Sarawak to host primatology congress in 2023 Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg revealed this at a press conference when officiating at the laying of the foundation stone of the Semenggoh Rainforest Discovery Centre here on August 19. Social, official events permitted with 50 percent capacity The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided that social and official events involving large crowds will be permitted to have a capacity of 50 percent of a venue’s size effective Aug 25, said its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. No quarantine for Malaysians travelling to Sarawak from Sept 1 Malaysians travelling from the peninsula, Sabah and Labuan to Sarawak are no longer required to undergo quarantine from Sept 1, state disaster management committee chairman Douglas Uggah Embas said. ‘Sia Sitok Sarawak’ reflects efforts to revitalise tourism The just-launched ‘Sia Sitok Sarawak’ intra-state tourism campaign signifies the state government’s intention of revitalising Sarawak’s tourism sector, which has been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Up to 200 visitors allowed into nature reserves, national parks statewide The announcement was made during the launch of ‘Urban Forest Night Walk’ at Sama Jaya Forest Reserve on Friday night by Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah MOTAC, hotels to work on tourism packages The federal Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) plans to organise tourism stimulus packages with hotel industry players to encourage people to travel. Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang, Kuching among cities approved for transit flights via Singapore Singapore Airlines (SIA) said its customers, as well as SilkAir and Scoot’s can transit via Singapore Changi Airport from selected points in Asia, Europe and the South West Pacific region to any destination in the SIA Group network currently operated by the three airlines. 30 million allocated to upgrade Semenggoh Wildlife Centre The facilities at the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre (SWC) in Penrissen Road, famed for its many semi-wild orangutans, will be upgraded with an allocation of RM30 million, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said.