Author: Gabriel Lihan

RM40m allocated for parameter surveys

BAU: State government is ready to provide perimeter surveys of Bumiputera Land Rights (NCR) for the benefits of the community. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan has said that the state government under the leadership of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has allocated RM40

2,771 land titles issued to landowners

BAU: A total of 2,771 land titles issued under the Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code were handed over to 305 landowners in Tasik Biru here yesterday. Three villages were presented with land titles under section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code – Kampung Senibong with 78 lots comprising

Sape, tuak to the fore at TAFI convention

KUCHING: The Travel Agent Federation of India (TAFI) Convention 2022 held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) has drawn international attention to local markets and different local cultures. It was held in Kuching for the first time from September 20 to September 23 with an expected attendance of over 700

Sarawak Delta Geopark boosts tourism sector

BAU: Sarawak Delta Geopark will help cement and boost the state’s tourism sector, says Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. Awang Tengah, who is also the International Trade, Industry and Investment Minister (MINTRED), said that the Tasik Biru Sarawak Delta Geopark would also help uplift the local community’s

Enticing more Indian visitors to Sarawak

KUCHING : The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) Convention 2022 is a good starting platform to connect and further promote Sarawak’s visibility to the market in India. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said with the positive increase of 304 per

Sarawak seeks to draw more tourists from India

KUCHING: Sarawak aims to further grow its tourism industry, with more tourist arrivals from India as one of its focus. Sarawak Tourism Board chief executive officer Sharzede Salleh Askor pointed out that India ranked number four in the state’s tourism market list. “It is a journey for Sarawak, the Indian

Tourism Malaysia conducts B2B at Indian travel agents convention

KUCHING: Tourism Malaysia conducted a business-to-business session (B2B) at the Travel Agents Federation of India (Tafi) Convention 2022 at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching here. The convention from Tuesday to Friday is a collaboration between Tourism Malaysia, Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) and Business Events (BE). On Thursday (Sept 22), the Malaysia

Beacon of hope for rural children in Matu

FOR nine years, preschool children at Rumah Panjang Jarit in Matu district in central Sarawak, were studying in a makeshift classroom at the Ruai of their longhouse. The Iban longhouse, located along the treacherous Batang Igan river, was not equipped with proper kindergarten and other basic facilities and amenities such

Hospital seeks next of kin of Chong Say Mee

KUCHING: The Sibu Hospital is attempting to trace the next of kin of a 56-year old patient, Chong Say Mee, who has been admitted to the male Psychiatric Ward since Aug 2. The hospital has been trying to contact Chong’s family members to bring him home but has so far

Attempt to smuggle 300 litres of diesel in Miri foiled

MIRI: Marine police foiled an attempt by a 28-year-old man to smuggle 300 litres of diesel in a van here yesterday. The man was arrested at about 10.30am in an operation codenamed Ops Contraband after he was intercepted at Jalan Krokop Utama, in front of SJK Chung Hua. Miri police