Veteran actress receives VIP visitors
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri visited veteran film actress, Datuk Sarimah Ahmad, who is unwell, at her residence today. She was accompanied by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Sabah and Sarawak Affairs Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib and Malaysian Astistes’ Association (Karyawan) president Datuk Freddie Fernandez. […]
Discussion with Transport Ministry soon
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) will discuss with the Transport Ministry on the Sarawak government’s request to extend permits for tour buses from 12 to 15 years, said its Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. “Sarawak’s request for the duration of the permit to be equivalent to that of Peninsular Malaysia’s now […]
Motion to remove Speaker normal
KUCHING: Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the motion tabled at the Dewan Rakyat for Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof to vacate his post to another candidate was normal, especially when there was a change in the government. “This is also the first time we face a situation like this and therefore, it will […]
Grow tourism through historical narratives of places
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) wants potential places in each state to be promoted via narration of their own history, says its Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said that besides identifying places to promote, Motac also wanted traditional food and clothing in each place to be highlighted because every single […]
18 programmes in one day
SIMUNJAN: Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri has attended 18 programmes non-stop within a day on Saturday. She was fulfilling her duties to the people after three months of not visiting the areas under her supervision due to the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) and its advanced phases. However, after the recovery […]
Helping to revive tourism industry
SIMUNJAN: The Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture (Motac) has developed a post-MCO tourism and cultural recovery plan to help revive the industry, said its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukry. But first and foremost, she said it was important to restore people’s confidence to travel again. She said the pandemic had caused people to be […]
Increase marketability of Aswara graduates
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Arts Culture and Heritage Academy (Aswara) must seriously look into the marketability of its graduates to ensure their competitiveness in the industry. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said this could help brand the uniqueness of Aswara graduates in producing artworks which are comparable to international brands. “Aswara […]
