KUCHING: Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) has unveiled new discounted rates for its reopening post Covid-19. State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said such effort would assist in revitalising the local tourism industry. “The new rates will stimulate the arrival of local visitors and those from
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy call from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi and his delegation at the former’s office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia on Friday (July 3). The courtesy call was a friendly visit in conjunction with
KUCHING: E-commerce makes a lot of things easy, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi. “It has come to a point where we are promoting this new strategy – ease of doing business,” he said during a ‘pocket talk’ session with franchise industry players at Wisma
KUCHING: The National Franchise Development Masterplan (PIPFN) 2021-2025 will be ready by middle of next year. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi gave his word that the masterplan, which is currently being developed, will deliberate on all feedbacks from the franchise industry players. “Today (July 3)
KUCHING: The state government, through the Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS), gave relief aid worth RM10,150 to a family on Thursday (July 2). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah handed over the aid to the head of the household, Shamsu Kawie. Shamsu’s double-storey
KUCHING: A total of 2,385 out of 2,865 kindergartens statewide or 83.4 percent resumed operation on Wednesday (July 1), said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “From the 480 kindergartens which have yet to open, 461 of them are under the Community Development
KUCHING: Rock band Wings will hold a streaming concert in August as they are gradually picking up under the new normal of Covid-19 pandemic. The band’s lead vocalist Datuk Awie said such decision to venture into digital platform was timely in order to put food on the table and stay
KUCHING: Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Wings Motor Gang Society (WMGS) is eyeing to expand across the country and neighbouring Indonesia. “So far, we have about 200 members scattered throughout Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei and Singapore. “We are currently looking for an opening in Indonesia. It’s fine even
KUCHING: A person who only appears once in a youtube video performing a song cannot be considered as an artiste. This was the opinion of Malaysia’s iconic rock legend Datuk Ahmad Azhar Othman who is popularly known as Datuk Awie on social media platform “celebrities”. The 51-year-old lead vocal of
KUCHING: As the Sarawak government pours out many incentives to help Sarawakians from every corner of the state to pick up post Covid-19, many are asking for more. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah stressed that he was not kept in the dark on how bad