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Kuching Destination Guide

Discover Kuching in Malaysia

Kuching in the region of Sarawak is a town located in Malaysia - some 608 mi or ( 978 km ) East of Kuala Lumpur , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kuching

Local time in Kuching is now 04:42 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kuching " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Kuching, Muara Tuang, and Batu Kitang. When in this area, you might want to check out Pontianak . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kuching ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dayak Tribal Dance from Kalimantan Barat(Anak Borneo)

3:04 min by BorneoUnited
Views: 11921 Rating: 5.00

Dance taken during Kuching City Parade on August in Kuching city,Sarawak 2008.This dance is from Kalimantan Barat with the music of Jonggen.Usually this dance perform to welcome the guest or VIP to th ..

Earth Hour 2011 - Kuching City Scouts

3:10 min by monster303
Views: 10332 Rating: 4.83

On Earth 26 March 2011 Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching City Scouts ..


Tarian Dayak Kal-Bar(Kalimantan Barat) di Kuching City Day Parade 2008

3:17 min by DayakPower
Views: 10251 Rating: 5.00

Responded to the dance clips by BorneoUnited.Took it with videocam during Kuching City Day 2008 in Kuching Sarawak. ..

360 Degrees View Of Kuching From Civic Centre Tower

5:20 min by Jay T.
Views: 4843 Rating: 4.75

This is the view from the Civic Center Tower which is located at Kuching City South. Here one can enjoy a 360 degrees view of Kuching. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Batu Lintang camp

Batu Lintang camp (also known as Lintang Barracks and Kuching POW camp) at Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo was a Japanese internment camp during the Second World War. It was unusual in that it housed both Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian internees. The camp, which operated from March 1942 until the liberation of the camp in September 1945, was housed in buildings that were originally British Indian Army barracks.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 1.53 110.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Sarawak, History of Sarawak, Japanese prisoner of war and internment camps, Japanese war crimes, Kingdom of Sarawak, Military history of Japan during World War II, Military history of Malaya during World War II

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is the foreign branch campus of Swinburne University of Technology located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Established in 2000, Swinburne Sarawak operates as a partnership between the Sarawak State Government and Swinburne Australia. The initiative behind the Sarawak campus is part of a long term strategy by Swinburne Australia to "globalize its operations and provide its students with international living, working and learning opportunities".

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Located at 1.53 110.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kuching, Educational institutions established in 2000, Universities in Sarawak

Sarawak General Hospital

Sarawak General Hospital is the largest hospital in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the main tertiary and referral hospital in East Malaysia. In its earlier years it was known as Kuching General Hospital.

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Located at 1.54 110.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Hospitals in Malaysia

Sarawak State Museum

The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was established in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sponsored by Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah of Sarawak, the establishment of the museum was strongly encouraged by Alfred Russel Wallace.

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Located at 1.55 110.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kuching, Local museums, Museums established in 1888, Museums in Sarawak

Kuching High School

Kuching High School (KHS) (古晋高级国民型中学) is a three-acre public secondary school located at the center of Kuching, which is the capital of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a co-ed school for students from transition to form 5. Its curriculum prepares students for the Lower Secondary Evaluation Examination in form 3 and Malaysian Certificate of Education examination in form 5. These exams are administered by the Malaysian Ministry of Education.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 1.55 110.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1916, Schools in Sarawak, Secondary schools in Malaysia