Sarawak – Based Organisations Urged to Organise More Local Business Events, says Datuk Abdul Karim Sarawak’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Hamzah, officially unveiled Sarawak’s brand-new incentive packages and the new normal video for Sarawak-based business event planners and partners at Business Events Sarawak’s (BESarawak) Tribal Gathering in Kuching. Sarawakian-managed journal will promote state to the world State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has lauded the Sarawakian-managed Journal of Responsible Tourism Management (JRTM) for its achievements since its launch last year. Moving business events industry forward The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) will look into introducing incentives to continue encouraging local business event planners to organise events, said the ministry’s permanent secretary Hii Chang Kee. Green lane works only post-pandemic The implementation of reciprocal green lane (RGL) scheme or corridor travel arrangement would be effective only when the pandemic in Malaysia and Indonesia is in check. Virtual forum on Miri’s heritage sites Miri City Council (MCC) hosted a virtual forum on Friday (Feb 5) regarding heritage sites in Miri which have the potential to be developed into tourism products. SEDC subsidiary signs MoU with Kemena Global Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) wholly-owned subsidiary, Hemisphere Corporation Sdn Bhd (Hemisphere), and Kemena Global Sdn Bhd (KGSB) recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish cooperation and exploration opportunities for business collaborations in the hotel industry. ICCASkills - Leadership in Global Events Education ICCA is proud to be launching this certification programme for its membership and the industry to meet the challenges of the need for new business models, enhanced professionalism and standards in the industry.