The Cat City - KUCHING V 3.0 [Archive] - Page 3

nazrey

October 17th, 2008, 08:50 AM

Malaysia's First Planetarium To Be Upgraded Using Warner Bros. Expertise
October 17, 2008 14:27 PM

KUCHING, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- The Sultan Iskandar Planetarium here, Malaysia's first astronomy education centre, is to be upgraded with the possibility of using expertise from Warner Bros, one of the world's largest producers of film and television entertainment.

Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Fadillah Yusof who disclosed this, said the ministry was prepared to assist the planetarium in this effort.

"The country's first planetarium which has been in operation for 19 years is now in need of upgrading in terms of infrastructure, in line with current technological developments.

"The ministry will cooperate with the Sarawak government to identify aspects or areas which need to be improved in order to continuously draw people to the planetarium and avoid boredom for the visitors.

"If possible, we want to create realistic situations during the screenings at the planetarium," he told reporters after launching its "Mirrordome" digital screening, today.

For instance, Fadillah said, visitors watching on the screen, a rocket being launched into space might "experience" what the astronauts were going through, and his could happen with Warner Bros. expertise.

"Perhaps the seats need to be changed so that the visitors could 'feel' the vibrations when the rocket is launched into space or hit a meteor," he added.

Fadillah said the use of Mirrordome technology was the beginning of the upgrading process, while the initiative of the Sarawak government which was responsible for the daily operations of the Sultan Iskandar Planetarium should be emulated by others.

The Mirrordome technology allows for digital film screening while previously a projector was used for showing the planets and stars to the planetarium visitors.

The technology application was contributed by Paul Bourke, a computer visualisation researcher from the University of Western Australia.

On the state government's request from the federal government to set up a science centre in Sarawak to promote interest in science among the younger generation, Fadillah said his ministry was prepared to study it but the decision would depend on the country's financial situation.

-- BERNAMA

Note:
Planetarium Sultan Iskandar (http://planetarium-sarawak.org/joom/index.php)
Planetarium Sultan Iskandar, the brainchild of Sarawak's Chief Minister was declared officially opened in 19 January 1989 and it is the first planetarium in Malaysia. Just like any other planetaria in the world, the planetarium offers combination of audio, graphic, video and awry experience in space. What more could be that important compare to the willingness to share the experience in space?

Yohanes

October 17th, 2008, 11:05 AM

Petra Jaya
Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) headquarters is located here.
From nadai.name

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I like the design of the lake :)

Anybody know wheather this lake is natural/original or man-made?
Why need to build the bridge across it?

jingPENGboy

October 17th, 2008, 02:37 PM

i think it is a waste of money, by building a man-made lake and then a bridge across it just like PUTRA JAYA. luckily this petra jaya is a minor one.

kiko

October 18th, 2008, 04:40 AM

for me, man made creation is one of toursit attraction.

triplex

October 18th, 2008, 05:56 AM

Anybody know wheather this lake is natural/original or man-made?
Why need to build the bridge across it?

nope, it was a lake left after a quarry. i remember swimming in one of those lakes there when i was a kid.. ;P

kealchg

October 18th, 2008, 04:33 PM

jingPENGboy

October 18th, 2008, 04:42 PM

jingPENGboy

October 19th, 2008, 02:19 PM

Johari hopes UCSI can help in tourism sector

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Johari (right) launching UCSI University’s logo witnessed by Ng and Lu (left).

By Ng Kiang Chiew

KUCHING: The tourism sector is vital to the state. Hence, the state welcomes institutions of higher learning like University College Sedaya International (UCSI) University to help the state to achieve greater success in the sector.
This was pointed out by Minister of Housing, Dato Sri Abang Haji Johari Tun Openg, when officiating at the launching of UCSI University Sarawak Campus near the Kenyalang flyover at Jalan Tun Jugah here yesterday.
Johari also congratulated UCSI for achieving a university status.
“It is a beginning, among others, for UCSI to chart new areas of study in order to enhance the state’s human capital, and to position Malaysia especially Sarawak in the competitive business world,” he said.
Johari also lauded UCSI for its focus in the tourism and hospitality sector.
“The state’s rich natural resources are not fully exploited because of the lack of knowledge, but the service industry will definitely be emphasized apart from the state’s strength in manufacturing and downstream activities of its resources,” he pointed out.
Johari stressed that the tourism industry was important in the state’s expanding economy to maximise the use of its assets and preserve the environment.
“But for these to be effective, it needs guidance provided by higher learning institutions such as UCSI.
Johari also hoped that UCSI could nurture of the state’s young human capital so that they could contribute effectively to the state’s development, especially in the SCORE (Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy) project.
UCSI Vice-Chancellor and President, Peter Ng, in his speech, said UCSI stood for unwavering commitment to serve intentionally. He added that Sarawak with its beauty, was the logical place for the launching of UCSI’s tourism hospitality management programme which would commence in January next year.
“We want to help make Sarawak a truly wonderful destination for many.
I want UCSI University Sarawak Campus to help build the infrastructure, to help nurture, groom Sarawak as a truly wonderful destination for tourists.
“I would also like UCSI to be committed, vibrant, capable of helping the government, the community and its people for the future of the nation,” he said.
Ng added that he intended to put UCSI on the world map through the blue ocean strategy network. He also thanked everyone for their efforts in helping the institution to achieve its present success.
With its Sarawak campus, UCSI now has three campuses. The other two are in Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu.
Among those present at the event were UCSI principal, Lu Huong Ying, and friends of the institution.

fairul

October 19th, 2008, 04:29 PM

according to the original plan..a direct access to be build from DBKU building ( from the top of the hill) to the current DUN...passing by the Masjah area..thats why you can see a dead end road just below the DBKU hill...

nazrey

October 20th, 2008, 04:41 PM

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nazrey

October 20th, 2008, 04:44 PM

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nazrey

October 20th, 2008, 04:45 PM

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nazrey

October 20th, 2008, 04:47 PM

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Yohanes

October 21st, 2008, 02:50 AM

That is the MASJAH area...meant to be Kuching's new Administrative area....too bad at night...the bridge and the roads are used for illegal racing....another block of Admin building were supposed to be built opposite, mirroring the current one....so far so quiet....focus on DUN i think...its looking great the DUN by the way...if KL has KLCC and KL Tower as Landmark....Penang with the Bridge and maybe Komtar...KK of course Mt Kinabalu and Yayasan Sabah/Tun Fuad Stephen Building....Kuching?? The new DUN I hope!!! ;)

Most of people come to Kuching to see Kcg W/front and colonal buildings. My frens from WM like Kcg very much, I ask why and they say bcos Kuching give them european feeling, green and clean environtment. Kuching waterfront is a walk through time; from Kuching's humble, ancient origins, to a modern city. Visit Kuching wouldnt be complete without a stroll on the modern esplanade, or to sit, relax and experience a Sarawakian sunset..

kealchg

October 21st, 2008, 03:50 PM

Most of people come to Kuching to see Kcg W/front and colonal buildings. My frens from WM like Kcg very much, I ask why and they say bcos Kuching give them european feeling, green and clean environtment. Kuching waterfront is a walk through time; from Kuching's humble, ancient origins, to a modern city. Visit Kuching wouldnt be complete without a stroll on the modern esplanade, or to sit, relax and experience a Sarawakian sunset..

Wow...you made it sound so romantic...hopefully with the new DUN, Borneo Covention Centre and The Santubong Cable Car project(any news)...it would bring in more tourist....

GOOD NEWS TIGER AIRWAYS FLYING INTO KUCHING FROM DEC ONWARDS!!!:banana:

nazrey

October 21st, 2008, 06:36 PM

New Kuching prison opens after 10-year delay
2008/10/21
Bernama

KUCHING, Tues:

Prisoners filed into the newly completed Kuching Prison Complex in Jalan Puncak Borneo, after a 10-year wait.
The new inmates comprised a final batch of prisoners from the 389 who were transferred in stages starting Oct 17, from the 120-year-old Kuching Prison Complex in Jalan Tabuan.

Construction of the new prison complex was delayed and later abandoned, forcing the Prime Minister to direct the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to investigate the cause of the delay.

Kuching Prison Complex Director Adnan Atan said the movement of prisoners who were either under remand, serving short-term or long-term jail sentences, was carried out by officers from the Prisons Department and police.

“We started moving out the prisoners in stages starting Oct 17 and the final batch arrived today. The old prison at Jalan Tabuan will be closed from tomorrow and all prison operations will start at the new centre here,” he said when contacted here today.
In 2006, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi visited the 20.8 hectare site of the prison centre which had been abandoned since 1997.

The new prison, which can accommodate 500 men and 150 women prisoners, was to have been completed in August, 2000, at an initial cost of RM165 million.

Adnan added that the prison complex also comprises 216 staff and officers’ quarters, a mosque and a children’s playground. — BERNAMA

nazrey

October 22nd, 2008, 03:02 AM

Kuching City To Get Cheaper, Eco-friendly Waste-water System
October 20, 2008 21:27 PM

KUCHING, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- A new study for integrating centralised waste-water system for Kuching City can be established for about two-thirds of the cost of a conventional solution.

State public health and environment ministry permanent secretary Ganie Ugay said the study, expected to provide an ecologically, friendly option, was jointly undertaken by the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sarawak and Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID).

He said the study found that the annual costs for operation, maintenance, service and repair of the proposed solution would cost about RM7 million, which is less costly than the centralised conventional one.

"Much has been said about poor water quality in the rivers of Kuching City. One of the culprits is the direct discharge of untreated sewage into these rivers, which pollute the water with organic matters and give rise to foul odours," he added.

Ganie was speaking at the workshop, 'Study On The Options For Integrating Centralised Waste-water Systems With Non-piped Ecological Sanitation Systems And Other Emerging Wastewater Systems for Kuching City" here Monday.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

October 22nd, 2008, 03:02 AM

DBKU To Introduce Pension Scheme Soon
October 20, 2008 20:13 PM

KUCHING, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- Kuching City North Commission (DBKU) staff will soon enjoy a pension scheme, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Office Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman Monday.

He said 90 per cent of the process to replace the current salary scheme was completed and awaiting Cabinet approval.

Currently, the 1,029 staff of DBKU are paid using the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) scheme.

"This is indeed, a good news for DBKU's staff and we hope it could be done as soon as possible. We are expecting the chief minister (Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud) to announce the matter," he told reporters at the DBKU's get-together in Bukit Siol here.

-- BERNAMA

Yohanes

October 22nd, 2008, 05:52 AM

Some pic of The spring, 21/10 evening..

main enterence
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Q at sushi king
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disk79

October 22nd, 2008, 10:58 AM

kiko

October 24th, 2008, 02:17 AM

merdeka plaza is still digging the hole isnt it?

kiko

October 24th, 2008, 05:38 AM

Hock Seng Lee wins RM452mil wastewater sub-contract

PETALING JAYA: Hock Seng Lee Bhd has won a sub-contract worth some RM452mil for construction and commission works of a wastewater management system project in Kuching.

The contract period for the plant and the sewer networks awarded by Nishimatsu Construction Co Ltd is 48 months commencing Oct 15.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Hock Seng Lee said apart from the construction and commissioning of the wastewater treatment plant, the works would also include main, secondary and tertiary lines, property connections, provision of process plant and equipment, related building works, and mechanical and electrical works.

“The contract is expected to contribute positively to the earnings and net assets of the group as the project progresses during the contract period,” it said.

However, the transaction would not have any effect on the share capital and substantial shareholdings of the group, it added.

fairul

October 24th, 2008, 07:37 AM

mraz8146

October 24th, 2008, 07:46 AM

kerja2 kotor...cms mesti tak nak punye...:lol:

kiko

October 24th, 2008, 08:58 AM

SARAWAK MULLS NEW MUSEUM UNDER TENTH MALAYSIA PLAN
Bernama
Bernama - Thursday, October 23

KUCHING, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak Government will propose that a new and bigger museum be built in the state under the Tenth Malaysian Plan (10MP) as the present Sarawak Museum is too small.
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Sarawak Urban Development and Tourism Minister Datuk Micheal Manyin said it was impossible to further extend the infrastructures for the present museum as it would limit parking space and affect visitor arrival.

"We will think about it (the new museum) and put up the request under the 10MP," he told reporters after opening an abstract arts exhibition entitled "More Than Colours" here today.

Manyin said the proposed new museum would be sited at a new location and would boast world-class facilities such as ample parking space, bookstores, reading section and cafeteria.

The Sarawak Museum, recognised as one of the best in Southeast Asia, was built in 1891.

-- BERNAMA

not bad manyin..make sure all ur plan acomplish..dun just cock talk:nuts:

Yohanes

October 24th, 2008, 09:11 AM

CMS Road done a very bad JOB in road maintenance in Kuching.
Besides, good to see other company win the contract, at least can reduce their monopoly..

Yohanes

October 24th, 2008, 09:35 AM

SARAWAK MULLS NEW MUSEUM UNDER TENTH MALAYSIA PLAN
Bernama
Bernama - Thursday, October 23

KUCHING, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak Government will propose that a new and bigger museum be built in the state under the Tenth Malaysian Plan (10MP) as the present Sarawak Museum is too small.
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not bad manyin..make sure all ur plan acomplish..dun just cock talk:nuts:

We have so many colonal buildings, why dont turn them to museum, it will be very nice..

