Pemulih food aid for 4,800 Batang Sadong folk
SIMUNJAN: As many as 4,800 poor households and e-Kasih recipients in Batang Sadong parliamentary constituency will start to receive food baskets under the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih). On June 28, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that each MP is allocated an amount of RM300,000 to implement the food basket […]
Nearly 800 in Simunjan jabbed
SIMUNJAN: Some 794 residents in Simunjan were given the Sinovac vaccine on Friday (July 9) at the Dewan Mesra Simunjan vaccine centre (PPV). Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri visited the PPV to monitor its vaccination process. She was accompanied by Samarahan Resident Brahim Lumpu and Simunjan District Officer Abdul Khalid Manap. “Today, a […]
Channel Pemulih initiatives quickly to revitalise tourism industry
PUTRAJAYA: The initiatives of National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) should be channelled to industry practitioners to rehabilitate the country’s tourism and culture industry, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) would ensure coordination and monitoring so that the implementation of […]
Motac to focus on business events industry during NRP
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) will be focusing on the business events industry during the National Recovery Plan (NRP) period, says its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said this was in line with the government’s announcement on opening the domestic tourism sector in phase three of the NRP. “There […]
Kuching city proposed as destination
KUCHING: Kuching City has been proposed as one of the destinations for the implementation of the Covid-19 Free Destination Pilot Project. Malaysian Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, said on Monday the project was aimed at reviving the tourism industry and encouraging Malaysians, foreigners in Malaysia (such as expatriates and diplomatic […]
Motac hopes domestic tourism will revive during fourth phase of National Recovery Plan
PUTRAJAYA: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) hopes that domestic tourism activity will revive after the government considered allowing interstate travel in the fourth phase of the National Recovery Plan, which is expected in November. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said it was also subject to the low number of Covid-19 cases, the public […]
Good response at RTC Gedong, Simunjan vaccine centres
KUCHING: The first day of vaccination in both Simunjan and Gedong was successful with the targeted number of vaccine recipients achieved, said Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. The Batang Sadong assemblywoman added that the jab centre at the Rural Transformation Centre (RTC) Gedong achieved its daily target of 250 recipients on Monday (June 14). However, only […]
Kuching nominated as Unesco creative city of gastronomy
KUCHING: The federal Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) in collaboration with Sarawak government is pursuing efforts to uplift and nominate Kuching City as one of the creative cities network at the Unesco and Asean levels under the gastronomy category. Its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said, at the regional level, Asean supports Unesco’s […]
Culture and arts industry suffers loss of RM85 mln due to Covid-19 pandemic
PUTRAJAYA: Those involved in the culture and arts industry have suffered losses amounting to about RM85 million within a period of one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Tourism, Culture and Arts Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. In light of this, she sees the need to restore the culture non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to enable […]
RM20.25 mln for state museum infrastructure maintenance
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) has approved the first portion of allocation amounting to RM20.25 million to 103 museums under state governments this year. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri today hoped the allocation would assist state museums to repair and maintain infrastructure as well as tourist facilities […]
