Thousands shake calories off at Kuching Zumba Fiesta

KUCHING: Colourful lights and loud music are all you need at the 6th edition of Kuching Zumba Fiesta 2023 as over 4,000 participants shake and dance at the Stadium Hoki here yesterday (Aug 19). The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said everyone knows Kuching Zumba Fiesta is a very famous […]

Mayor’s Walk to be held August 20

KUCHING: Kuching South City Council has announced that the popular Kuching Festival activity, Mayor’s Walk, will be held on Aug 20. Mayor Walk 2023 will take place at Jalan Canna Lily Boulevard, Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan, with the flag off slated for 7am. Mayor Walk, a highlight of the annual Kuching Festival, is in its […]

Major sponsor backs Kuching’s Got Talent 2023

KUCHING: Kuching’s Got Talent 2023 got off to a good start with a company which has been a major sponsor over the years coming forward to make contribution of RM40,000 to the event. STM Lottery Sdn Bhd handed a mock cheque for the amount to Kuching City South Council (MBKS) during a ceremony held at […]

200k visitors as fiesta manifests unity

KUCHING: Kuching Festival started off with a bang by recording over 200,000 visitors in the first week. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said on its first night alone, the festival recorded an impressive entrance of visitors numbering about 60,000 through the gates. “By the end of the first weekend, over […]

Eyeing bigger, grander future Kuching Festival

KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) hopes to see next year’s Kuching Festival to be held at bigger and grander scale along with improved facilities as compared to this year. Organising chairman this year Cr Goh Tze Hui said the festival could be rated as one of the largest open-air functions to be held annually […]

Annual Mayor’s Walk on Aug 21

KUCHING: The annual Mayor’s Walk organised by Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will be held on August 21 this year. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said programme, part of the council’s larger Kuching Festival event serves to promote a healthy lifestyle and environmental awareness among members of the public. “Mayor’s Walk is held with the […]

Kuching Fest Esports Challenge July 30-31

KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is collaborating with Sarawak Esports Association (SESA) to organise the Kuching Festival Esports Challenge 2022. According to SESA, the Kuching Festival Esports Challenge 2022 is orgnised in conjunction with the celebration of Kuching Festival 2022. The event will take place on July 30 to 31 for Mobile Legend […]

UCCN project seeks to take city to global stage

KUCHING: A diverse group of 120 participants attended the UCCN Kuching’s Open Forum in preparation for the forthcoming Kuching Festival. The forum featured the future of food, the aims of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network internationally and UCCN Kuching’s own response to the city’s designation in terms of its four-year action plan. Head of UCCN […]

Kuching Festival may be tweaked for safety reasons

BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: It is still uncertain if this year’s Kuching Festival will be extended over a longer period or even held in separate venues for better crowd control. Mayor of Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Datuk Wee Hong Seng said a few more things need to be considered and has already had […]

Mobile Legends competition offers lucrative prizes

BY UMIE SYAZWANIE MOHD KUCHING: The Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) is holding the Mobile Legends Kuching City Cup from Aug 22 to 29 in conjunction with the Kuching Festival. The e-sport competition is free but limited to the first 32 teams. Registration can be made at www.dbku.events. “The competition will be held online and […]