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Spirit, sacrifice, story: Saratok longhouse keeps Gawai ritual alive 60 years on

Roosters’ blood, tuak, traditional dishes feed the Tiang Pengingat at Rumah Punggah – a decades-old Iban rite marking the start of Gawai

Gawai tragedy: man dies, 5 houses total loss in Bintulu fires

Last night, blaze left 21 people unhoused as their terrace houses got destroyed, meanwhile, another incident this morning took the life of one but other occupants safe

Planting praise, reaping joy: How Borneo’s Christians celebrate the harvest — Joseph Masilamany

Indigenous communities in Sabah and Sarawak mark Kaamatan and Gawai with thanksgiving Masses, cultural traditions, and a renewed sense of faith and identity

Gawai tragedy: 43-door Rumah Ugop Umpin goes up in flames in midnight fire

Its remote location meant that it took authorities three hours to reach the blaze

Sarawak ministry to discuss 2024/2025 academic calendar’s lack of Gawai break with MoE: Sagah

Sarawak’s Education, Innovation and Talent Development Ministry will discuss the lack of a Gawai Dayak break under the school academic calendar for 2024/2025 with the federal Education Ministry, said minister Datuk Sri Roland Sagah Wee Inn.

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National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports

Education Ministry scraps teacher training system to lighten workload

Minister Fadhlina Sidek vows to help teachers focus on what matters most – teaching – as new curriculum changes approach

What the pork!? – Rocky Bru

Rocky Bru reflects on a surprise in-flight warning about Malaysia’s pork import ban, tracing its public health roots and the politics of pig farming through a seasoned traveller’s lens

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