok, Malay:) is a state [18] [19] of Malaysia.The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north.
1396; iii, iv (cultural) This site contains two clusters of archaeological sites that cover one of the longest culture sequences in a single locality in the world. Excavations in caves and open-air sites have produced remains of stone tool workshops, with 1.83 million-year-old hand axes being among the oldest such tools discovered outside Africa.
Constitutional provision aside, there are many laws passed by the parliament to control the operation of local government in Malaysia. The most over-reaching piece of law is the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171). This act of parliament outlines the form, organisational structure, functions and responsibilities of a local council.