Especially this, why use this beautiful building as post office..:nuts:
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another one, as residen office
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as police station
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as tourism complex
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walking_coffee

October 25th, 2008, 09:14 AM

Because they're all in use. The old General Post Office was supposed to be the 'Postal Museum' or converted into an art gallery; but the old archives in between Merdeka Plaza and the Sarawak Museum's old wing took over as the Art Gallery and yet to be opened Museum of Natural History.

The Resident still has his offices in the Residency and the police still use the old police station. The Old Court House is basically a function-space; frequently in use, and the STB has a small visitor's bureau there. The 'Square Tower' in 'Tower Square,' the last in Yohannes' pictures is too small to function as anything apart from a nice little fort.

Perhaps they might use the empty space in between the Tun Razak wing of the Sarawak Museum and the RTM compound as the new museum. Multi-storey underground parking, multi-storey building above ground housing the collection. Then we can have our own Cultural Precinct in the old city.

Just as long as they don't build it in Petra Jaya or further away from the city centre. The current set of museums (except the 'Cat Museum' and 'Timber Museum') is perfectly positioned: museums housing artifacts located within easy walking distance of each other in an historically and architecturally significant portion of Kuching.

The Usual Suspect

October 25th, 2008, 10:04 AM

Yup, I agree - it must not be in petrajaya
Although i fear the white haired man will likely put it there

nazrey

October 25th, 2008, 03:55 PM

by Michael Loke

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Kuching City South Council building.

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nazrey

October 25th, 2008, 03:58 PM

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nazrey

October 25th, 2008, 04:00 PM

City Centre
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Ahkuok

October 25th, 2008, 05:17 PM

okay guyz...any pics of mjc upper courtyard sanctuary?? maybe from inside/ out of the condo style of apartment? i believed the picture taken from that place must have breathaking view of kuching surroundings. thanks.

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AhChuan

October 26th, 2008, 07:40 AM

^^Ahkuok :eek::eek: Is tht you??!!! :lol:

Welcome to forum kuok!!!:banana:

juzt_reboot

October 29th, 2008, 03:13 AM

Astana - view from Kuching Waterfront:)

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Yohanes

October 29th, 2008, 04:52 AM

Early morning at @Kuching..

Stutong area

Something new, stutong commercial complex
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Newly complete Swinburne University
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emzeti

October 29th, 2008, 05:38 AM

thank yohanes for sharing...rindu kuching so much..i will post and upload my pics here..

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disk79

October 30th, 2008, 03:20 AM

Hello everyone!

Check this out...from MJC upper courtyard sanctuary apartment!
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nazrey

October 30th, 2008, 04:24 PM

State wants new museum under next Malaysia Plan
Thursday October 30, 2008

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will propose that a new and bigger museum to be built under the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP) as the present museum is too small.

Sarawak Urban Development and Tourism Minister Datuk Micheal Manyin said it was impossible to extend the museum as this would limit parking space and affect visitor arrivals.

“We will think about it and put up the request under the 10MP,” he told reporters after opening an abstract art exhibition entitled More Than Colours here recently.

Manyin said the proposed museum would be sited at a new location and boast world-class facilities such as bookstores, reading sections, cafeteria and ample parking space.

Sarawak Museum, recognised as among the best in South-East Asia, was built in 1891. — Bernama

kealchg

October 30th, 2008, 06:16 PM

Hi there people...saw that they are installing windows on 4points by sheraton....see how fast they can complete it..... ;)

Yohanes

October 31st, 2008, 02:21 AM

They have to be extra fast, december just around the corner hehe..

nazrey

November 2nd, 2008, 04:31 AM

Kuching City Extension Project

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kiko

November 2nd, 2008, 04:55 AM

wow..so blur..cant even see a single thing clearly

kiko

November 2nd, 2008, 05:05 AM

Tourism reps make a strong case for Sabah and Sarawak
By MANIK MEHTA

SINGAPORE: Representatives of the Sarawak and Sabah tourism boards are making a strong pitch at the three-day ITB Asia show which opened on Wednesday.

This is the first time the organisers of the show, Messe Berlin, are staging the Asian edition of their international tourism show, ITB Berlin, here.

It attracted a good turnout of Malaysian travel and tour operators.

Sarawak Tourism Board marketing manager Mary Wan Mering, who had participated in the “mother show” in Berlin, said her participation here was to gain access to the Asian travel and tour operators.

“While the ITB Berlin provides us with another platform, this Singapore event affords us an opportunity to establish new business contacts with tour operators who have not done business with Sarawak.

“I received 28 buyers on the first day and all of them expressed an interest to come to Sarawak.

“The quality of trade buyers is also good because they come here with a strong business orientation,” she told Bernama at the Suntech Exhibition Centre where the show is being held.

Zulkifli Othman, resort manager of Kuching-based Daman Beach Resort, a property owned by the Sarawak government, aimed to get maximum exposure here.

“We have been visited by travel agents, tour operators, organisers of meetings and other events.

“There were 12 solid enquiries which could easily translate into business.

“In fact, we have already secured business from an adult education school in Singapore which was interested in outdoor and team-building activities in Sarawak,” he said.

Othman said his hotel’s business, which was derived mainly from Europe, was not affected by the depreciation of the US dollar.

“The recession and the financial crisis have also not affected our business because our contracts were signed sometime back,” he said.

Sabah Tourism Board marketing manager Noredah Othman said the event provided a good base to tap business.

“This show provides us with an opportunity to establish contacts with Asian buyers who come here,” she said.

She said the response had been good and she was “fairly satisfied” with the business enquiries.

Noredah said the Sabah tourism business was doing well despite the ongoing financial crisis.

“However, it is too early to pinpoint if and to what extent there has been any adverse impact on the tourism traffic. We will know in December,” she said.

She said Sabah hoped to tap the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions segment once the state’s convention centre was ready.

“The state’s investment arm has already made the preliminary planning of the 5,000-seat centre which will be located at the sea close to Kota Kinabalu.

“The project is expected to be completed in 2010,” she said. - BERNAMA

triplex

November 2nd, 2008, 02:48 PM

nazrey, it's so blur.. just can see the silhouette of buildings.. its frustating..

nazrey

November 2nd, 2008, 02:53 PM

I taken from catscity.com.my

triplex

November 2nd, 2008, 03:47 PM

i thought u scanned it..

Yohanes

November 4th, 2008, 02:51 AM

DUN Building from waterfront

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kiko

November 4th, 2008, 09:42 AM

hey..nice shot bro..kuching looks awesome under the sun..hehe

Ampelio

November 4th, 2008, 10:38 AM

not only "looks awesome" in the pictures, in fact Kuching City is awesome indeed :)

Yohanes

November 5th, 2008, 01:41 AM

not only "looks awesome" in the pictures, in fact Kuching City is awesome indeed :)

Hey.. r u sarawakian? From ur post, i noticed u appriacate and enjoy kuching so much..:)

Yohanes

November 5th, 2008, 01:53 AM

From CMSB Corporate News..

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kiko

November 5th, 2008, 02:24 AM

63 shoplots at Boulevard now open for booking

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(From left to right) Dennis Lee, Yew Hoon, Diana Thian and Gabriel Hii during the press conference.

By Victor Lim

KUCHING: The building of eight hall Cineplex (1200 full capacity), family amusement park, game arcade, skate park and 63 shoplots on the third floor of Boulevard City will be completed in May next year.
Chief Executive Officer, Yew Hoon disclosed during a press conference yesterday that the shoplot are now open for booking and that the rental is as low as RM50 per day. “This move, by the management is to encourage young entrepreneurs venture into business,” he said.
He also disclosed that all the shoplots will have its floor tiled, ceiling completed with basic lighting before it is rented out. The new Boulevard city will be a new era for leisure, lifestyle and retail, offering patrons and visitors an array of wholesome family entertainment options.
Managing director Dennis Lee said that the third floor of the building is an ideal place for business with the opening of the cineplex.
Further information on the shoplots could be obtained from 082-467999 or on level 3 of the shopping mall, situated at Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli.

rizalhakim

November 5th, 2008, 06:16 AM

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Four Points Hotel by Sheraton is set to make its Southeast Asia debut with the opening of its hotel in December in Kuching, Malaysia.

The 421-room hotel will be Kuching´s first international hotel located 2 kilometres from the Kuching International Airport and 15 minutes from the heart of the city. It will cater to both business and leisure travellers while also offering a complete range of meeting and banquet facilities.

“Our guests will be able to enjoy a comfortable, fun and uncomplicated experience, all at an honest value,” Colin Vickers, general manager of Four Points by Sheraton Kuching, said in a statement.

All its rooms will be casually styled and will feature the Four Points by Sheraton Four Comfort Bed, 32-inch LCD televisions, large working desk, high speed internet access, WiFi and a rainforest shower.

The hotel will also have three food and beverage concepts, eight meeting spaces including a 1,456 sq m ballroom, 24-hour fitness centre, outdoor swimming pool, spa and 24-hour business centre.

Four Points Hotel will be operated by Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

Yohanes

November 5th, 2008, 08:27 AM

Wisma Salcra by Alexander Mattu

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Yohanes

November 5th, 2008, 08:57 AM

SPA batal bina jejambat Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman
KUCHING 4 Nov. - Lembaga Perancangan Negeri (SPA) memutuskan untuk membatalkan cadangan pembinaan jejambat di Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman menuju ke Jalan Matang di Bulatan Datuk Abang Kipali Abang Akip.

Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sarawak, Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang berkata, setelah mengkaji semula cadangan tersebut, SPA berpendapat pembinaan jejambat itu akan menyebabkan kesesakan lebih teruk.

Menurutnya, disebabkan itu SPA memutuskan Jalan Pintas Bertingkat berkenaan dibatalkan dan Jalan Pusat Pentadbiran Persekutuan (PPP) akan dilencongkan ke Jambatan Salehuddin.

''Ingin saya maklumkan bahawa Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) telah bercadang untuk membina satu jalan pintas bertingkat merentangi Bulatan Datuk Abang Kipali Abang Akib.

''Bagaimanapun, jika rancangan pembinaan jejambat itu diteruskan akan menyebabkan keadaan sesak menjadi lebih teruk kerana semua kenderaan akan bertumpu ke Jambatan Satok," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian sebagai menjawab soalan Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali (BN-Samariang) pada Sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sarawak di sini hari ini.

Dalam pada itu, menjawab soalan Tan Joo Phoi (BN-Batu Kawah), Jabu memberitahu, kerajaan Pusat telah meluluskan projek menaik taraf Jalan Kuching-Serian dengan kos RM205 juta termasuk pembinaan laluan berkembar dari Batu 10 hingga Batu 15.

Bagaimanapun katanya, SPA telah memutuskan keutamaan untuk meningkatkan taraf Jalan Mambong-Sejingkat sebagai langkah mengelak kesesakan dari kawasan perindustrian Pending dan Pelabuhan Senari daripada memasuki pusat bandar dengan mengalihkan laluan ke Jalan Kuching-Serian.

Tambah beliau, kementeriannya sedia maklum dengan keadaan di laluan sehala di Batu 10 hingga Batu 15 dan tindakan sedang diambil untuk memohon sejumlah peruntukan bagi meningkatkan taraf jalan tersebut kepada laluan berkembar.

kiko

November 5th, 2008, 09:56 AM

Tat roundabout is totally jam especially in the morning. Cancel the flyover plan will make things worse. The best thing is that they should built tat flyover and on the same time built another flyover nearby RTM traffic light. Btw, i didnt see any plan of jalan song flyover as promised early tis year..

kiko

November 5th, 2008, 09:59 AM

Hard work, good planning key to speedy project completion: Ting

KUCHING: Tan Sri Datuk Ting Pek Khiing is known for his speed in completing projects in the construction industry in the country.
But he says he is neither a magician nor a superman.
He attributes his success to hard work, good planning and ‘less sleep’.
Ting adds success does not appear overnight, adding one has to work for it over the years.
“Nothing is easy. You have to work hard and spend less time sleeping because you can do more work when you’re awake.
“I sleep five hours a day,” he told reporter here yesterday when asked for his advice for aspiring young businessman.
Ting who is Global Upline Sdn Bhd advisor conceded that there were many established contractors in the country.
He felt it was insufficient to deliver a good job on time, adding one must also strive to complete a project well ahead of schedule.
As such, he said good planning encompassing all aspects including workers, equipment and technology would determine whether a project would be completed half a year or a year before the deadline.
“I’ve been in the construction business for 45 years now. Success doesn’t come in one day,” he said, adding that he believed in keeping his workers comfortable and happy so that they would give their best to the job instead of worrying about making ends meet.
On projects here for 2008, he said this year would see the completion of a four-star hotel - Sheraton Hotel - in August and the Jalan Song flyover by the end of the year.
Both developments would be a boost to city dwellers as the hotel would provide job opportunities while the flyover would allow for smoother traffic flow, he said.
Ting said Global Upline Sdn Bhd would be completing a range of big and small projects comprising airports, highways and flyovers in the country valued at about RM5 billion in the next two years.
In the past few years, the company had completed projects amounting to more than RM3 billion, he added.
Asked if he would venture out of Malaysia in the near future, Ting said: “I’d stick to Malaysia. I love Malaysia.”

jingPENGboy

November 5th, 2008, 11:32 AM

i think building more bridges to cross all the rivers in kuching is a better way to alleviate the jams. imagine if there is a bridge from stapok to matang etc. or maybe a bridge from sarikei to tanjung manis side. they can increase the value of the lands surrounding it. flyovers are nice to see and they cause bottle-neck jams at the end.

walking_coffee

November 5th, 2008, 02:24 PM

SPA batal bina jejambat Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman
[...]
''Ingin saya maklumkan bahawa Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) telah bercadang untuk membina satu jalan pintas bertingkat merentangi Bulatan Datuk Abang Kipali Abang Akib.
[...]
Dalam pada itu, menjawab soalan Tan Joo Phoi (BN-Batu Kawah), Jabu memberitahu, kerajaan Pusat telah meluluskan projek menaik taraf Jalan Kuching-Serian dengan kos RM205 juta termasuk pembinaan laluan berkembar dari Batu 10 hingga Batu 15.

