KUCHING (June 2): It was a colourful state-level Gawai Dayak Open House 2023 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here on the first day of the festival.

The atmosphere was filled with the sound of gongs being struck melodiously, while performers in colourful traditional costumes lined up along the red carpet that went all the way into the VVIP section of the convention hall, ready for the grand welcome of Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and wife Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang.