State zeroes in on becoming unique showcase
A new Arts, Culture, and Heritage Section has been established by the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts in line with its vision to make Sarawak a premier tourism destination and a showcase of unique arts, culture, and heritage. Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah disclosed that the section’s foremost tasks are […]
Tourism master plan to help in recovery process
THE Third Sarawak Tourism Master Plan 2021-2035 is timely to support the Post COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030 for the tourism sector. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the master plan would spur both immediate and long-term growth and recovery from the impact of COVID-19. Elaborating […]
Emphasis on community-based tourism
THE Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Ministry is focusing on developing eco-tourism and community-based tourism this year, said its Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He asserted that the initiatives were in line with Sarawak’s Post COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030. “One of the outcomes in the tourism sector is to increase community-based tourism […]
Dayaks must avail themselves to development
BETONG: Dayak non-governmental organisations (NGOs) must know and understand the many programmes under the state’s Post COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this would help encourage and prompt the community to take part in relevant programmes as outlined under the strategy. “When we want to fish, we must […]
Working together to promote Sibu’s business events
SIBU: Members of the newly created Sibu Business Events Committee (SBEC) will now work with various businesses and sectors in Sarawak to promote Sibu’s business events. SBEC’s main goal is to improve engagement between associations, governments, universities, and industry partners by developing and implementing strategies in the areas of stakeholder development, business development, capacity building […]
Projects for rakyat needs to be delivered on time
DELAYED projects would prevent the rakyat from enjoying their benefits aimed to improve their quality of life. Referring to the Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s opening speech, Azizul Annuar Adenan (GPS-Tanjong Datu) agreed that project implementing and monitoring agencies must endeavour to ensure projects and programmes under the Post Covid-19 Development […]
Sarawak to introduce its climate policy soon
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will issue its own climate policy soon, focusing on three sources of green energy after the completion of a study conducted under the 12th Malaysian Plan (12MP), said Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni. He said the three sources of green energy were hydropower, solar energy […]
Five-pronged push to get tourism going again
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS A FIVE-PRONGED strategy will be implemented by the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts to revive the tourism, creative and performing arts industry post Covid-19. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting said the first plan involved short term programmes such as “Kempen Sia Sitok Sarawak”, “Kempen Sia Sitok Sarawak […]
PCDS 2030 cornerstone to Sarawak’s progress
HEAD of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud has called on the private sector and all communities in the state to give their full support and actively participate in the Post-COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030. He said the PCDS 2030 is a long-term development plan with Sarawak’s aspiration to become a thriving society driven […]
Aussie battery investors visit Awang Tengah
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan received a courtesy call from a delegation from Element 25 Limited, Australia at his office in Wisma Sumber Alam, yesterday. The Element 25 visitors were managing director Justin Brown and development manager Neil Graham who are interested in investing in a lithium-ion battery ‘high purity manganese […]
