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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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RM4,000 grant to scrap old car, buy new Proton, Perodua

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Russian-based company can file appeal through the agency for the Transport Ministry's consideration

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