Appetite for life - WALK OF LOVE

The Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah with the Chief Minister of Sarawak, Pehin Sri Haji
Abdul Taib Mahmud and other cabinet ministers at the Exhibition at Indoor Stadium Kuching.
Dato Sri Mohd. Asfia Awang Nassar, Speaker of State Legistative Assembly engaged in light conversation
with Sir Michael Somare, the Prime Minister of Puapua New Guinea during his visit to the Exhibition.
Exhibition Celebrating 45 Years of
Sarawak’s Progress in Malaysia
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Sarawakians continued to make the
right choices and lead the way to
Sarawak’s ‘Second Wave of Prosperity’.
The exhibition was divided into three
main sections, which covered the
past, present and future of Sarawak’s
development story. However in total
there were 20 galleries: The Days We
Were, Strong Spiritual Foundation,
Birth of Malaysia, Sarawak’s Leaders
of the Era, Education: Unlocking the
Doors to Opportunities, Economic
Situation of the Era, Dark Days of
Unrest, Strengthening of the Bangsa
Malaysia Spirit, A New Era Begins,
Politics of Development and the Barisan
National, Politics of Development
and the Public Sector, Politics of
Development and the Private Sector,
Politics of Development and the Civil
Society, Our Transformed Communities,
Education, Agriculture, Infrastructure
and the Economy, Tourism, Forestry,
and finally, The Future.
On entering the venue, visitors were
greeted by a large mural, which
featured the 45 th Celebration logo
and the theme of the exhibition,
which was ‘The People’s Choice …
Our Dreams Fulfilled.’ As they
proceeded forward, visitors would
come to a theatrette area, where
various documentaries were screened,
as well as excerpts of short films
produced for the exhibition. From
there, visitors proceeded to a kampong
(village) scene from the 1960s, featuring
large wall panels and cut-outs of
children’s images from the era.
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