State upbeat on generating RM3.2b in tourism receipts
BY ALEXANDRA LORNA and NATASHA JEE KUCHING: Sarawak is optimistic it will receive more than 1.2 million visitors and generate RM3.2 billion in tourism receipts this year, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the state government through the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts has introduced various […]
Minister optimistic homestay businesses will recover
MIRI: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri is optimistic homestay businesses in Sarawak will recover gradually now that restrictions on travel have ended. She pointed out that now was the best time for homestay operators to promote their products to tourists. “They can utilise the natural environment in promoting their homestay, be […]
Recover and revitalise education for Covid-19 generation
KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed greater disparities in education, says WWF-Malaysia. “The pandemic has disrupted the education system, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in over 190 countries. “The United Nations report titled Policy Brief: Education during Covid-19 and beyond also revealed that the closure of schools impacted 94 per cent of the world’s student […]
Too scared to go back to school
Many schools with 60-70% student attendance, says Wee KUCHING: “A lot of schools only record about 60 to 70 percent student attendance as some of the students are scared to go back to school in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. “However, I don’t blame them as we are facing an invisible enemy. I think it […]
Malaysia’s economy to recover with gradual reopening of sectors
KUALA LUMPUR: The gradual reopening of various sectors of the economy, with companies and organisations strictly adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOP) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO), is important to enable Malaysia recovers positively, said economists. They believed the government decision to allow the resumption of certain sectors, with the CMCO enforced […]
