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Bario’s inspiring tribute to WW2 fighters
Wednesday, 14 July 2010 10:30
KUCHING: A unique Bario Memorial Sculpture Monument set up on the Muloon Hill, Bario Asal to commemorate the parachute landing of British and Australian commandos into Bario during World War II was unveiled by Minister of Tourism and Heritage Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam recently.
The monument was jointly built by the Sarawak Tourism Federation (STF), the Ministry of Tourism and Heritage and the Bario community in conjunction with the 65th anniversary of World War II and the landing of the commandos, led by Tom Harrison, in Bario.
During the simple unveiling ceremony, Dr Chan, who is also Deputy Chief Minister, laid a flower wreath and paid tribute to 200 tribal warriors from Baram and Rejang Basins, who sacrificed their lives to support the commandos during the Semut Operations to liberate Sarawak from the Japanese occupation in 1945.
Later, the Bario Commandos Liberation trail proposed package was unveiled.
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