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KUCHING: The ‘Sarawak Freedom and Independence Day Walk’ saw a collective number of almost a thousand participants at three different locations converging to make demands from the state government to declare July 22 as a public holiday. KUCHING: The ‘Sarawak Freedom and Independence Day Walk’ saw a collective number of almost a thousand participants at three different locations converging to make demands from the state government to declare July 22 as a public holiday. Peter made the decision after he was interrogated for six hours by police on Thursday for organizing the July 22 walk in Kuching and elsewhere in the state in conjunction with Sarawak Independence Day. Meanwhile, a 722 Sarawak Independence Day celebration will proceed at Bung Orad in Grogo, Bau this year on July 22 with an attempt to create a new Guinness World Record with 1,000 Ngajat dancers, despite the approval permit for the usage of Bau Civic Centre being withdrawn. KUCHING (June 27): The 722 Sarawak Independence Day Cultural Parade will be held at Tasik Biru, Bau on July 22 from 9am to 12 noon, in a celebration that will blend patriotism with cultural Fifty years ago, on this date, the state of Sarawak became an independent nation for the first time since 1841. Awang Raweng, a genuine Sarawak hero, will flag off the event at 8am outside the Telang Usan Hotel. The walk by the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) and the S4S movement was organised to demand, among others, that July 22 to be made a public holiday to mark Sarawak’s independence. The parade will make its way through Sarawak, passing through major towns before reaching its final destination at Telok Melano in Lundu on July 21, marking the symbolic 0KM point of Sarawak’s sovereignty. KUCHING: The ‘Sarawak Freedom and Independence Day Walk’ saw a collective number of almost a thousand participants at three different locations converging to make demands from the state government to declare July 22 as a public holiday. KUCHING: The ‘Sarawak Freedom and Independence Day Walk’ saw a collective number of almost a thousand participants at three different locations converging to make demands from the state KUCHING, April 7: The 722 Walk Organising Committee has officially launched the “722 Logo Designing Competition”, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of July 22 being officially recognised as Sarawak Independence Day. The first event comprising seminar and walk attracted about 350 participants from Sarawak and Sabah, and where the late S4S activist Dzulfiqar Yeu @ Yew Bang Keng or more popularly known as Beng Kor and six others led a walk around Kuala Lumpur with the Sarawak flag. The 722 Walk is expected to span 2.2 kilometres, starting from Tasik Biru, crossing Bau town, and passing the Bau Bazaar. To mark the 10th anniversary of July 22 being officially recognized as Sarawak Independence Day, the committee will also launch a logo design competition. Sarawak Day (Malay: Hari Sarawak), officially known as Sarawak Independence Day (Malay: Hari Kemerdekaan Sarawak) [1] is a holiday celebrated on 22 July annually by Sarawak, celebrating the establishment of de facto self-government on 22 July 1963. [2][3][4][5][6] KUCHING: The organiser of a walk to commemorate the anniversary of Sarawak’s independence today said the event will proceed in Kuching despite police advice to cancel it over concerns that the march would be used to call for the state’s secession from Malaysia. Independencen Walk & Freedom Ride was organized by Borneo Heritage Foundation and were supported by various NGOs & Organizations. This event was held in Telung Usan Hotel Kuching Sarawak and the walk start at the Hotel and finish at Padang Merdeka Kuching, in front of the Merdeka Plaza. This event was held is to remember the Sarawak 50th Independence Day which was gained from the British on What is the history behind Sarawak Day? How has it been observed? Here are five important facts to know about the public holiday: 1. Sarawak Day is only four years old It was gazetted as Sarawak Independence Day in 2016 by the late Sarawak chief minister Tan Sri Pehin Sri Haji Adenan Satem. Happy birthday Sarawak! | Source Ask any Malaysians and they would proudly tell you that we gained independence in 1957 after years of adversity and colonisation but pop that question to a Sarawakian (or Sabahan) and you might get a slightly skewed answer. As the largest among 13 states, Sarawak only reached its long-due freedom six years after Tunku Abdul Rahman raised his unforgettable KUCHING, July 6 — Sarawak will be holding a grand statewide celebration to commemorate its 60th Independence Day on July 22 with a public rally in Kuching and concerts by famous local Sarawak Independence Day, also known as Hari Merdeka Sarawak, commemorates the day Sarawak was granted self-governance from British colonial rule in 1963. This day is celebrated with various cultural events, parades, and performances showcasing the unique heritage of Sarawak.
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