Batu Kawah: Development, dashed hopes and two doctors

SARAWAK POLLS | Legend has it that Batu Kawah was named after the rock formations on the Sungai Sarawak riverbank, one of which was shaped like an overturned kawah, the Bahasa Malaysia word for a wok.

Located at the periphery of Kuching city, the suburban Chinese-Malaysian majority constituency of Batu Kawah has a new attraction these days - in the form of the Batu Kawah Riverbank Park.

On weekends, many families go there for a stroll and take the elevator up the imposing eight-storey-high “sky window” to enjoy stunning views of the river...