Datu Ik Pahon Joyik attended ‘Gawai Nyobang’ or ‘Gawai Mukah’ at Kampung Gumbang Bau today. The Gawai is a skull bathing festival practised by the Bidayuh pagans. Today 14 June 2014, a group from Kampung Sebujit make a return visit to Kampung Gumbang. They are from Kacamatan Siding Kalimantan Indonesia. Since 2010 this event has […]
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A team comprises 10 members of Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA) had a working visit to Sarawak, specifically to the Bidayuh area to learned about our success on documentation of the NCR land in which titles had been given to the land owners by the Land and Survey Department. Their visit was organised by the […]
More...PEKEMA anugerah status anak angkat kepada pelajar Bidayuh cemerlang – BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News | Largest English Daily In Borneohttp://www.theborneopost.com/2014/06/09/pekema-anugerah-status-anak-angkat-kepada-pelajar-bidayuh-cemerlang/#ixzz346ZGdIS2KUCHING: Persatuan Pengimport dan Peniaga Kenderaan Melayu Malaysia (PEKEMA) Sarawak menganugerahkan status anak angkat kepada seorang pelajar Bidayuh yang memperolehi keputusan cemerlang dalam Sij…
More...Manyin’s open house in Kpg Pichin draws 1,000 – BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News | Largest English Daily In Borneohttp://www.theborneopost.com/2014/06/09/manyins-open-house-in-kpg-pichin-draws-1000/#ixzz346XBgpsHSERIAN: The joy of Gawai was still going full swing even on its eighth day, during yesterday’s open house which Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong hosted at his village house in Kampung […]
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During the 7th Triennial General Assembly of DBNA that was held at its premise at Jalan Kumpang on 7 June 2014, the new line-up for DBNA was a mixed of old and new faces in the committee after the election of her supreme council members. 17 Branches sent their delegates and observers for this 7th […]
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On 28 May 2014, a visit was made by Dayak Bidayuh Nasional Association (DBNA) and Sarawak Bidayuh Graduates Association (BGA) to YAB Chief Minister of Sarawak Tan Sri Adenan Bin Hj Satem at his office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia. The group was headed by the Advisor of DBNA, YB Dato Sri Micheal Manyin Anak Jawong, […]
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Recently our advisor Datu Sri Micheal Manyin anak Jawong, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Communication was being hosted to his 69 years old at a local hotel on 25th May 2014. It was a surprise birthday dinner for him. Organising Chairman for the dinner was by Henry Harry Jinep. Also attended the dinner was the […]
More...The annual festival of Gawai Dayak is celebrated by all Dayak in Sarawak after the end of Paddy Harvesting. It is the celebration of a bountiful harvest. This is the day where everyone in the villages will prepare a feast. The Dayaks of Sarawak celebrate the Gawai Festival on 1st June every year. Gawai Festival […]
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On 25th May 2014, DBNA had organised a gotong-royong programme to do general cleaning at DBNA HQ, Jalan Kumpang, Kuching. We, the committee would like to thank all of you who had participated in the gotong-royong. The work got lighter and friendship was cordial. The best part of this event was none other than the […]
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The traditional Bidayuh costume set for women comprises the short-sleeved or sleeveless blouse, ‘jomuh’ (skirt), and matching accessories such as the ‘selapai’ (sash), ‘pangiah’ (bead necklace), ‘porik’ (copper/ metal belt) and ‘sipiah’ (headgear). The men wear a ‘tawuop’ or ‘tahup’ (long loin- cloth wrapped around the body with one end hanging down in front and […]
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