{"id":1859,"date":"2025-06-17T08:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T00:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakancommunity.com\/web\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T06:29:24","slug":"tracing-sarawaks-heritage-from-old-settlements-to-modern-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakancommunity.com\/web\/tracing-sarawaks-heritage-from-old-settlements-to-modern-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracing Sarawak&#8217;s Heritage from Old Settlements to Modern Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From 400 years old cave to century-old traditions, Sarawak&#8217;s heritage is a bridge between eras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tracing Sarawak&#039;s Heritage from Old Settlements to Modern Communities\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ZvLcrFDEwo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sarawak heritage is not just the past, it&#8217;s part of our identity today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But modernization puts this legacy at risk, over 120 sites protected, many still undocumented. 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