Avoid ‘extinction‘ of ethnic groups

Children from the Jati Meirek Malay community in Miri performing at the association’s annual event.

MIRI: Minority ethnic groups in Sarawak are fast losing their cultural identity and traditional roots due to migration and intermarriages.

There is an urgent need to have their historical backgrounds recorded in print before they become “extinct”, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg.