Team Sarawak in Melbourne to lobby for business events
MELBOURNE: Representatives of Business Events (BE) Sarawak together with Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), Pullman Kuching and Pullman Miri Waterfront are taking part in the Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) here. The leading trade event for the meetings and event industry is being held at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia from Feb […]
Improving Sarawak civil service on the card
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy visit from the Associate Dean Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne, Matthew Greenwood-Nimmo on Tuesday. During the visit, they discussed on forming a collaboration between Institut Pengurusan Sarawak (MASA) and the University of Melbourne to hold a programme to improve […]
Praise for MetroCity Square as expats gush at ‘best decision’
KUCHING: Being raised in the city, growing old, people are eager to find a place for them to settle down and move away from the busy streets and fast-paced life. For this couple from Melbourne, Lawrence and Susie Lim, they chose Kuching as their ideal place. They decided to come back to their roots to […]
Melbourne orders snap Covid lockdown, but Australian Open plays on, without fans
MELBOURNE: More than six million people were ordered into a snap, five-day lockdown Friday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak in Australia’s second most populous state, forcing the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne to shut fans out. The lockdown across Victoria state from midnight (1300 GMT) was ordered out of fear a small outbreak […]
Mask-wearing compulsory in Melbourne
MELBOURNE: Australia’s second-biggest city will make it compulsory to wear a mask in public, authorities announced Sunday, as Melbourne steps up efforts to bring a coronavirus outbreak under control. Victoria state, which includes Melbourne, now has nearly 3,000 active cases of Covid-19 after a further 363 infections were reported Sunday despite a 10-day lockdown. Premier […]
