Author: Noor Syahhira Hady

Incubator to assist youth SMEs

KUCHING: An incubator will be built in Satok constituency to assist youths who are starting their Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).  Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki said the proposed incubator is in line with his focus on building more human capital and economic sectors in the area. “Since it is

Politeknik Kuching Sarawak graduates enjoy high employment rate

KUCHING: Between 90 and 95 per cent of Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) students found employment upon graduation, says director Hikmatullah Hajid Ahmad Khan. “Based on the marketability statistics of graduates since 2017, the trend showed that the employment rate in 2017 was 97.2 percent, 97.7 percent (2018) and 91.1 percent

Aspirasi to field 15 new faces

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) will be fielding 15 new faces among the 17 seats it plans to contest. Its president Lina Soo said the only exceptions would be her and party chairman Buln Ribos. “The new faces are Chan Chee Hiong who will be contesting in Pending, Leong

Maintain spirit of community cooperation

KUCHING: The Kejiranan Mesra (KJM) of Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) chairmen and representatives are urged to maintain the momentum or spirit of the Komuniti Di HatiKU within them. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the momentum or spirit

No entry for these foreign travellers

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will not allow entries of all foreign nationals who travelled to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe in the last 14 days to the state. According to its statement on Sunday (Nov 28), this change in the admission procedure  is

Targeting 16 to 22 million tourists by 2025

KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac) is targeting 16 million to 22 million tourist arrivals along with RM47 billion to RM77 billion tourist receipts by the year 2025. Its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri explained that the target was set because the ministry wanted people to

Discount for domestic flights to boost domestic tourism

KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is doing its utmost to revitalise the tourism sector in the country. Its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said they have provided assistance such as giving discount vouchers for domestic flights in order to encourage the people to go on holidays

Enjoy 50% discount on homestay tourism packages

KUCHING: Malaysians can enjoy a 50 percent discount on homestay tourism packages nationwide through jomhomestay.my. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the jomhomestay.my platform was developed by the Kampungstay and Homestay Association of Malaysia (MKHA) in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia. “To date, a total

Homestay operators gear up for discerning travellers

KUCHING: Homestay operators are working on offering a more unique experience to today’s more discerning tourists. Tourists nowadays prefer something innovative, get value for their money and a different but local experience. Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said improvements had therefore be made to the Malaysia

No new virus variant B.1.1.529 detected in Sarawak

KUCHING: There is no new Covid-19 virus variant B.1.1.529 detected in Sarawak thus far, clarified the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). According to the committee, as a measure for the early detection of new variants in the community, laboratories at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) and Clinical Research Center (CRC) Sibu