Bagaimanapun katanya, SPA telah memutuskan keutamaan untuk meningkatkan taraf Jalan Mambong-Sejingkat sebagai langkah mengelak kesesakan dari kawasan perindustrian Pending dan Pelabuhan Senari daripada memasuki pusat bandar dengan mengalihkan laluan ke Jalan Kuching-Serian.

Tambah beliau, kementeriannya sedia maklum dengan keadaan di laluan sehala di Batu 10 hingga Batu 15 dan tindakan sedang diambil untuk memohon sejumlah peruntukan bagi meningkatkan taraf jalan tersebut kepada laluan berkembar.

I don't even know where that 'Bulatan Datuk Abang Kipali Abang Akib' thing is. Is it near Normah? Or right after the Petra Jaya Arch/pedestrian bridge?

The Sejingkat-Mambong Road: where is that? Thought Sejingkat is all the way by the sea and Mambong all the way inland?

But thank God they're finally deciding to finish the missing link between Mile 10 and Mile 15. That annoying missing stretch between the nice dual-carriage Penrissen Road and the Kuching-Serian Expressway.

And the Jalan Song flyover was never officially announced, as far as I'm aware, just hearsay.

nazrey

November 6th, 2008, 12:30 AM

Adopt-a-river proposal to clean up Sarawak rivers
Updated: Wednesday November 5, 2008 MYT 7:16:57 PM
By SHARON LING

KUCHING: The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) has proposed a river adoption programme to help improve the water quality of rivers, particularly in the city.

Under the programme, corporate bodies can adopt a river at a cost of about RM500,000 annually for the implementation of an action plan to clean it up.

NREB controller Dr Penguang Manggil said the action plan would involve a baseline study to determine the river's water quality and identify pollution sources.

Other steps in the action plan include setting up solid waste traps in drains, installing septic tanks for village houses with hanging toilets over the river and carrying out river cleaning programmes.

Dr Penguang said so far only one river had been adopted under NREB's programme - Lutong River in Miri by Sarawak Shell.

"If any corporate organisations can adopt rivers, it will lessen the burden on the part of NREB and the government (in improving water quality).

"Not only that, it will also instill a sense of environmental ownership on the part of the organisation," he told reporters after briefing the Sarawak Association of Ministers' and Assistant Ministers' Wives (Sabati) on river water quality on Wednesday.

He also said NREB had identified several rivers in the city to be considered for adoption.

"It's impossible for all the rivers in Sarawak to be adopted as there are so many. Our concern is for the rivers in Kuching city to be adopted first," he added.

Yohanes

November 6th, 2008, 01:39 AM

I don't even know where that 'Bulatan Datuk Abang Kipali Abang Akib' thing is. Is it near Normah? Or right after the Petra Jaya Arch/pedestrian bridge?

The Sejingkat-Mambong Road: where is that? Thought Sejingkat is all the way by the sea and Mambong all the way inland?

But thank God they're finally deciding to finish the missing link between Mile 10 and Mile 15. That annoying missing stretch between the nice dual-carriage Penrissen Road and the Kuching-Serian Expressway.

And the Jalan Song flyover was never officially announced, as far as I'm aware, just hearsay.

I think it is the 1st roundabout after Satok bridge if u heading to Petrajaya..
The road we called Kuching-samarahan expressway is actually a part of Sejingkat-Mambong road.

Ampelio

November 6th, 2008, 04:00 AM

Hey.. r u sarawakian? From ur post, i noticed u appriacate and enjoy kuching so much..:)

^^Hmmm... No, I'm not but my wife is :)

jingPENGboy

November 7th, 2008, 03:56 AM

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plz donate more $$$ to this NGO

jingPENGboy

November 7th, 2008, 03:57 AM

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Yohanes

November 7th, 2008, 07:11 AM

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plz donate more $$$ to this NGO

Dialysis centre???? Where is that, never see before..:nuts:

kiko

November 7th, 2008, 07:47 AM

jalan ong tiang swee if not mistaken

nazrey

November 7th, 2008, 01:02 PM

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November 7th, 2008, 01:04 PM

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nazrey

November 7th, 2008, 01:05 PM

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jingPENGboy

November 10th, 2008, 08:30 AM

construction of oil rig components
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Flood ctrl barrage
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www.bcck.com.my
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marina and MICE soon
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KCH - TJ Manis - SKEI - SIBU wharf

Yohanes

November 10th, 2008, 08:43 AM

Wah, so nice:banana::banana::banana:Taken from boat express rite?
Barrage and BCCK look awesome, thanks for the great pictures..:)

kiko

November 10th, 2008, 08:52 AM

wow....never feel tis great seeing the bcck almost taking it shape..go on kuching!!!

Yohanes

November 10th, 2008, 08:55 AM

marina and MICE soon
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KCH - TJ Manis - SKEI - SIBU wharf

What is the building next to convention centre??
I didnt know kuching have a new wharf terminal..

kiko

November 10th, 2008, 09:34 AM

its a marina...more like a jetty to transport those from the city centre heading to the bcck

walking_coffee

November 10th, 2008, 12:29 PM

The marina looks like a horseshoe crab; interesting architecture. The Convention Centre is actually looking stunning, and it's not even done yet. Who knew the 'leaf' could look so intriguing. The Kuching-Tanjung Manis-Sarikei Wharf somehow reminds me of the airport.

And the Kuching Marina is for all those luxury cruisers, yachts and whatnot to be berthed, not so much a jetty for public transportation.

Thank you, jingPENGboy

nazrey

November 11th, 2008, 01:11 AM

Cowboy theme rocks the night at anniversary event
Tuesday November 11, 2008
By SHARON LING
Pictures by RAPAEE KAWI

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KFC Sarawak and Pizza Hut recently celebrated their 24th anniversary with a ‘Wild, Wild-West’ themed dinner here in Kuching.

Staff sported cowboy hats, boots and scarves for a fun-filled evening while country and western songs played throughout the event.

Entertainment was provided by Akademi Fantasia winner Stacey, who performed a number of hits with a local dance troupe.

KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd managing director Jamaludin Md Ali said KFC and Pizza Hut had enjoyed rising sales in the first half of the year.

He added that the growth was possible thanks to the dedication and team spirit of its staff as well as the leadership of it’s managers.

“Given the encouraging market outlook in the state, more Pizza Hut and KFC outlets are expected to be opened leading to the creation of more jobs,” he said.

Jamaludin later handed over donations on behalf of KFC (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd to the Sarawak Society for the Deaf, Salvation Army Children’s Home, Sarawak Society for the Blind and Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society.

Each charity received RM5,000 from the company.

He also presented awards to long-serving staff members. The event culminated with the best-dressed competition for men and women.

kiko

November 11th, 2008, 02:43 AM

MAS aircraft makes emergency landing
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Passengers of the delayed Kuching-Kuala Lumpur flight queuing up at the Gate 4 of KIA departure hall.

By Roger Francis

KUCHING: A Malaysian Airlines (MAS) aircraft with 65 people on board made an emergency landing at the Kuching International Airport (KIA) after it developed a technical problem yesterday morning.
The aircraft from Kuala Lumpur landed safely at about 9.45 am and all the passengers and crew on board were unhurt.
The incident caused a delay to the departure of Kuching-Kuala Lumpur flight with 156 passengers stranded at the departure hall for two hours. The flight only took off at 11.30 am.
Senior General Manager of Malaysia Airport Bhd, Suhaimi Mubin, said the plane declared emergency landing due to the technical problem and all the passengers and crew were safe.

kiko

November 11th, 2008, 02:48 AM

New DUN complex to be pride of Sarawak
By Gerald Chung

KUCHING: The new RM300 million State Legislative Assembly (DUN) complex, which is in the final phase of construction, will be the pride of Sarawak when it is completed.
The building will be one of the most beautiful parliamentarian buildings in the South East Asia region.
State Legislative Assembly Speaker, Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar, when met at his Hari Raya Open House on Wednesday, said that the new building would have a sitting capacity of 108 compared to 48 at the existing DUN complex.
The construction of the new DUN building was also timely, he added.
According to Asfia, if the building is to be constructed later in the future, it will cost more than it costs now, taking into consideration the rising cost of construction materials, and early construction means that the government will save a lot.
“The new DUN complex will reflect the sovereignty of the State and the peak and apex of what the State has achieved. The supremacy of the structure will reflect on the legislature of the State. It will not only cater to current needs but also future needs of the State Legislative Assembly,” he said.
According to him the delay in the completion of the new complex building is due to the beautification works being carried out on the interior of the building and its chamber. The intricacy in the design is causing the delay in the completion of the building, which is expected by the end of this year or early 2009, in time for the 2009 DUN sitting.
He said several Uzbek artisans were carrying out art works on the chamber and the breath-taking design will place the building interior way ahead of the other buildings.
The new DUN complex is majestically sited on a 172-acre area on a hill beside the Sarawak River. The site was chosen by Chief Minister, Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud.
The nine-storey DUN complex of 114 metres in height will be equivalent to a typical 28-storey building and at least 10 storeys higher than the State’s tallest building. Its total gross floor area will be 47,747 square metres.

Yohanes

November 11th, 2008, 03:02 AM

kiko

November 11th, 2008, 05:13 AM

i think it may due to its spires and location. i think it lower than sommerset. sometimes our minister talk like cock

Yohanes

November 11th, 2008, 09:19 AM

i think it may due to its spires and location. i think it lower than sommerset. sometimes our minister talk like cock

yes, that is what exactly i mean:lol:

juzt_reboot

November 11th, 2008, 10:05 AM

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wah, so this Rm300 million gothik is the tallest building in sarawak..:lol:

is it so funny?

Yohanes

November 11th, 2008, 10:40 AM

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Kuching aerial view.. :)

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Yohanes

November 11th, 2008, 10:41 AM

continued....:banana:

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jingPENGboy

November 12th, 2008, 12:59 PM

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off Laksamana Rd.

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7th Mile

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Foochow Rd. Thai temple

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St. Mark's church, Batu Kawa

nazrey

November 12th, 2008, 06:25 PM

Photos by thienzieyung
Up To North Kuching City Hall Main Entrance
This is the little road located below the North Kuching City Hall, a famous attraction and landmark of Kuching and is also known as the Cat Museum. All cat lovers should visit this place!

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Kuching City Centre
Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman

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View Of Kuching From 18th Floor, Crowne Plaza Hotel

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Crowne Plaza Hotel

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Kuching City South.(We even can see Borneo convention Centre!)
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Yohanes

November 13th, 2008, 04:28 AM

Kuching to have taxi pick-up points next year

THE government will designate certain local places as taxi pick-up points next year, disclosed Urban Development and Tourism Minister, Datuk Michael Manyin Jawong yesterday.
Speaking to reporters after officiating at the launching of ‘Towards A Successful Event Management’ course at the Merdeka Palace hotel here, Manyin said many locals had complained of difficulty in getting taxi services in the city because there was no fixed point.
“So we’ve already called DBKU (Kuching City North Hall), MPP (Padawan Municipal Council) and MBKS (Kuching City South Council).
“We would like to designate certain places as pick-up points. If you are waiting for a taxi or want to get taxi, you must go to the pick-up point. The taxi will make the round there.
“I believe this will improve the perception of public on the availability of taxi,” he said, adding Kuching had enough taxis.

No taxi meter yet

On complaints of taxi drivers charging clients or foreigners exorbitant fees, Manyin replied that there was no implementation of the taxi meter yet.
“But we have met with the taxi association, the tour operators and so on,” he said.
Manyin said the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB), the Sarawak Tourism Federation (STF) and he pointed out the importance of standard charges and good and honest services in the long run.
They also reminded the taxi drivers and tour operators that “unhappy” tourists and their friends were unlikely to come back.
Manyin, however, said drivers here were “not as bad as” their counterparts in West Malaysia.
Visitors could complain to his Ministry, the tourist police, STB and STF, he added.

