Brunei-Kuching flights to resume May 1
KUCHING: Sarawak is expecting more visitor arrivals as the Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) will resume its Brunei Darussalam-Kuching flights from May 1 this year. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts (MTCP) Datuk Sebastian Ting said there would be two flights per week. “We strongly believe that international arrivals will greatly increase this […]
Sarawak hopes Brunei will also reopen borders
MIRI: Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts I, Datuk Sebastian Ting, hopes neighbouring Brunei will also reopen its borders to revive the tourism industry. “With Malaysia reopening its borders on April 1, we hope Brunei will follow suit,” he said at the ‘Sayangi Miri photography 2022’ contest prize presentation on Sunday. On […]
Sarawak can expect more visitors from Brunei
KUCHING: Sarawak can expect more visitors from Brunei with the implementation of Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) between the state and neighbouring Brunei. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said with announcement made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on the matter recently, the doors at […]
Vaccinated Travel Lane with Brunei will revive Sarawak tourism
KUCHING: The implementation of a Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) with Brunei will be able to revive the tourism industry in Sarawak and boost the economy especially in Miri, Limbang, and Lawas which border Brunei. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob pointed out that the government was actively carrying out various initiatives to assist sectors […]
State looks forward to reopening borders with Brunei, Singapore
MIRI: On top of allowing inter-state travel into the state, Sarawak is also looking forward to the reopening of its borders with Brunei and Singapore to restart the state’s cross-border tourism industry. Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting revealed this at a press conference after chairing the Sarawak Tourism Coordination Committee (STCC) […]
Malaysian High Commissioner hands letter of appointment to Sultan of Brunei
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam Datuk Raja Reza Raja Zaib Shah yesterday handed over his letter of appointment to the Sultan of Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman, Bandar Seri Begawan, in an official ceremony. According to a press release issued by the Malaysian High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan, […]
Asean ministers to hasten implementation of initiatives for regional recovery
KUALA LUMPUR: The economic ministers of Asean will reconvene through the virtual 53rd Asean Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting from Sept 8-15, 2021, to push for quicker implementation of the initiatives under the Asean Comprehensive Recovery Framework (ACRF), Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said. The initiatives to be deliberated on include the signing and […]
Brunei reports first virus deaths in over a year
KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei reported two coronavirus deaths Tuesday, the first fatalities from Covid-19 in the Southeast Asian nation in over a year as it battles a fresh outbreak. An 85-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, both Bruneians, died after contracting lung infections following their admission to a quarantine centre this month, the health ministry said. […]
Brunei enforces stricter social distancing after first local case in 15 months
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Brunei government announced stricter social distancing measures after the country reported eight new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, including seven local infections and one imported case, Xinhua reported. The local infections were the first to be reported since May 6, 2020. According to Brunei’s Health Ministry, the control measures were reinstated for […]
Brunei contributes ventilators, test kits worth RM1.7 million
KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei Darussalam is contributing ventilators and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Covid-19 test kits worth RM1.7 million to Malaysia, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. Hishammuddin said he had a telephone conversation with Bruneian Second Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Setia Awang Erywan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Mohd Yusof on Wednesday to express […]
