Author: Priscilla Tawie

Passionate about education for children Bringing the colours of Sarawak abroad, Larissa played the sape on the big stage, and introduced our culture to the world. The 20-year-old of Chinese-Kenyah descent initially joined the pageant as she saw the Miss World pageant is a platform for participants to help the

From classics to crossovers  Just months ago, Sarawak-born international pianist, Jolynn J Chin released an Extended Play (EP) ‘Danza Hungara’ which became my current favourite. Recently, she had just released her long-awaited first album comprising of five tracks.  Piano virtuoso Jolynn said, ‘Beyond Classical’ reflected her journey from her younger

One last tour before going solo Not the MACC that you’re thinking of, the Malaysian Association of Chinese Comedians (MACC) want to say goodbye to their Sarawakian fans this coming October 12. The four had got together under the MACC brand to bring laughters to Malaysians, sharing some observations and

We are at the tail end of the year, and as commercial lots have been budding, boba joints are following suit. The most famous go-to boba locations in Kuching currently would be at the Gala City, Emporium 101, and Saradise — where the sprout of these joints are very obvious.

Not giving up, Phineas instead advertised for women to submit daguerreotypes (photographs taken by an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitised silvered plate and mercury vapour) of themselves to be judged. 60 years after the failed attempt, the first successful beauty pageant was held. ‘Atlantic City’s Inter-City Beauty Contest’ was

With the abundance of mooncakes for the upcoming Mooncake Festival which will be celebrated on September 13, there are efforts to make the traditional pastry more modern as to appeal to a younger generation and also for bakers to distinguish their mooncakes from others. Previously, the festive confectionery were all

THE toy Beyblade originated from the Japanese manga ‘Beyblade’ written and illustrated to promote sales of the tops developed by Takara Tomy back in 1999. In 2015, a new Japanese manga ‘Beyblade Burst’, an inspiration from the original Beyblade was created. This stimulates the toy market to introduce the new

THE narcotic drug was obtained from an unripe seedpod of the opium poppy tree and is reddish-brown with a heavy scent, enough to entice users. In 1839, the British were addicted to the revenue gained from opium trading, just as the Chinese were to the drug itself. It was during

William Shakespeare is one of England’s greatest pride and was known as the ‘Bard of Avon’ (Poet of Stratford-uponAvon, England). Of the many plays, he wrote, ‘Macbeth’ was one of them. The play is famous for its grotesque scenes. The main character, King Macbeth who, with his wife’s encouragement, murdered