Yohanes

November 13th, 2008, 09:19 AM

Renovation inside Medan Pelita..:)

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kiko

November 13th, 2008, 09:56 AM

hopefull it will more grand than before..any renovation pic of sarawak plaza?

jingPENGboy

November 13th, 2008, 12:54 PM

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Titanium Tower
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Naim Cendera
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Wisma Saberkas
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DAP Cafe!
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Goh Say Lak!
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kiko

November 14th, 2008, 01:17 AM

wat is so special about the goh say lak ??

Yohanes

November 14th, 2008, 01:45 AM

hopefull it will more grand than before..any renovation pic of sarawak plaza?

I dont have, but i have these:)

Novotel interhill, some scaffolding already removed..

Back side
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Front side
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Road
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jingPENGboy

November 14th, 2008, 03:17 AM

goh say lak, we frequented it in the past. anyway, thanks for the novotel photos yohanes! another good job done(both u and novotel)! =) Kch is having more and more malls, hotels and cinemas.

jingPENGboy

November 15th, 2008, 01:31 AM

Carpenter St. is over there.
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India St.
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Former Courthouse
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The Usual Suspect

November 15th, 2008, 01:54 AM

I might make a trip there next weekend :P

TWK90

November 16th, 2008, 06:47 AM

From that Novotel hotel photo, is it already top-out?

kiko

November 17th, 2008, 03:35 AM

Onetj shopping mall - It mall taken from catscity..http://www.catscity.com.my/uploads/newbb/1963_491fae46d19de.jpg
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kiko

November 17th, 2008, 04:16 AM

Sarawak keen to partner with tourism filming players

KUCHING: Sarawak is keen to forge partnerships with the tourism filming enterprises and players as an alternative means of promoting the state, especially during the current economic slowdown, State Urban Development and Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin said on Saturday.

He said that as tourism was an inclusive industry involving the many assets in society, the ministry encouraged the MTV network's shooting of Sarawak, which would help in promoting the state's tourism destinations as well as present its unique beauty of nature, forest, cultural harmony and tradition to the world.

"Such artistic presentations are like pictures that speak many words.

“It will give not only the first impression but a unique lasting awareness and fascination of the beautiful country that the film, digital video disc (DVD), video compact disc (VCD) or compact disc (CD) present to the world at large," he said at the launch of the MTV "MGirls and Qiao Qian Jin" 2009 Chinese New Year album here.

His speech was delivered by the ministry's permanent secretary, Akit Sebli.

Various places of interest in Sarawak, including Kuching city, were selected as locations for the shooting of the album. - Bernama

kiko

November 17th, 2008, 04:22 AM

Quantum of showbiz in Kuching
By JACK WONG

KUCHING: Heads turned as secret agent “James Bond” caused a stir when he emerged from a Hornbill Skyways helicopter at Padang Merdeka in the heart of the city.

Anxious motorists stopped to find out what was happening as two “Bond girls” alighted from the chopper shortly after it landed at 10:50am yesterday.

Although it very quickly became clear it was only a gimmick, and that the Mr Bond here was not the real thing, onlookers were still captivated by the show.

“Mr Bond” was in town to deliver some top “secret documents” to waiting state Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Economic Planning) Larry Sng Wei Shien.

As Sng opened the briefcase, the secret documents turned out to be trophies for the top winners of the “Anak Sarawak Appreciati-on Award” to be hosted by the Sarawak Convention Bureau here on Nov 22.

The awards are given out by the bureau in recognition of individuals successfully bringing conventions to the state.

Later at nearby Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites, Sng told reporters that Sarawak was growing as an emerging destination for international meetings. It would host 22 new conventions over the next few years.

On the proposed multi-million Sarawak Convention Centre currently under construction here, he said it was expected to be operational in 10 months.

The state-of-the art centre, the biggest of its kind in Borneo, will have a seating capacity for 5,000 people (theatre style) and 2,500 people (banquet).

The bureau’s director of sales and marketing Christina Wendt said the 22 conventions to be hosted between 2009 and 2016 were expected to bring in more than 7,300 delegates. They were estimated to generate RM19mil in tourism revenue..

Cant wait for the BCCK to complete. it will further help to grow our tourism sector

kiko

November 17th, 2008, 04:36 AM

Perth route big enough for all: Tiger Airways
By B.K. SIDHU

TIGER Airways does not see the emergence of AirAsia X as a competitor on the Perth route. Tiger believes the market is big enough to take an additional player.

AirAsia X has launched an inaugural flight into Perth this month and it would be flying five times weekly. Thus far, this carrier claims it has very good forward bookings on that sector.

Tiger has been plying the Singapore-Perth route the past two years and has enjoyed good passenger loads.

AirAsia X is offering fares at RM199 one way excluding taxes and fuel surcharges while Tiger’s leading one-way fare inclusive of all taxes and fuel surcharges is S$200, said Tiger head of communications Matt Hobbs.
An AirAsia plane (background) takes off on the runway as Tiger Airways passenger jet waits at the terminal for passengers to board at Singapore’s Changi International Airport

For Tiger the Perth route would be its only connectivity into Australia from this October 25 as it would cease flying the Singapore-Darwin route.

It blames high airport charges and intense competition from Jetstar as reasons for its pull-out on that route after three years of plying the route. But if airport charges drop it may reconsider flying there in the future.

“We believe we have the right product for Perth and we have seen very full flights.

“There is huge appetite for low fares and Perth is developing at an amazing rate,’’ Hobbs told StarBiz in an interview recently.

This is despite fears of a global recession and demand for air travel expected to slow down.

To Hobbs, Perth is the most isolated city in the world and air travel was essential.

He believes Tiger will continue to get good passenger loads even with increased competition and a slowdown as people still need to travel and the focus would be on saving the extra dollar.

Tiger also operates a domestic air service in Australia with a hub in Melbourne and the airline will be increasing its connectivity from Perth to other cities in the Australia.

Tiger has also been given rights to increase its once daily flight on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route to five times daily effective Dec 1.

Hobbs said it was a positive development for the airline and the increased frequency provider wider choices and connectivity to travellers on its network.

AirAsia X sister company AirAsia Bhd regional commercial head Kathleen Tan said there was an increasing number of visitors from Singapore and other countries using AirAsia and AirAsia X to fly via its network.

The AirAsia network spans 108 routes over 60 destinations. AirAsia would fly seven daily flights on the KL-Singapore route by Dec 1.

For the KL-Singapore route, Tiger is offering fares of S$28 or RM69 tax free for one way for that route.

AirAsia on the other hand is offering free seats and waiving fuel surcharges for travel between Dec 1 and July 31, 2009.

Tiger, which has been expanding into the region quite aggressively over the past year, has also got its dream come true to ply the Singapore-Kuching route beginning Nov 20 this year.

In view of that, it is offering 15,000 seats on sale for one cent excluding taxes and charges for travel from Nov 20 this year to Oct 5 next year

means kuching-singapore route is lucrative enough...5 airlines now operating that route namely MAS, Silk air (subsidiary of SIA), Airasia, Jetstar & tiger airways...:banana:

Yohanes

November 17th, 2008, 07:55 AM

From that Novotel hotel photo, is it already top-out?

Now already 21st floor, so 2 more floors to go..:)

Yohanes

November 17th, 2008, 08:09 AM

4 points sheraton..:)

Installing windows..
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Nice :banana::banana:
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Yohanes

November 17th, 2008, 08:50 AM

Twin tower at 7th mile..

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kiko

November 17th, 2008, 09:29 AM

thanks yohanes. great pic..i saw merdeka plaza has started digging a big hole..

jingPENGboy

November 17th, 2008, 04:16 PM

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Genbaku

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Yohanes

November 18th, 2008, 02:52 AM

Jalan Song will be the next shopping paradise in Kuching in this coming years. Currently, there is two shopping mall under construction which located in walking distance to each other.

Precint88 mall, right side of song commercial complex..:banana:
Starbuck is one of the tanent
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Onejaya mall, left side of song commercial complex
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Also at jalan Song,:banana:

Titanium Tower at Brighton Square
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Church
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Shoplot
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kiko

November 18th, 2008, 04:40 AM

samudra cafe look nice in the pic..been there last nite..thumbs up bro!!

kiko

November 18th, 2008, 04:43 AM

IGB investing RM2b in China
By DAVID TAN

It intends to develop tourist-class hotels<

GEORGETOWN: IGB Corp Bhd, which operates the “Cititel” hotel chain, plans to invest RM2bil over the next five years to develop “tourist-class” hotels in China under a new brand name.

The group, which considers 3- to 4-star hotels as tourist-class, also has plans for such hotels in other regional cities, from Bangkok to Sydney.

Cititel Hotel Management Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Eric Lim told StarBiz the group planned to build about 20,000 tourist-class hotel rooms in the third and fourth-tier cities in China.

“These tourist-class hotels would be called Cititel Super-Express Hotel, a new brand name which we are developing,” he said. “There would be at least 1,000 rooms for each of the Cititel Super-Express Hotel to be developed in China.”

Lim said the move would “enable us to tap into the tourist-class market segment in China,” and that the group had “already identified some of the sites for the hotels.”

Over the next three to four years, the IGB group will also draw up plans for similar hotels to be developed in Bangkok, Jakarta, Vietnam, and Sydney.

“In Sydney, the plan is to develop a four-star hotel under the St Giles hotel brand name.

“In Makati, Manila, we are now building the RM150mil St Giles hotel, which should be ready by March 2010,” Lim said.

In Malaysia, the group plans to develop Cititel Express Hotels in Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Penang, and Ipoh over the next three to four years as well.

“The RM55mil Cititel Express in Kota Kinabalu should be ready in July 2009, while the Cititel Express in Penang is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010,” Lim said.

The Kota Kinabalu Cititel Express hotel would have 275 rooms and Penang Cititel 550 rooms, he said.

jingPENGboy

November 19th, 2008, 02:35 PM

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www.thespring.com.my
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kiko

November 20th, 2008, 01:35 AM

Bureau wins best marketing award

KUCHING: The Sarawak Convention Bureau’s marketing programme has won the International Convention and Congress Association’s (ICCA) best marketing award.

It beat two other finalists – Liverpool and Salt Lake City.

The award presentation ceremony was held in Victoria, Canada, recently.

The bureau also received a marketing package worth about 10,000 euros (RM45,500) from the sponsor, Bedouk Publications.

A panel of international judges and 740 delegates from more than 20 countries picked the Sarawak campaign themed “Harnessing the power of story telling to launch a new meetings destination” as the top winner.

The ICCA award recognises the excellence and outstanding achievement of member organisations in their effort to market their destinations or product.

Entries ranged from full-scale campaigns and branding exercises to individual promotions and events.

The award capped off a triumphant year for the bureau following the launch of its unique destination commercials entitled “Recharge in a new world Sarawak Borneo.”

The bureau said the commercials had earlier clinched the diamond award for best overall entry across all categories at the world-renowned travel trade show ITB Berlin, a Gold Camera award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and a Pacific-Asia Travel Association Gold award.

Bureau chief executive officer Jill Henry, who received the ICCA award, said it was thrilled to be selected as a finalist as it offered the opportunity to promote Sarawak to international meeting planners.

She said the ICCA members represented the most experienced international marketers in the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions industry.

kiko

November 21st, 2008, 07:25 AM

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Yohanes

November 21st, 2008, 08:16 AM

Hey, that is ATR42. They hope to fly to Kuching rite? hard to read indonesian..:)

Yohanes

November 21st, 2008, 08:23 AM

High-tech early flood warning system set up in the city
By Connie Chieng, http://www.easterntimes.com.my/index.php?news_id=1&news_content=9659

Kuching: City folk will no longer be caught pants down as far as floods are concerned because strategic spots in and around the city are “wired” with a relatively high-tech early warning system.
Senior river inspector, Awang Khairudin Buan, said the water level of the Sarawak River was monitored every 15 minutes at the Barrage Control Room to serve as an early warning for flood possibilities. In addition to that, flood alarm systems had been placed at 18 locations in various parts of Kuching.
Awang said since mid November they had tried to maintain the water level at the barrage at 7.5m in order to create a reservoir for rain water to flow down.
He said when there is a heavy downpour, it would take the water a few hours to flow downwards. As the water is drained out daily, this would help to prevent flooding in the city.
To ensure the effectiveness of the system, Awang urged shipping companies and river users to cooperate with the Sungei Sarawak Board Flood Mitigation Plan.
Besides maintaining the water level at the barrage, Awang said his office also had access to 24 telemetric stations which provided data on rainfall and water levels on a daily basis.
“The stations are equipped with an automatic system which would collect useful information which is then transmitted to the barrage control room every 15 minutes,” Awang said.
With such readings, he added, they were able to predict the coming of floods and alert all agencies to assist in evacuation.
Of the 24 telemetric stations, 18 of them are able to be activated through an alarm system. The remaining six, which are old stations, are only able to read data.
“Normally, if we know that flood is unavoidable in a certain area, we will alert the operation rooms to help the villagers before we press the alarm buttons to warn them. The alarm system can be heard a kilometer away,” he explained.
Awang added that villagers in the areas which have telemetric systems had been educated on how the system worked.
He, however, lamented that last year, about 10 batteries were stolen from the stations. But through the cooperation from the community leaders, they were able to put a stop to this theft.
“This sort of thing should not have happened in the first place. The system was built to help alert them of any flood,” he said, adding that the system was tested twice annually.

kiko

November 21st, 2008, 09:49 AM

Hey, that is ATR42. They hope to fly to Kuching rite? hard to read indonesian..:)

yea..they mention it there:lol:

kiko

November 21st, 2008, 09:51 AM

Tiger Airways launches Flights to Kuching
Search ASIA Travel Tips .com Friday, 21 November 2008

Tiger Airways has launched flights between Singapore and Kuching in East Malaysia.

