Business events regain RM291.2 mln
KUCHING: Sarawak’s business event industry received the highest of praises by the Sarawak government after the industry’s 2020 performance in securing total economic impact of RM291.2 million was revealed at Business Events Sarawak’s (BESarawak) annual appreciation event held recently. The annual gathering, which strictly complied to the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs), was attended by […]
State regains RM291.2 million from BESarawak
KUCHING: The state’s business events industry received the highest of praises by the state government after its performance this year was revealed at Business Events Sarawak’s (BESarawak) Year-End Gathering Dinner on Monday (Dec 14). The annual gathering, which strictly complied with the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs), was attended by Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim […]
‘Gift of Love’ for Batang Ai longhouse folk
KUCHING: Batang Ai longhouse folk have been gifted with Business Events Sarawak’s (BESarawak) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project called ‘Gift of Love: Batang Ai Community Library’, built on the grounds of Nanga Ukom longhouse. BESarawak, in a press statement, pledged to use its professional connections and resources to shape the development of the people, especially […]
Abdul Karim applauds RM106mil total economic impact on business events
MIRI: Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Sarawak had achieved an estimated RM106mil on total economic impact for business events between January and September this year. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this amount had contributed to RM58mil in direct delegate expenditure; collecting tax revenue of RM6.4mil and opening 8,480 jobs […]
Big bucks from business events
MIRI: Sarawak achieved an estimated RM106 million in total economic impact for business events despite the significant spread of Covid-19 this year. The amount included RM58 million in direct delegates’ expenditure, RM6.4 million in tax revenues apart from creating 8,480 jobs in related sectors. There were 31 secured business events which attracted 39, 356 delegates […]
955 business events since 2006
SIBU: Sarawak has hosted 955 business events with the total economic impact of RM1.6 billion from 2006 until Sept 10. According to Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the events had contributed RM870 million in total direct delegate expenditure and RM96 million in tax revenue contribution. “In 2019 alone, Sarawak […]
Sarawak to host Asia Pacific Regional Hub for ICCA Congress
KUCHING: Sarawak has been selected as the Asia Pacific host of the Regional Hub for International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) 2020, which will take place from Oct 31 to Nov 5. The inaugural convention will run simultaneously with the main 59th ICCA Congress 2020 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. As such, sessions will be on-site at […]
Accolade for BESarawak
Latest marketing campaign earns recognition KUCHING: Business Events Sarawak’s (BESarawak) Tribal Gathering 2020 became the first hybrid event for the industry in Sarawak following the Malaysian government’s announcement on restarting business activities in the country. The hybrid event welcomed less than 250 industry partners from Kuching in person and the rest of business events partners […]
