State seeks more attractions as tourism revival begins

KUCHING: Tourism is expected to again flourish with the reopening of the country’s borders and Sarawak wants more items on its arsenal of attractions to draw more tourists to the state. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, in this instance, has called on Resident’s Offices across the state […]

Ministry draws up comprehensive tourism recovery plan

KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) has prepared a holistic tourism recovery framework in line with the National Recovery Plan announced by the Prime Minister recently. Its minister, Datuk Seri Hajah Nancy Shukri said the framework outlines three phases to help the government accelerate vaccination programmes nationwide so that ‘The Covid-19 Free […]

Extreme running competitions post-pandemic to revive tourism

KUCHING: Carus Sports Championship (CSE) aims to attract tourists to Sarawak after the Covid-19 pandemic by holding international extreme running competitions. CSE chief executive officer Carter Wei said they had a good partnership with the International Spartan Championships. “We will do our best to promote Sarawak internationally. After the pandemic, there are definitely many who […]

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 […]