Intercultural Mooncake Festival makes a return tomorrow
By Neville Timothy Sanders & Annabell Naja Tommy KUCHING: The Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival is back after a two-break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be as it will be held from September 1 until September 10. Organised by Kuching Old Market Community Association, the 19th annual festival from Sept 1-10 will be held […]
Save Room for the Moon
The Mooncake Festival is approaching. Mooncakes, which are the symbol for the auspicious day, are made in batches by bakers to commemorate the event. For creative bakers, they move beyond the traditional baked skin mooncake to introduce new mooncakes to the market. This year, ice cream mooncakes take centre stage. Taste that sends you to […]
Mooncake Festival makes comeback after two years
KUCHING: The Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival will be making a comeback after two years from Sept 1-10 at Carpenter Street here. Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah described it as a good cultural event that contributes to unity and harmony in Sarawak. “The Intercultural Mooncake Festival is a cultural […]
Kek Lapis Mooncake: Unique flavours all-in-one
Each year, we can see unique mooncake flavours being introduced during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Due to the popularity of the delicacy as well as the Chinese culture of giving out mooncakes, it’s not uncommon to hunt for the prettiest mooncake boxes in town as a sign of prosperity or social status. For this year’s edition, […]
The Basket Deity that loves Mooncake
BY ELENA CHAI Mooncake Festival, known as Zhong Qiu Jie in Mandarin, is one of the most celebrated festivals among the Chinese community in Sarawak. A little distance away over the border, in West Kalimantan, the festival is often associated with the seance of the Basket Deity or Coi Lam Sin in the Hakka dialect. […]
Adapt to new norms, SOPs
SARIKEI: Various industries were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of movement control order (MCO). However, Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii, said we were now entering the recovery phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Therefore, the community is advised to adapt to the new norms and comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs) to […]
Enhancing bond via Mooncake Festival
BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: Community harmony and bonding are important in ensuring Kuching to remain a socially cohesive city during the Mooncake Festival celebration. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng along with MBKS councillors delivered mooncakes to the residents of Mental Health Association of Sarawak: The Half Way Home Kuching branch […]
