Sarawak celebrates Business Events at 59th ICCA APRH Congress The Asia Pacific Regional Hub congress for the 59th International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has just ended making Sarawak the first ever ICCA Asia Pacific regional hub to champion for the legacies of conventions, globally known as legacy impacts. Abdul Karim welcomes proposed RM252 mln allocation under 2021 State Budget for tourism programmes The proposed RM252 million allocation under the 2021 State Budget for tourism ministry to carry out various tourism programmes including marketing and promotion, bidding for business events, festivals and events as well as tourism infrastructure development. Ongoing measures to rejuvenate tourism post-pandemic The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC) has continued to invest in upskilling and capacity building for tourism industry players in a bid to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. SEDC aims to establish state’s very own hydrogen society Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) has made a move to establish the state’s very own hydrogen society through the Sarawak Hydrogen Association to power the Sarawak Hydrogen Agenda. MOTAC, STATOS to jump-start Singaporean tourist arrivals The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) and the Sarawak Trade & Tourism Office Sarawak (STATOS) are engineering a partnership to revive Singaporean tourist arrivals to Sarawak, with full reactivation to begin once the Covid-19 pandemic is over. Work on proposed Orang Ulu Cultural Centre to start soon The proposed Orang Ulu Cultural Centre to be built here will attract tourists and boost the local tourism industry. Kiosk to enhance Kuching’s tourism Launched by Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the kiosk was part of an initiative under the Kampung Heritage Trail project spearheaded by the state government to conserve heritage sites. Sarawak flies the flag at WTM Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) along with nine local travel and tour operators are taking part in the first-ever virtual World Travel Market that is usually held in London’s gigantic Excel exhibition hall.