Flights to Kuching will depart Singapore at 14:35 arriving in Kuching at 15:55. Flights from Kuching will depart at 16:25 arriving in Singapore at 17:45.

Rosalynn Tay, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Singapore said, “Tiger Airways is delighted to finally have the opportunity to provide true low fare travel to East Malaysia. The introduction low, low fares by Tiger Airways will provide an important economic booster to trade and tourism between the two cities and stimulate further economic growth. Now friends and relatives from both cities have more access to their loved ones with our low fare flights offered.”

Dato’ Seri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director of Malaysia Airports added, “I strongly believe this service will be a fruitful route for Tiger Airways, and Kuching will benefit in terms of passenger movements and tourism.”

nazrey

November 21st, 2008, 11:31 AM

Youth Orchestra's First Tour In Kuching Next Month
November 21, 2008 17:29 PM

KUCHING, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (MPYO) will embark on its first East Malaysian Tour with the first leg in Kuching next month.

MPYO principal conductor Kevin Field said the orchestra would give two performances on Dec 12, at Dewan Santapan in Dewan Udangan Negeri, Petra Jaya.

He told a press conference that the matinee concert was at 2.15 pm, followed by the full concert at 8pm.

Officially launched on Jan 13, 2006, he likened the MPYO as "the stage for young talent", with musicians averaging 18 years of age and from throughout the country.

Field said MPYO was aimed at encouraging young musicians in their passion and appreciation of all genres of symphonic music in the provision of well-trained professional and amateur musicians, and inspire well-informed audiences and teachers, alike.

MPYO was formed with 110 founding members selected from 500 potential musicians who attended its audition across seven cities, including Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan, Johor, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu.

Tickets are available and priced at RM15 for the matinee concert while tickets for the full concert are priced at RM100, RM50 and RM30.

For further details on MPYO, visit MPYO website at www.mpyo.com.my.

-- BERNAMA

dpmy05

November 21st, 2008, 12:54 PM

Sarawak Plaza new look.

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jingPENGboy

November 22nd, 2008, 03:11 PM

nice face lit.

Yohanes

November 24th, 2008, 01:43 AM

SP new look not bad, i went there last weekend.:)
dpmy05, nice pic but the size?

kiko

November 24th, 2008, 02:00 AM

wow..really a face lift..it make the mall looks more calssy and trendy..that is wat a modern mall look like..how about the tenant ??any changes??

rizalhakim

November 24th, 2008, 07:42 AM

Tiger Airways to boost tourism in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak expects a 30% increase in arrivals from Singa*pore following a fourth airline servicing the Singapore-Kuching route.

State Tourism and Urban Deve*lop*ment Minister Datuk Michael Manyin said if the state could tap 3% of the seven million tourists from Europe, Japan, South Korea and Australia visiting Singapore annually, it would help boost its tourism industry.

He was speaking to reporters after welcoming 177 passengers on board the Tiger Airways inaugural flight that landed at the Kuching International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

The other airlines providing the Singapore-Kuching direct service are Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia and SilkAir.

Last year, Sarawak recorded some 33,000 visitors from the republic.

Sarawak Tourism Board chief executive officer Gracie Geikie urged local hoteliers to offer special rates to visitors from Singapore to reciprociate what their counterparts had done for visitors from Sarawak.

She said the state has about 5,500 hotel rooms of three-star status and above.

Geikie said 3,000 more rooms would be ready in the next two years with the completion of several new hotels here.

juzt_reboot

November 24th, 2008, 08:10 AM

Prestigious Address In Kuching’s Exclusive Government Enclave
Vista Tunku is Kuching’s most exciting new property development, situated on almost 100 acres of prime land at the junction of key access routes. But what makes Vista Tunku special is its location - in the heart of Kuching’s exclusive government enclave. So what does this mean for investors? The answer is simple – prestige, population and potential for growth.
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for more information plz visit http://www.vistatunku.com.my/vista_tunku.php

juzt_reboot

November 24th, 2008, 09:02 AM

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juzt_reboot

November 24th, 2008, 09:10 AM

kuching south city from tun sallehudin bridge

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juzt_reboot

November 24th, 2008, 09:33 AM

Satok behind fly over

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kiko

November 24th, 2008, 10:07 AM

but the vista tunku project seems to me a bit slow..the project launch several years ago but the construction look very slow..

Yohanes

November 25th, 2008, 01:36 AM

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Shopping mall??

kiko

November 25th, 2008, 01:57 AM

kiko

November 25th, 2008, 02:04 AM

SCB fetes 19 convention ambassadors to dinner:banana:
By Ng Kiang Chiew

KUCHING: The Sarawak Convention Bureau’s (SCB) 19 new Honorary Convention Ambassadors or 2008 award recipients were feted at an appreciation dinner held at Links Restaurant at Civic Centre here last Saturday.
Collectively, their conventions will bring a total of 10,370 delegates to Sarawak generating 40,780 room nights and RM27.5 million in delegate expenditure, SCB disclosed.
Sarawak’s profile as an emerging international meeting destination continues to grow with the Bureau’s calendar of events being boosted by successful bids for 22 new conventions to take place over the next couple of years.
Next year, the State will expect to see major conventions, including the 8th World Congress on Engineering, District 51 Toastmasters International Convention and the 11th National Congress of the Federation of Tailor’s Guilds Association.
The bureau is currently working on 15 new bid opportunities.
The award winners, together with 10 Kuala Lumpur-based agents, were treated to a ‘James Bond’ evening. Upon their arrival, they were met by ‘Bond girls’ who escorted them to James Bond car, Jaguar XK8 (sponsored by Tan Brothers) for a photo session.
After that, they proceeded to the lift which took them to the black-tie event.
Cocktails were served while recipients and guests mingled amidst the Casino Royale theme with ‘Bond’ in attendance.
Guests were entertained by tribute shows featuring ‘Michael Bubble’ and ‘Norah Jones’ from Australia (sponsored by Airasia X).
Those present included Pelagus State Assemblyman, Larry Sng and wife, SCB chairman, Dato Sri Dr Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad, and Chief Executive Officer, Jill Henry.
Organised by the SCB, the Anak Sarawak Appreciation Award 2008 recognises those who have successfully bid for new national or international conventions to Sarawak.
It also acknowledges their commitment and dedication to the growth of Sarawak’s MICE (Meeting Incentive Conference Exhibition) industry.
SCB was established by the State Government in May 2006 to attract more conventions to Sarawak.
The bureau’s services are provided free of charge to meeting planners and include assistance with bids for conventions, marketing and delegate boosting services.

Yohanes

November 25th, 2008, 03:24 AM

edited..

Yohanes

November 25th, 2008, 03:35 AM

I got this info from henrybutcher website, which i gues its about Novotel Interhill Kuching.

Name
Suria Merdeka, Kuching

Developer
Tamar Holdings

Nett retail area (sf)
260,000

Type of development
Urban shopping centre

Scope of work
Retail consultancy, retail planning and investment

kiko

November 25th, 2008, 05:09 AM

i dun think so..its about merdeka plaza i guess..novotel shopping mall only 140,000 sqft if im not mistaken.

kiko

November 25th, 2008, 05:13 AM

COUPON SYSTEM FOR CABBIES IN SARAWAK, FARES CHEAPER THAN METERED TAXIS
Bernama
By rudy Bernama - Tuesday, November 25

KUCHING, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) plans to extend the usage of the taxi coupon system in Sarawak by early next year.
ADVERTISEMENT

Sarawak CVLB secretary Wan Samsulri Wan Hasbi said the system was currently implemented for cabbies operating at the Kuching International Airport (KIA) and the initial plan was to use a similar system in strategic locations in Kuching before introducing it in other towns.

"Based on the successful implementation of the coupon system at the KIA, we are hopeful that the system will bear the same result when it commences operation.

"The big advantage of using this system is that passengers will know the exact fares between destinations before boarding any cab," he told Bernama here today.

However, the CVLB would not phase out the metered taxis despite the numerous complaints as only selected places in Kuching would be using the coupon system, he said.

-- MORE

CVLB-COUPON 2 (LAST) KUCHING

He said the CVLB is awaiting feedback from taxis operators on the locations and fares for the coupon system.

Meanwhile, Kuching Division Bumiputera Taxis Association (KDTA) chairman Abang Ideris Abang Jamali said that compared were the metered taxi system, commuters would be able to enjoy cheaper fares by using coupons.

The rates were being worked out with other cabbies associations, he said, adding that the coupons would be sold at shopping malls, taxi terminals and hotels for the convenience of commuters, including tourists.

-- BERNAMA

jingPENGboy

November 25th, 2008, 05:32 AM

a new shopping mall by suria perhaps? suria klcc, putrajaya, sabah and now hello kitty?

walking_coffee

November 25th, 2008, 05:45 AM

The Malaysian Youth Orchestra is the second, actually; the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra held a gala in the soon-to-be-former State Parliament House few years back.

kiko

November 25th, 2008, 06:01 AM

a new shopping mall by suria perhaps? suria klcc, putrajaya, sabah and now hello kitty?

did they mention where is the location ??i dun see any available vacant land within the city centre for such a big mall:nuts:

triplex

November 25th, 2008, 07:56 AM

260,000 sft is a big number.. but could also be a multi storey mall.. but that's smaller than the spring.. i don't see any shortage of vacant land in kuching.. there's plenty of space.. i guess it should be around padang merdeka since everything around it is given name merdeka.. merdeka palace, plaza merdeka.. did anyone posted batu lintang mall by naim? the gov land at bt lintang, infront of saberkas was rumored to be developed into a highrise building which if i'm not mistaken will house offices and mall.. but thats just it.. just rumors..

http://www.catscity.com.my/uploads/newbb/476_4850953f97019.jpg

http://www.catscity.com.my/uploads/newbb/476_4850952bbef31.jpg

kiko

November 25th, 2008, 08:39 AM

well, at least its being plan than after they will build it once there is demand.

nazrey

November 25th, 2008, 07:40 PM

by mr.Padel

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/3040503116_a4d57c9b68_b.jpg

Yohanes

November 26th, 2008, 01:36 AM

i dun think so..its about merdeka plaza i guess..novotel shopping mall only 140,000 sqft if im not mistaken.

merdeka plaza net retail area is 350,000 sqft and not under hanrybutcher..
Novotel building look bigger, maybe they increase the size of retail area.:)

and i agree wit jingpeng, maybe suria is the main tenant..

juzt_reboot

November 26th, 2008, 01:38 AM

Shopping mall??

This is some future plan of new Vista Tunku at Petra jaya Kuching,newly develop housing and commercial area..

kiko

November 27th, 2008, 02:31 AM

MACAU TO TAP SARAWAK MARKET FROM REGIONAL GATEWAYS
Bernama
Bernama - Thursday, November 27

KUCHING, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Despite the recent suspension of AirAsia's direct Kuching-Macau flights, Sarawak will continue to be a growing market for Macau's tourism sector, a Macau tourism official said.
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Ho Yoke Ping, a representative from the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) based in the Malaysia, is confident of tapping the local market, especially that of Sarawak, through domestic and international gateways such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu.

"For example, with four airlines currently flying from Singapore to Sarawak, besides direct flights between Kota Kinabalu and several cities in southern China within a short distance of Macau, I do not think that it (suspension) will affect the flow of outbound tourists from here.

Ho, who is also marketing manager, was speaking to Bernama at the 'Experience Macau-Appreciation Luncheon' hosted by MGTO here.

Early this month, Sarawak Urban Development and Tourism Minister Datuk Michael Manyin said he had received a letter from AirAsia which said it would reinstate the flights, only when the RM150 million low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) it proposed to build here, was completed.

As Macau's fourth largest market, Ho said, Macau projected around 500,000 Malaysian arrivals by the end of this year, as compared to about 400,000 last year.

-- MORE

jingPENGboy

November 27th, 2008, 03:02 AM

i don see a need to build another Rm150mil terminal, perhaps they can use that money to upgrade sibu's pretty old airport.

Yohanes

November 27th, 2008, 05:16 AM

Who will finance the LCCT, airasia or government? As i knew, KIA terminal still under utilised..

Yohanes

November 27th, 2008, 06:59 AM

4000 visitors a day expected at festival
By Johnson Kadam

KUCHING: This year’s Satok Festival is expected to receive at least 4,000 visitors daily, Housing Minister, Datuk Amar Abang Haji Johari Tun Openg, said yesterday.
Briefing the media on the event, he said this was because the event would be held during the school and university holidays.
The Satok Festival, the second to be organised by the Satok Tourism Coordination Association (PKPS), will be on at the Kuching Waterfront from tomorrow until Monday.
Johari, who is Satok State Assemblyman, will launch the festival tomorrow.

