Book tells importance of 'baruk' to Bidayuh community

Prized documentation: Manyin browsing through the book 'Baruk' as Charlie (right) briefs him on it. Also with Manyin are (from left) Hambali and the state Education director Datuk Abdillah Adam.

KUCHING: The Bidayuhs proudly welcomed an added documentation of the community’s heritage and culture through the launching of the book Baruk.

The book, authored by Batu Lintang Teachers Training College social science lecturer Charlie Ungang, relates the heritage and culture of the community by centring around the baruk.