More volunteers required to assist vaccines
KUCHING: There is a need for more volunteers to assist vaccine recipients at the Covid-19 mega vaccination centre at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) next month. Commander-in-chief for Covid-19 One Stop Centre at Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Dr Choeng Yaw Liang, who is also working on the BCCK’s Covid-19 vaccination centre, said that […]
Juh Sungkei at BCCK from April 13 to May 12
KUCHING: This Ramadan, Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) will launch its specially crafted throwback menu in conjunction with the ‘Juh Sungkei di BCCK’ programme with the options of dine-in, takeaways and delivery from April 13 to May 12, 2021. “Our aim is to provide customers with the same excellent standard of food variety, service, ambiance […]
Spend Valentine’s Day with BCCK
KUCHING: The Raintree Restaurant at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) is inviting couples to spend Valentine’s Day with them. Priced at RM300 per couple, the restaurant will prepare an extravagant five-course meal, prepared with the finest ingredients. To start off the night, an appetiser of salmon gravlax tartare is served with fresh seaweed, ebiko caviar, […]
BCCK appoints experienced new executive chef
KUCHING: The Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here has appointed Tawfeeq Seow as executive chef. Seow completed his training in Kuala Lumpur before beginning his career, where he gained experience in food safety management, high volume catering, fine dining and restaurant management. “Chef Tawfeeq has built a career spanning three decades in countries across the […]
Sumptuous Yuletide offerings at BCCK’s Raintree Restaurant
KUCHING: The Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) gets into the festive mood with its Christmas season lunch and dinner offerings at The Raintree Restaurant. Among the offers are Festive Christmas Lunch, Christmas Eve Dinner, Christmas Night Set Dinner and Christmas Roast from as low as RM69 nett, and guests can also take away a whole […]
4th IDECS going hybrid
By Natasha Jee & Nia Natasha Hasenan KUCHING: In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 4th International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) 2020 will be going hybrid with controlled participants attending the event live while the rest will be attending virtually via a webinar. The two-day event themed ‘Data and Innovation Accelerating Social and Economic […]
BCCK launches ‘Size Matters’ campaign
KUCHING: Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) launched its ‘Size Matters’ Campaign on Monday (Sept 14), which was officiated by Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. Abdul Karim praised BCCK for its foresight in offering hybrid events, setting a precedent for others in the industry to follow. He also expressed […]
Sarawak to host international convention
BY NATASHA JEE & ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: Sarawak has won the bid against Seoul, South Korea to be the host of the Asia Pacific Regional Hub for International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) 2020 which will take place from Oct 31 until Nov 5, 2020. The inaugural convention will run simultaneously with the main 59th […]
BCCK holds virtual-hybrid audit
KUCHING: Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) recently conducted a virtual-hybrid audit for the first time ever with its appointed external certification body, with over half of the audit being performed remotely. The audit was for BCCK’s certification with the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) in food safety management systems (ISO 22000), environmental management systems (ISO […]
Optimistic BCCK looks ahead to new normal
KUCHING: The Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) is optimistic about holding events, albeit under the new normal. Its executive director Tan Sri Datuk Amar Wilson Baya Dandot said despite the limitations of organising events due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, BCCK was ready to look forward. “We see ourselves rededicating ourselves to conventional […]
