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Borneo Highlands area holds potential to become a tourism hub

PADAWAN: The Borneo Highlands area in the Puncak Borneo Parliamentary Constituency has the potential to become a thriving tourism hub in the state, provided it is fully explored and necessary infrastructure is developed. Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin highlighted that several attractive areas around the Puncak Borneo constituency are already known as tourism spots, […]

State govt to announce all projects in Borneo Highlands

BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & LILIANA SHERYN KOTA PADAWAN: All development projects that will involve Borneo Highlands will be announced by the state government itself. Chairman of Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) Tan Kai stated that the council is only responsible for the maintenance for the area. “We are only responsible for the road maintenance, the […]

Sng comes out in support of casino idea

KUCHING: Julau MP Datuk Larry Sng is all for the idea of setting up a casino here. He said having a casino may be controversial but a bold move which will spur the state’s tourism and hospitality industry manifolds. “I am coming out in support because of the economic spin-offs and job opportunities that could […]

Opening casino can attract investors, spur state’s economic growth

KUCHING: Should the establishment of a casino in the Borneo Highlands become a reality, it could be one of the areas that help spur the state’s economic growth. In stating this, Tarat assemblyman Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said he, therefore, agreed with the idea of a casino being opened in Sarawak. “This (having the […]

The quaint village of Kampung Sapit

Nestled at the foothills of Ulu Padawan is Kampung Sapit, home to some 450 Bidayuh Biya people who settled at the picturesque Borneo Highlands marking the border to Kalimantan. On the road for development Located about 65km away from the city, getting to the quaint village of Kampung Sapit in the Borneo Highlands is quite […]