Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Borneo Jazz Festival goes virtual

KUCHING: The countdown has started for the Borneo Jazz Festival (BJF) Virtual Journey to be held between 6pm and 7.30pm from June 25 to 27. Registration is free and it will be viewable on www.jazzborneo.com, TVS, and Shopee Live. BJF will be a combination of flashbacks to past musical acts that performed at BJF as […]

MoU on responsible tourism inked

KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sarawak Centre of Performance Excellence (SCOPE) which will see both organisations collaborating on conferences, workshops and research on the latest trends of responsible tourism. STB chief executive officer (CEO) Sharzede Salleh Askor said one of the focuses was to engage with stakeholders […]

Over 3,000 households educated on sustainable tourism

KUCHING: As part of its efforts to create a sustainable tourism industry, over the last two years, Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) has engaged with 3,177 households from 23 homestays across Sarawak on sustainable waste management and soap-making. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said from these workshops, local communities running these […]

Tourism programme for Grab drivers reaches target

KUCHING: Sarawak has many hidden attractions to offer, not only to locals but tourists alike, says Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said as such, he believed through the ‘Sarawak Ambassadors Programme on e-learning for e-hailing drivers’ initiated by Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) in collaboration with Grab Malaysia (Grab), e-hailing […]

Help promote Sarawak, locals urged

KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to become ambassadors in promoting and boosting state tourism. Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the Covid-19 pandemic had given Sarawakians the opportunity to explore their own backyards. Having said this, Abdul Karim noted that the Sia Sitok Sarawak 1.0 campaign in 2020 had […]

Sarawak joins ITB Berlin Now

KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) hopes to attract the European markets and maintain Sarawak’s visibility worldwide by participating virtually in ITB Berlin Now 2021. STB chief executive officer Sharzede Salleh Askor said the state’s participation was an effort to make it a naturally preferred tourism destination during the current Covid-19 pandemic.   “It is a […]

Sarawak records over one billion tourism audiences this year

KUCHING: Sarawak has reached an astounding 1.1 billion audiences throughout 2020 with digital stories and initiatives to promote its beauty to the world, despite the global pandemic. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said such achievement was possible due to tremendous support from the media in writing and crafting amazing stories […]

STB to continue boosting tourism despite Covid-19

MIRI: The Covid-19 pandemic is no excuse for the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) not to make plans and preparations to keep the state’s tourism sector going strong in 2021 and beyond, asserted Telang Usan assemblyman and STB chairman Dennis Ngau. He said STB, being the agency tasked to spearhead tourism promotion and marketing, would continue […]

Slow recovery for tourism industry

SARAWAK’S tourism industry is expected to slowly recover next year with an estimated 1.4 million in visitor arrivals and RM3.5 billion in tourism receipts. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said unlike other economic sectors, the tourism sector which was among the worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, needs a longer period […]

More attractions in Bau to boost tourism

NEW natural attractions in Bau such as Satow Waterfall, Bronang Waterfall, Oyak Muot Waterfall, and Libuan Pinomu should be packaged with other major attractions in the district to provide a comprehensive experience for visitors. Tourism, Arts and Culture Assistant Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting said accessibility and basic facilities, such as public toilets, changing rooms, car […]