Vaccine gives hope to country’s borders reopening
KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing Covid-19 immunisation programme has given confidence and hope toward reopening the country’s borders so that the gloomy tourism industry can begin the recovery process, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said there were several countries in the world whose citizens had been vaccinated, expressing readiness to […]
Inter-district travel opens up opportunities for tourism sector
PUTRAJAYA: The lifting of the inter-district ban has allowed the public the opportunity to travel and boost the livelihoods of those involved in the tourism sector, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) welcomed the government’s decision to allow inter-district travel within the […]
Encouraging sales of Sarawak crafts online
KUCHING: The sales of Sarawak crafts online have been encouraging, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said from April last year to January this year, the value of online sales through three platforms, namely e-Kraf Bazar, Craft On-the-Go and My Craft Shoppe amounted to RM1.5 million. “A total of 140 […]
Motac sets up two handicraft courses
KUCHING: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) through the National Craft Institute (IKN) has established two Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM) courses in an effort to preserve the rich cultural heritage of Sarawak’s handicraft products. Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the two courses aim to enrol 25 students for […]
Expedite school infrastructure projects
SIMUNJAN: Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will ensure that the construction of school infrastructures in Sarawak be implemented effectively. Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri stressed that the construction of the Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Abang Man here and other school infrastructure projects in the state should […]
Motac discusses with neighbouring countries on travel bubbles
PUTRAJAYA: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) has held discussions with the Health, Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs ministries to explore opportunities for the creation of travel bubble arrangements with neighbouring countries during the Covid-19 situation. Its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said among the identified countries were Brunei, Singapore and Thailand, as well […]
Tourism ministry officials visit Centexs
KUCHING: The federal Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) top officials visited the Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) here on Sunday (Dec 27). The visitors, led by the minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, introduced the programmes offered by Centexs and promote products produced by Centexs Commercial. They visited the Digital Academy (Augmented Reality […]
204 tourism and hotel operators gone bankrupt since March
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 204 tourism and hotel operators have closed their business since March this year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said based on data released by the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), […]
RM200 mln plan to rehabilitate tourism in 2021 Budget
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the government is serious in its efforts to assist tourism industry players in the country who have been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic for the survival of the industry. According to her, this was proven through the RM200 million allocation for the […]
MM2H programme not cancelled
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has not cancelled the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme, instead it is temporarily frozen, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the temporary suspension was to allow the ministry to make detailed specifications and improvements to the programme, comprising safety, property, […]
