State guidelines apply, says minister

KUCHING: Sarawak, while having its own guideline regarding the organisation of acts or concerts, will not ‘lari (go beyond) with regulations set by the federal government. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the matter applies to any activities or programmes that are being held. “In Sarawak, […]

Moving business events industry forward

KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) will look into introducing incentives to continue encouraging local business event planners to organise events, said the ministry’s permanent secretary Hii Chang Kee. He said this would be done with careful compliance with the necessary standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines. “We […]

International and local events to go on

KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah have assured that international and local events would still go on. “If there is any cancellation or postponement, it will be made known to the media. “There will be some that will be deferred, those that involved foreigners from those countries that are imposed […]