'Yang Lain-lain' brings Borneo life to peninsula
Published: Aug 25, 2014 8:13 AM | Updated: Aug 25, 2014 8:39 AM
Far from the gleaming Petronas Twin Towers, life in the most interior parts of Sabah and Sarawak is like “living in a time-lapsed world”.
Far from the gleaming Petronas Twin Towers, life in the most interior parts of Sabah and Sarawak is like “living in a time-lapsed world”.
Beyond the lack of amenities like electricity and potable water, NGO Lightup Borneo said that rural communities also live an “incommunicado existence”, with their plight receiving little media attention.
The scant media attention means that those in urban areas, especially in Peninsular Malaysia, are equally in the dark about their fellow Malaysians in East Malaysia.
It is with this in mind that Lightup Borneo is hosting the ‘Yang Lain-lain’ roadshow – a four-stop roadshow to bring life in Borneo’s interiors to the hustle and bustle of the peninsula’s cities.
Held in conjunction with the 51st anniversary of the formation of Malaysia, the roadshow will feature three artists from Long Pasia, a village located an eight-hour’s drive via 4WD from Kota Kinabalu.
“The roadshow aims to introduce the hidden talents from these often neglected and sidelined communities in the Borneo interiors, while calling attention on the disconcerting living conditions that these villagers face daily.
“That is, no roads, electricity supply, treated water, telecommunications and many other inadequate or absent basic services that urban citizens take for granted,” the NGO said.
The roadshow, which will among others feature artwork, handicrafts and cultural shows by the Lun Dayeh community, will make stops at Penang, Ipoh, Malacca and Kuala Lumpur on Sep 7-18.
The stop in Penang will be hosted by Sound Maker Studio, Pengkalan Weld (Sep 7 & 8) while Tiny Art Space, Lorong Panglima will host the Ipoh stop (Sep 10 & 11).
Kuala Lumpur residents can catch the artistes at Lost Generation Contemporary Art Space at Jalan Panggung (Sep 16 & 18) while the Malacca stop will be at The Baboon House, Jalan Tun Cheng Lock (Sep 13 & 14).
“The roadshow intends to create spaces for much needed-dialogue between urban and rural communities so that together the citizens, under a single national roof, can explore ways to help close the yawning gaps of development and understanding between east and west, urban and rural,” it said.
Lightup Borneo, which works with interior communities to provide alternative supply of electricity, said that this is important as “government assistance takes its time to show up.”
Beyond the lack of amenities like electricity and potable water, NGO Lightup Borneo said that rural communities also live an “incommunicado existence”, with their plight receiving little media attention.
The scant media attention means that those in urban areas, especially in Peninsular Malaysia, are equally in the dark about their fellow Malaysians in East Malaysia.
It is with this in mind that Lightup Borneo is hosting the ‘Yang Lain-lain’ roadshow – a four-stop roadshow to bring life in Borneo’s interiors to the hustle and bustle of the peninsula’s cities.Held in conjunction with the 51st anniversary of the formation of Malaysia, the roadshow will feature three artists from Long Pasia, a village located an eight-hour’s drive via 4WD from Kota Kinabalu.
“The roadshow aims to introduce the hidden talents from these often neglected and sidelined communities in the Borneo interiors, while calling attention on the disconcerting living conditions that these villagers face daily.
“That is, no roads, electricity supply, treated water, telecommunications and many other inadequate or absent basic services that urban citizens take for granted,” the NGO said.
The roadshow, which will among others feature artwork, handicrafts and cultural shows by the Lun Dayeh community, will make stops at Penang, Ipoh, Malacca and Kuala Lumpur on Sep 7-18.The stop in Penang will be hosted by Sound Maker Studio, Pengkalan Weld (Sep 7 & 8) while Tiny Art Space, Lorong Panglima will host the Ipoh stop (Sep 10 & 11).
Kuala Lumpur residents can catch the artistes at Lost Generation Contemporary Art Space at Jalan Panggung (Sep 16 & 18) while the Malacca stop will be at The Baboon House, Jalan Tun Cheng Lock (Sep 13 & 14).
“The roadshow intends to create spaces for much needed-dialogue between urban and rural communities so that together the citizens, under a single national roof, can explore ways to help close the yawning gaps of development and understanding between east and west, urban and rural,” it said.
Lightup Borneo, which works with interior communities to provide alternative supply of electricity, said that this is important as “government assistance takes its time to show up.”
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