Promote Satok and Kuching
The objectives, he said, among others, was to promote Satok, in particular, and Kuching as a whole, as a distinct heritage cultural tourism destination.
“The festival is expected to increase awareness among Kuching residents on the importance of the tourism industry as well as promote Kuching’s rich culture,” he explained.
Among the activities to be organised during the festival are cultural performances, a traditional fashion show, traditional dances and “bergendang.”
Earlier, Johari said that the event was organised by PKPS in collaboration with Kuching City North Hall (DBKU), Sarawak Bumiputera Tourism Association with the support of Tourism Malaysia.
According to him, nearly 20 exhibition booths will be set up at the festival.

kiko

November 27th, 2008, 07:06 AM

Airasia will finance the airport i guess..tat wat tony promise

kiko

November 27th, 2008, 07:15 AM

Give S’wak special ‘sky’ treatment: Manyin

KUCHING: Sarawak and Sabah can benefit from the open sky policy if the two states are treated in such a manner that their capitals, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu, are made separate entities away from Kuala Lumpur, said Urban Development and Tourism Minister Datuk Michael Manyin.

Manyin said under the present arrangement, direct flights into the country could only land at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) because the normal practice in the open sky policy is that international flights connect only capital cities of nations, in the case of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Sarawak and Sabah could not reap the maximum out of the open sky policy because they are only states within Malaysia, therefore, Kuching International Airport (KIA) and Kota Kinabalu International Airport do not enjoy KLIA’s status.

“Normally open sky policy only applies to capital city to capital city (of countries). But hopefully Sabah and Sarawak will be treated differently so that we can engage open sky policy by 2009,” he told a press conference here after receiving passengers from AirAsia’s inaugural Singapore-Kuching flight Saturday night.

Manyin said the state government had made such request to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the Ministry of Transport and hoped that the federal government would meet the request.

Open sky policy could only boost the state’s tourism if KIA was allowed to link directly with foreign destinations, he said, adding that Sarawak was striving to do more in the way of attracting tourists, including doubling the number of hotel rooms by end of next year.

He said the government was currently working on to have AirAsia to fly between Miri and Singapore.

Manyin said the inaugural Kuching-Singapore-Kuching flight received encouraging response with a load of about 85 per cent.

He said the route was important as Sarawak hoped to lure a potential number of tourists from the republic to the state.

Speaking on Singapore’s tourism, Manyin said between January and September this year, the republic registered 7,581,551 arrivals. Of this, 1,155,337 were land arrivals, 972,823 sea arrivals and 5,450,391 air arrivals.

“By air into Singapore, the Asian market tops the list with 3,628,180,” he said adding that this was followed by Europe at about 820,000, Oceania (Australia, New Zealand) about 620,000, America about 320,000 and Africa about 55,000.

He said visitors in Singapore often travelled by land or air to states in Peninsular Malaysia including the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

“With the direct flight, we will be able to get a certain percentage of foreign tourists (from Singapore) and increase the number of arrivals to Sarawak,” he said.

He said if the flight could continue to have 85 per cent passenger load and higher, the state could have better justification to request for more landing rights from the federal government.

Permanent secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Tourism Akit Sebli said the current Kuching-Singapore flights by Malaysian Airlines and Silk Air was one of the best routes.

kealchg

November 27th, 2008, 01:45 PM

Hi guys...cant help but think that a RM150 million LCCT in KCH would just be a white elephant...look at BKI...our beloved KK Int Airport serves Korean Air and Asiana Airlines from Korea, Cebu Pacific from the Phillipines, Dragonair and Silkair from Hong Kong and Singapore, MAS has flights to Singapore, Cebu, Davao, Taipei, Kaoshiung, Seoul, Osaka and even Narita, Royal Brunei flies at least 2X a day into BKI....and AK flies to Manila,Jakarta, Shenzhen Penang...and still ALL AK's operation will be moved back to Terminal 1....:ohno:

For KCH...AK only have a 10x daily flight to KUL, 1x daily to SIN, maybe 3X daily to JHB and 1x to PEN, MYY, BTU and SBW, 2X to BKI and 3 times a week to CGK....like that also need LCCT????

Comm'on I hope our State Govt has the right sense of mind to for go such a project...built a theme park or up grade SCV with the money....hello....150million is alot of money....I agree that our KCH is not fully utilized...missed the old terminal...back then I flew direct from Sydney!!!! Having a LCCT is not the answer to lack of air connectivity.....go figure....there is a hidden mgs here...:gossip:

And Im sorry to say, knowing how AK works and D'T.F...he is a strictly "business" minded kind of guy...I dont think he is so "generous" to spend that money to build a LLCT for KCH...he would rather buy oil reserves now that it is cheaper...I know I would if i own an airline and if i have that kind of money....hehehe...:lol:

"Charity begins at home" having said that, it kinda pisses me off that AK never seemed to do any community out-reach programmes or any humanitarian work...and everyday we are giving AK business...not fair!!:gaah:

If they do, and I son't know then I stand corrected but do they???

Sorry...out of topic....hehehe!:dunno:

The Usual Suspect

November 27th, 2008, 01:57 PM

Hi guys...cant help but think that a RM150 million LCCT in KCH would just be a white elephant...look at BKI...our beloved KK Int Airport serves Korean Air and Asiana Airlines from Korea, Cebu Pacific from the Phillipines, Dragonair and Silkair from Hong Kong and Singapore, MAS has flights to Singapore, Cebu, Davao, Taipei, Kaoshiung, Seoul, Osaka and even Narita, Royal Brunei flies at least 2X a day into BKI....and AK flies to Manila,Jakarta, Shenzhen Penang...and still ALL AK's operation will be moved back to Terminal 1....for KCH...AK only have a 10x daily flight to KUL, 1x daily to SIN, maybe 3X daily to JHB and 1x to PEN, MYY, BTU and SBW, 2X to BKI and 3 times a week to CGK....like that also need LCCT???? Comm'on I hope our State Govt has the right sense of mind to for go such a project...built a theme park or up grade SCV with the money....hello....150million is alot of money....I agree that our KCH is not fully utilized...missed the old terminal...back then I flew direct from Sydney!!!! Having a LCCT is not the answer to lack of air connectivity.....

To me the point is, better they spend that money in kuching and give the construction sector a boost than spend it in some other areas, where it's also likely to go to an even more wasteful project.

Yohanes

November 28th, 2008, 09:01 AM

Some pic of Sambazone, OneTJ mall. The food court is quit small but the environtment ok and the price is reasonable:)
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2936/ykem002rh9.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2695/ykem039ou3.jpg

work in progress
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3416/ykem040es6.jpg

nazrey

November 30th, 2008, 02:31 AM

by Xping

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/1526760877_46d7c7e9ba_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/1529250507_94e18216ed_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/1530168728_75b1698ae7_b.jpg

coolman89

December 3rd, 2008, 05:44 AM

THE NEWEST BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CENTRE IN KUCHING.
TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE CENTRE STAGE AT i.COM SQUARE, SHOWCASE YOUR NEW LAUNCHES AND EXHIBIT A GRAND FINALE. IN SHORT, BE OUTSTANDING. OR TAKE YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES TO THE STREET. HAVE LUNCH ALFRESCO STYLE AT i.COM F&B AVENUE IN THE DAY, THEN WINE AND DINE WITH YOUR ASSOCIATES IN THE EVENING. LEAVE A GOOD IMPRESSION IF YOU MUST. IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT i.COM SQUARE.

i.COM SQUARE video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icveDtSe6EU)

kiko

December 3rd, 2008, 08:06 AM

i know tat place.it just behind UMW showroom..wow..tat will be great. actually all the road and land clearing has completed.

soonkiong

December 3rd, 2008, 10:25 AM

^^

looks like some shophouses similar to travillion to me. :lol:

CARJON

December 4th, 2008, 06:20 AM

kiko

December 4th, 2008, 07:23 AM

hmm...u based on the total skyline @ the height??

kiko

December 4th, 2008, 07:28 AM

if we combined all the skyscrapers located nearby MBKS with those nearby the waterfront, the view will be great..

emzeti

December 4th, 2008, 08:21 AM

IF my friend ask me I would say:
in term of skyline

kuching = early 70s kuala Lumpur
kuching = early 80s penang
kuching = early 90s Johor Bahru
kuching = today Melaka and kota kinabalu

how about you ?

to me, it is okay if you compare just like that for fun.
in term of economic, strategically located, politics and history, you can see why those states achieved so much compare to kuching.

kiko

December 4th, 2008, 09:03 AM

latest pic of borneo convention centre
http://www.bcck.com.my/images/pic_site_oct2008_2.jpg
http://www.bcck.com.my/images/pic_site_oct2008_1.jpg

kealchg

December 4th, 2008, 12:38 PM

Wow...nice pic of the BCCK...I wonder why they change the name...any news on the Kuching Tower? Lets hope Miss World comes to Kuching after this...with a Convention centre like this one...we are ready for anything!! I'm so proud to be a Sarawakian!

juzt_reboot

December 5th, 2008, 12:44 AM

PUSTAKA NEGERI

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo219/nazareen/skycrappers/pustaka.jpg

juzt_reboot

December 5th, 2008, 12:54 AM

Kuching to Petra Jaya

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo219/nazareen/skycrappers/pjroad.jpg

juzt_reboot

December 5th, 2008, 12:58 AM

Toll Plaza

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo219/nazareen/skycrappers/zecontoll.jpg

kiko

December 5th, 2008, 01:47 AM

owh..wat a nice view of pustaka negeri..still remember old time when me and my wife use to jog there 5-6 years ago..the view is so breath taking..

maFIC86

December 5th, 2008, 09:52 AM

can't wait to go for my holiday to kuching. A lot of development there.Any new images for kuching sentral.BCCK construction quite slow i guess.

maFIC86

December 5th, 2008, 10:14 AM

KUCHING: A RM39 million aquatic centre will be built here soon, Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia Dato Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced yesterday.
“Sarawak will be the ‘aquatic excellence centre’ in Malaysia, as we had seen many champions from the state in events such as swimming and diving,” he said.
The proposed centre, which is the most expensive youth and sports complex in the country, will be located near Wisma Saberkas and the Sarawak General Hospital.
Spanning 7.7 hectares, it will have, among others, diving platforms, an Olympics sized swimming pool, and courts for basketball, netball and futsal.
It will also have two hostel blocks which can accommodate 200 occupants at any one time, an administrative block, cafeteria, a surau, and a multipurpose hall.
“Once we receive the approval from the Ministry of Finance, construction will start. The expected time frame to complete the project is around two years,” Ismail said.

maFIC86

December 5th, 2008, 10:19 AM

http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=14554938a3c6bb242yo2.jpg

kiko

December 5th, 2008, 10:20 AM

can't wait to go for my holiday to kuching. A lot of development there.Any new images for kuching sentral.BCCK construction quite slow i guess.

well, for me its now slow but the structure itself i believe needed longer time to be fix.:lol:

kiko

December 5th, 2008, 10:22 AM

the aquatic centre pic:nuts:
http://www.catscity.com.my/uploads/newbb/1455_4938a3c6bb242.jpg

CARJON

December 7th, 2008, 04:46 AM

to me, it is okay if you compare just like that for fun.
in term of economic, strategically located, politics and history, you can see why those states achieved so much compare to kuching.

nothing special, this in only my discribling of kuching scenery.
we left behind other state. because before BN takeover sarawak(20years ago), our development almost zero. dont forget BN government contribution. eventhough recently they are not doing well. no people is perfect. If you have chance become CM or PM, you can do better than them ? no easy.
I am a leader also, it is not easy to treat all people more fair .

C.P Tan

December 7th, 2008, 05:16 PM

Taken from ckgoplaces.blogspot.com
Kuching South City

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3276/kuchingpending03wk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/kuchingpending03wk9.jpg/1/w720.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img509/kuchingpending03wk9.jpg/1/)

kiko

December 9th, 2008, 01:00 AM

THE liberalisation of air services from Sarawak and Sabah to Singapore marks the culmination of what the Sarawak government has long fought for.
Sarawak had argued that its tourism industry would benefit by leveraging on Singapore's international air links to compensate for the limited direct air accessibility to Sarawak. The argument, however, is far from air-tight.

Before and after a split created Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines, Kuching had enjoyed easy accessibility by air from Singapore.

Then came the development of Senai Airport in Johor Baru to supplant Sabah and Sarawak air traffic to and from Singapore.

The aggressive promotion of Kuala Lumpur as an international air hub also dimmed the allure of Singapore as a transit point for Sarawak air passengers travelling further afield.
This led to the introduction of hourly flights daily between Kuching and Kuala Lumpur, especially with AirAsia's presence.

This is in addition to the increase in flights from Johor Baru and Kuala Lumpur to Sibu, Miri and Bintulu.

Based on such a proliferation of flights across the South China Sea, Sarawak should be seeing a boom in tourist arrivals.

We all know that is not the case. Although there is a noticeable inflow of domestic tourists from the peninsula to Kuching, the bulk of the tourist flow is outbound from Sarawak, with residual transit traffic coming from West Kalimantan.

The doubling of flights between Kuching and Singapore to four a day by four airlines, plus another daily flight in a few months, means air passengers will be spoilt for choice.

It will be interesting to see if the new travel options afforded by the air-service liberalisation between Malaysia and Singapore will replicate what happened when AirAsia started plying between Sarawak and the peninsula: a remarkable expansion of the air-travelling market.

For Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia, and indeed for Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru as well, there must be the hope that the reinstatement of Changi as an air hub for travellers to and from Sarawak and Sabah will not result in a drop of traffic.

The onus will be on Sarawak to woo more tourists from Singapore and elsewhere to the state.

Sarawak tourism authorities used to blame the lack of direct flights to the state for the low number of tourists.

They should now take advantage of the state's access to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

The last thing the state wants to see is a fresh round of finger-pointing following another round of cancelled flights several months hence.

** nice things to read thanks to bytex catscity.com

kiko

December 9th, 2008, 01:23 AM

nice xmas tree at the spring..it very crowded on sunday afternoon..:banana:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tqrGdjUdDwE/ST0ksJUEzlI/AAAAAAAACdQ/47gjKFda8Ig/s400/DSC_0124.JPG

Yohanes

December 10th, 2008, 02:02 AM

PUSTAKA NEGERI

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo219/nazareen/skycrappers/pustaka.jpg

nice one, especially the landscape, however never been yhere..

Yohanes

December 10th, 2008, 07:24 AM

New car showroom at stampin road..

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9420/ykem002dk4.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/6356/ykem039lz8.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7563/ykem040ic0.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4218/ykem041qj5.jpg

Sekama area..

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/584/ykem042fb3.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1585/ykem044bx8.jpg

rizalhakim

December 11th, 2008, 08:52 AM

Four Points Hotel opens in Kuching

Four Points Hotel by Sheraton is set to make its Southeast Asia debut with the opening of its hotel in December in Kuching, Malaysia.

The 421-room hotel will be Kuching’s first international hotel located 2 kilometres from the Kuching International Airport and 15 minutes from the heart of the city. It will cater to both business and leisure travellers while also offering a complete range of meeting and banquet facilities.

“Our guests will be able to enjoy a comfortable, fun and uncomplicated experience, all at an honest value,” Colin Vickers, general manager of Four Points by Sheraton Kuching, said in a statement.
All its rooms will be casually styled and will feature the Four Points by Sheraton Four Comfort Bed, 32-inch LCD televisions, large working desk, high speed internet access, WiFi and a rainforest shower.
The hotel will also have three food and beverage concepts, eight meeting spaces including a 1,456 sq m ballroom, 24-hour fitness centre, outdoor swimming pool, spa and 24-hour business centre.
Four Points Hotel will be operated by Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

..any pic??...

kiko

December 11th, 2008, 08:58 AM

http://www.nadai.name/weblog/uploaded_images/sheraton-748606.jpg

it should be like this once complete

Yohanes

December 11th, 2008, 09:08 AM

kiko

December 11th, 2008, 09:24 AM

now they almost 80% complete installing the windows..

tbc

December 11th, 2008, 09:38 AM

now they almost 80% complete installing the windows..

Macam mana ni ? Dec (2008) only 20 days left and they want to open up a hotel in that time ?! :)

Yohanes

December 11th, 2008, 09:47 AM

I really dont know whether they can open in Dec 2008.

kiko

December 11th, 2008, 10:06 AM

ha3..well, TPK credibility has been challenge this time

tbc

December 11th, 2008, 01:08 PM

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walking_coffee

December 11th, 2008, 02:45 PM

They have only managed to install windows on one of four sides of the building; and this is not including all the internal wiring, room fittings, wall fittings, floor fittings, cleaning fittings; though the light fixtures are visible on some floors. However, it now dominates the view when you land in and approach the city via Airport Road.

Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing has been challenged before, and he did assure us back then of an August 2008 opening, and this is now revised to 31 December 2008, which is exactly 20 days away; so I suppose he's getting everyone to work overtime, 24/7.

Time will tell if he can complete in time. Even if it is completed next year, it is still an amazing feat to have the entire structure built and ready in just under two years. Though, I'm not sure anyone else noticed that the 'office component' of the complex is nowhere in sight; unless it would be combined with the hotel block, like the Westin Sydney and Macquarie Bank sharing the same tower just 'split' in two.

kiko

December 12th, 2008, 01:47 AM

btw, i saw akademi percukaian building opposite the veterinary clinic after the jalan tabuan..nice structure

Yohanes

December 12th, 2008, 02:42 AM

Hem..so that land is for akedemi percukaian.. any pic?:)

tbc

December 12th, 2008, 03:38 AM

..... so I suppose he's getting everyone to work overtime, 24/7.

Very likely, I notice work on flyover outside KK's airport has slowed to a snail's pace lately. But more recently, work on another flyover along same road has begun at frantic rate. Full of surprises !

Yohanes

December 12th, 2008, 04:19 AM

ha3..well, TPK credibility has been challenge this time

It was before when his company, Ekran Bhd cant complete the bakun dam.:)

kiko

December 12th, 2008, 07:59 AM

I dun have the pic but this is all i have..i saw the pic on the board

E-Filing, Jadi Pilihan Pembayar Cukai

SIBU, 2 April (Bernama) -- E-Filing, sistem online Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia (LHDN) bagi memudahkan pembayar cukai mengemukakan borang cukai pendapatan mereka, kini menjadi pilihan rakyat Malaysia.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif LHDN Datuk Hasmah Abdullah berkata tahun lepas kira-kira 874,814 pembayar cukai menggunakan kemudahan itu, peningkatan sebanyak 369.5 peratus berbanding angka pada 2006 semasa sistem itu diperkenalkan.

"Kami pada awalnya menganggarkan kira-kira 500,000 akan menggunakannya tahun lepas tetapi angka akhir yang dicatatkan itu amat menggalakkan," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan pejabat baru LHDN bagi kawasan tengah Sarawak(bagi divisyen Sibu, Sarikei, Kapit dan Mukah) di Wisma Vasty di sini hari Rabu.

Katanya pada tahun ini beliau menjangkakan kira-kira 1.5 juta akan menggunakan sistem itu atau 50 peratus daripada tiga juta pembayar cukai individu.

Hasmah berkata LHDN, yang juga mempunyai sistem berasaskan internet bagi perkhidmatan lain, akan memperkenalkan lebih banyak lagi kemudahan pada tahun ini dalam usaha penambahbaikan perkhidmatannya kepada orang ramai.

Mengenai kutipan, katanya tahun lepas lembaga itu berjaya mengutip RM74.699 bilion cukai, satu rekod baru dan juga peningkatan sebanyak 13.6 peratus daripada amaun 2006.

Beliau yakin kutipan akan bertambah pada tahun ini tetapi enggan menyatakan angkanya.

Sementara itu mengenai pembayaran bagi cukai terlebih bayar, katanya kira-kira 392,457 permohonan bagi pembayaran balik telah diselesaikan, iaitu 80 peratus daripada tuntutan keseluruhan.

"Kami perlu melakukan audit lanjutan terhadap baki 20 peratus lagi. Kami sedang menunggu penuntut mengemukakan bukti seperti resit pembelian dan dokumen lain untuk memproses pembayaran balik.

"Saya berharap mereka yang mahu menuntut bagi rebat dapat mengemukakan bukti seperti itu apabila mereka menyerahkan borang menjelang akhir bulan ini supaya kami boleh membuat pembayaran dalam masa satu bulan seperti sasaran kami," katanya.

Hasmah berkata pada 2006 hanya 183,731 tuntutan berjaya diselesaikan.

Dalam perkembangan lain, katanya pembinaan Akademi Cukai Malaysia bagi Malaysia Timur di Kuching akan dimulakan pada tahun ini.

Akademi yang dianggarkan menelan kos RM140 juta, yang kedua selepas akademi di Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, akan digunakan untuk melatih pegawai dari Sarawak dan Sabah dalam percukaian dan pengurusan bagi membolehkan mereka menjalankan tugas secara profesional.

-- BERNAMA

kiko

December 12th, 2008, 08:02 AM

Tune hotel kuching open March 2009!!:banana:

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nazrey

December 14th, 2008, 12:06 AM

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nazrey

December 14th, 2008, 12:08 AM

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kiko

December 16th, 2008, 12:48 PM

interhill hotel and mall updates thanks to mocha catscity:banana:
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kiko

December 16th, 2008, 12:49 PM

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kiko

December 16th, 2008, 12:54 PM

some xmas decoration at the spring..big xmas tree also available outside the mall
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kiko

December 17th, 2008, 05:12 AM

Kota Samarahan will be part of Greater KuchingBy Peter Sibon

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Chief Minister, Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, said Kota Samarahan would be part of the Greater Kuching City which would be hi-tech and cosmopolitan by the year 2030.
“It will be a hi-tech city by 2030 and will be much more comfortable to live in as it will also be the gateway for tourists to the State,” Taib told reporters after launching the 45 Years of Sarawak’s Progress in Malaysia, Samarahan Division Level Ceremony at the Dewan Suarah here yesterday.
He also said that the city would not have heavy industry and instead would become a cultural centre for the State.
“It will become a cultural centre for all communities.You see now that the Malays have lost the use of their gongs and ‘canangs’ compared to the people from the interior such as the Ibans, Bidayuhs and Orang Ulus.
“That is the reason why the World Rainforest Music Festival is getting very popular among foreigners now,” he said.
On Kota Samarahan,Taib who is also the Minister of Planning and Resource Management said it would become the sub-urban of Kuching city with a population of about 200,000 people.
“Kota Samarahn will be the extension of Kuching with a population of about 200,000 people. It will be very ideal for quality lifestyle with very few high-rise buildings and will be very green,” he said.
On the overall vision of Sarawak by 2030,Taib said it would be fully industrialised by then with focus on heavy and downstream industries especially in the SCORE area.
“Sarawak will be fully industrialised by then, having heavy industries such as steel, pulp and paper and aluminum. We will also have downstream industries that will depend very much on market forces,” he said.
“That is why our young people have to be better equipped with skilled and semi-skilled so that they will be more prepared for the future,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister revealed that the bridge across Muara Tuang River near the present bazaar would complete the coastal highway that will provide two-road system in Sarawak.
“The design has been prepared but I don’t know when it can be built due to the current recession. It will complete the coastal road so that we have two-road system in Sarawak,” he said.

kiko

December 17th, 2008, 05:17 AM

National Tax Academy branch campus in Kuching
By SHARON LING

KUCHING: The Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) National Tax Academy will open its first branch campus here, with two more later in Malacca and Sabah.

IRB chief executive and director-general Datuk Hasmah Abdullah said the campuses were needed as the academy’s main campus in Bangi, Selangor, could no longer accommodate the increasing number of staff and officers who needed to be trained.

“Opening up branch campuses will help us achieve our vision of becoming a tax administrator of international standards by allowing us to continue pro*ducing highly-trained and skilled staff,” she said at theground-breaking ceremony for the campus at Jalan Tabuan here on Friday.

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See this: Hasmah showing Taib (centre) and assistant minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Larry Sng a model of the National Tax Academy’s branch campus in Kuching.

The ceremony was performed by Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Hasmah said the academy had been set up as the IRB’s training arm to produce staff who were highly disciplined, professional, competent and knowledgeable in carrying out their work.

She said the academy had also opened its training courses to the public and international participants besides offering a number of courses in part*nership with overseas insti*tu*tions. This included the Orga*nisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administration, the Japan International Coo*peration Agency and the Australian Tax Office.

The RM140mil branch campus is expected to be ready in July 2010.

Located on a 1.78ha site, its facilities will include an administration and academic block, multi-purpose hall, auditorium, hostel, staff quarters and computer lab.

It will also house the Kuching investigation and intelligence office.

When completed, it will be able to accommodate 300 trainees and 120 staff at any one time.

kiko

December 17th, 2008, 05:21 AM

KL groups lauded for holding events in Sarawak
By SHARON LING

KUCHING: The Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) presented its Anak Sarawak Awards to two Kuala Lumpur-based organisations in appreciation of their holding events in the state.

SCB chairman Datuk Dr Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah handed over the awards to Malaysia Gas Association and International Federation of NGOs for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse (IFNGO) at a dinner in Kuala Lumpur recently.

The awards were received by Malaysia Gas Association secretary general Zenorai Rambli and IFNGO honorary secretary Datuk Mustapha Ma.

Also present were guests from other associations and government bodies.

In his speech, Toyad said the opening of two hotels here next year would provide another 800 rooms in the city.

He added that Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, the first purpose-built convention centre in the state also scheduled to be opened next year, would provide more opportunities for events to be hosted here.

SCB has received international recognition for its efforts in promoting Sarawak as a destination for business and other meetings.

Its four-minute commercial entitled Recharge in a New World - Sarawak, Borneo won the Golden City Gate film competition in conjunction with the ITB Berlin travel mart in March.

The commercial won a second international award when it received first prize in the corporate travel and tourism category at the US International Film and Video Festival in Los Angeles in September

rizalhakim

December 17th, 2008, 07:53 AM

Sarawak negeri paling kaya menjelang 2030

Oleh SOPI SAMAILE

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SAMARAHAN 16 Dis. - Kerajaan negeri yakin Sarawak menjadi negara paling kaya dalam Malaysia menjelang 2030, kata Ketua Menteri Sarawak, Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Beliau berkata, hasrat itu dapat direalisasikan menerusi projek-projek yang dirancang dalam Koridor Pembaharuan Tenaga Sarawak (SCORE).

Menerusi SCORE ujarnya, kerajaan negeri menerima modal pelaburan sebanyak RM300 bilion dan wilayah pembangunan itu memberi peluang pekerjaan kepada rakyat di negeri ini dalam meningkatkan taraf kehidupan masing-masing.

''Saya mempunyai cita-cita dan sanggup bekerja kuat untuk memastikan Sarawak menjadi sebuah negeri yang maju serta kaya menerusi pelaksanaan Score ini.

''Menerusi SORE juga akan membolehkan kita memperoleh pelbagai peluang pekerjaan yang sesuai dengan kemahiran masing-masing sama ada menjadi jurutera, penyelidik, geologi, guru dan profesional," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada majlis Pelancaran 45 Tahun Sarawak Maju Dalam Malaysia Peringkat Bahagian Sri Aman serta melancarkan buku bertajuk 'Samarahan - Dari Kampung Terpencil Ke Desa Ilmu' di Dewan Suarah, Kota Samarahan di sini hari ini.

Abdul Taib menegaskan, peluang yang terdapat di SCORE adalah lebih besar berbanding rungutan atau ketidakpuasan segelintir pihak yang sudah pasti tidak mahu melihat kejayaan pembangunan tersebut.

Katanya, pembangunan SCORE memberi banyak kebaikan berbanding keburukan dan rakyat perlu melihat kebaikan yang diperoleh di negeri ini secara keseluruhannya.

Sehubungan itu, beliau mahu rakyat terus mempertahankan semua kebaikan tersebut dengan terus memelihara ketenteraman dan perpaduan di kalangan rakyat pelbagai kaum di Sarawak.

''Jangan kita terlalu menurut tuntutan soal remeh temeh, kecil serta hasutan mengenai perkara-perkara peribadi kerana ia sudah pasti akan membantutkan kemajuan dan pembangunan rakyat dan negeri ini.

''Kita yakin menjelang tahun 2030, Sarawak akan menjadi sebuah negeri maju berasaskan industri yang dijelmakan menerusi pembangunan di SCORE," ujarnya.

AhChuan

December 17th, 2008, 12:48 PM

^^:eek: wow...nice. Great news for Sarawak~

kiko

December 18th, 2008, 02:21 AM

Taib foresees high-tech cities sprouting within state capital as S'wak embarks on heavy industries devt by 2030
Kota Samarahan: Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud envisions that Kuching will be an all-round commercial centre by 2030.

He said in two decades or so from now, the state capital would have every economic element one could imagine as it would be surrounded by high-tech cities that would include a medical city, an education city and several resorts.

He said when that happened, apart from serving as headquarters for commerce, Kuching would also act as the sub-regional headquarters for companies involved in heavy industrial activities and industries selling processed products.

Taib, however, assured that Kuching would not accomodate heavy industies within its perimeters even though Sarawak would embark on them by 2030.

Of this, he explained: "Kuching will not go for heavy industries. It (Kuching) will be more for high-tech, selected tourism, education and more cultural events as the next thing Sarawak needs ti do is to develop its cultural sector and all the cultures of the various people of Sarawak which we are lucky to have preserved."
He said this at a press conference after launching a book on 45 years of Sarawak's Progress Within Malaysia for Samarahan Division

MALAYSIAN

December 18th, 2008, 05:24 PM

only little investments compared to other countries can be the richest state in Malaysia :bash:

fairul

December 18th, 2008, 06:26 PM

the richest state...but all will be wallap by taib family

rizalhakim

December 19th, 2008, 08:51 AM

Perpustakaan Bandaraya kembali beroperasi

KUCHING: Orang ramai boleh kembali mengunjungi Perpustakaan Bandaraya di Pusat Galakan Perindustrian dan Pameran Sarawak (SIPEC), Jalan P. Ramlee, berikutan kerja perpindahan yang dilakukan sebelum ini sudah berakhir.

Pengurus Perpustakaan Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara (DBKU), Sharul Sulaiman, berkata perpustakaan terbabit dipindahkan ke bangunan SIPEC berikutan bangunan asalnya terpaksa dirobohkan bagi memberi laluan pembinaan Kompleks Islam Sarawak.

"Perpindahan ke SIPEC bermula pada 1 September lalu dengan perpustakaan ini kembali beroperasi seperti biasa sejak 20 Oktober lalu.

"Bagaimanapun perpindahan ini masih dianggap sementara kerana kami menanti bangunan tetap yang dirancang dibina tidak lama lagi," katanya kepada pemberita selepas melawat perpustakaan berkenaan di sini , semalam.

Sharul berkata, operasi di SIPEC adalah sementara sehingga bangunan tetap dapat disiapkan dalam tempoh tiga atau empat tahun lagi.

"Notis makluman perpindahan juga sudah diletakkan di bangunan lama supaya pengunjung tidak terkeliru.

"Perpustakaan ini akan dipindahkan semula tapak asal setelah Kompleks Islam Sarawak siap dibina dengan kemungkinan tingkat empat kompleks akan menjadi premis kekal kita," katanya.

Beliau berkata waktu operasi perpustakaan bermula pada jam 9 pagi hingga 6.30 petang setiap hari dengan kemudahan seperti perkhidmatan internet turut disediakan kepada pengunjung.

"Bagi tahun hadapan kita akan membelanjakan sejumlah RM500,000 bagi menambah koleksi buku baru dan melengkapkan perpustakaan bagi keselesaan pengunjung.

"Selain meminjam buku, perpustakaan ini turut terbabit dalam Program Pembasmian Kemiskinan Bandar dengan DBKU menerima pendaftaran golongan memerlukan bantuan di sini," katanya.

Perpustakaan Bandaraya yang ditubuhkan pada 1970 diserahkan secara rasminya kepada DBKU pada 1990 dan sehingga kini mempunyai 21,444 ahli.

Dari Januari hingga November tahun ini , seramai 157,681 orang meminjam buku di perpustakaan itu dengan seramai 38,766 orang meminjam buku Bahasa Inggeris, 17,135 orang meminjam buku Bahasa Malaysia, dan seramai 35,060 orang meminjam buku bahasa Bahasa Cina.

Sehingga 30 November lepas buku Bahasa Inggeris Bukan Fiksyen paling popular dipinjam iaitu sebanyak 11,843 naskhah buku dan ketika ini perpustakaan terbabit mempunyai 139,210 naskhah buku dan 10, 525 buku baru.

kiko

December 20th, 2008, 03:24 PM

LARGE FASHIONABLE BELT BUCKLES BUCK THE TREND AT KUCHING AIRPORT

Bernama - Thursday, December 18KUCHING, Dec 17 (Bernama) -– Passengers sporting large, trendy belt buckles buck the trend, in as far as security measures at the Kuching International Airport (KIA) are concerned.

Although a pair of scissors continue to top the list of items confiscated from passengers at the airport, belts fitted with large and sharp buckles are viewed as potential weapons, according to senior airport manager Sunif Naiman.

Such buckles could be turned into knuckle-duster or any other dangerous weapon, and were categorised under a list of items restricted from being brought into the aircraft, he said.

"Large belt buckles may be a trendy accessory but most passenger do not realise they are viewed as a threat to safety at airport security check-in points around the world.

"Of late, security officers have been confiscating large and trendy belt buckles on many occassions at the KIA," he said.

Sunif was speaking to reporters after witnessing Deputy State Secretary Datuk Morshidi Abdul Ghani opening an occupational, safety and health awareness campaign at the airport today.

-- MORE

nazrey

December 20th, 2008, 11:21 PM

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nazrey

December 20th, 2008, 11:23 PM

Hock Lee Centre
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kiko

December 21st, 2008, 05:47 AM

Yong: Cat show good for Kuching City

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Vera Chen (right) from Hong Kong posing with her two award-winning cats, International Cat Show judge Bob Zenda and exhibitor Adilah Roose (left).

By Ng Kiang Chiew

KUCHING: The success of the Cat-City International Cat Show 2008 is good for Kuching City.
“It shows there are caring and loving people for the animal. By logic, this could mean Kuching City is well loved, too,” said Deputy Works Minister, Dato’ Yong Khoon Seng yesterday.
Yong said this at the opening of the show at Kuching Civic Centre.
He urged the foreign participants to come back, exchange opinions and make more friends. The locals could also return the visit, he added.
Also present at the ceremony were Kuching City North Mayor, Haji Abang Mohd Atei Abang Medaan and Sarawak Cat Club (SCC) president and show manager, Dr Huey Lee Hui Lin.
Other activities included the presentation of souvenirs to Yong, the Mayor and the judges of the show cum competition.
One hundred and two cats participated in the show; 56 were pedigree cats while 46 were domestic or household cats.
The inaugural one-day cat show was sponsored by Sarawak Convention Bureau and jointly organised by SCC and Cat Fanciers’ Association, USA.

chene

December 21st, 2008, 05:59 AM

just asking..how much the bus fee from kuching to miri??is that intercity bus miri-bandar sri begawan available??if that so,how much the fee and how long it takes??thanx:):)

thrasher115

December 21st, 2008, 08:53 AM

ticket bas from kuching to miri is RM 80.00

and the bus from miri to kk i dont know the price...sorry

chene

December 21st, 2008, 10:08 AM

^^thanx thrasher...miri-kk???:cheers:

rizalhakim

December 22nd, 2008, 07:30 AM

Closure Of Sarawak Plant To Affect 1,500 Workers

KUCHING, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- The decision by Western Digital, the world's second-largest hard-disk drive manufacturer, to close its Sarawak plant in the Samajaya Jaya Free Industrial Zone (SJFIZ) here due to the global economic meltdown will affect 1,500 workers, state assistant minister for Industrial Development Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman said today.

He said officials from the company, formerly known as Komag USA (M) Sdn Bhd, had confirmed that the United States-based investor, was not only retrenching all its workers but also closing down its operation here as it was no longer economically viable.

"It is sad that the state government was not informed of the abrupt decision in advance (until my ministry decided to call Western Digital officials for a meeting today) because we are sympathetic to the plight of the workers, who were only being given a last minute notice through a video conferencing with the chief executive officer last week," he told a media conference here, Saturday.

Earlier he met with Western Digital Media (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Senior Director Keong Chan and its Human Resources Director Saiful Bahri Sopar at his office in Petra Jaya here.

He said the affected workers, all locals, including 500 engineers and technicians accounted for 10 percent of the 15,000 workers in the electronic industry at SJFIZ.

Following the discussion, the state government had requested that the company downsize its operation in stages until March next year besides providing alternative employment opportunities for those willing to move to its plants in Johor, Kuala Lumpur or Penang, Daud said.

He said Western Digital's "fast' decision to close down its Sarawak plant, which produced 30 million units of hard disk drives per quarter, was due to the 50 percent drop in global demand, making it the company's first operation in the country to be affected by the current economic situation.

"We are very disappointed because the state government has spent billions of ringgit, in terms of providing infrastructure and cheap land as well as facilities, including water supply to the company because we thought that they will stay here permanently," he said.

"Of course that is their decision economically. As a public listed company in the New York stock exchange, they want to see their company make dollars and cents but at same time they must consider the contribution of their workers from each country which contributed to the rise in their stock market shares or profits," he said, adding that laying off workers should not be the first option.

He hoped that it would not have a domino effect and requested other companies to refer to the state government first of their plans to close down their plants to enable the welfare of the workers to be looked after, including re-training them.

"The government, through his ministry, wants to assist the affected workers and I will talk to company CEOs in the coming weeks to see if they can be absorbed into alternative jobs, such as the hospitality industry," he said.

However, he said, Western Digital had assured that all its workers, who had lost their jobs, would be given retrenchment benefits or be given the option to work in its plants in the Peninsular.

He said the company planned to sell its plant here, which first started operation 13 years, while another one in Thailand was expected to be closed soon.

According to a news report, Western Digital Corp planned to cut 2,500 jobs, equalling to five percent of the workforce and halt most of its production after orders slowed.

Sales in the current quarter was also projected to be US$1.8 billion (RM6.3 billion), less than the US$2.03 billion or more predicted on October 23.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

December 23rd, 2008, 03:12 AM

Sarawak tourism assets upgrade starts early 2009
Published: 2008/12/23

THE Sarawak Economic Development Corporation's (SEDC) five-year plan to upgrade its flagship tourism properties to keep abreast with the changing times and new market trend is expected to start early next year, its chairman Datuk Talib Zulpilip said on Sunday.

He said the SEDC's upgrading plan included the refurbishment of the kilometre-long Kuching Waterfront, hotels, namely the Holiday Inn Kuching and the Crowne Plaza Riverside Kuching, as well as the Sarawak Cultural Village and Top Spot Food Court in Kuching.

"The exercise will take a few months to complete. The budget has been approved and sourced from our own internal funds," he told reporters after the reopening of the Sarawak Plaza shopping complex by Kuching Hotels Sdn Bhd chairman Tan Sri Bujang Mohd Nor.

Located in the city's central business district at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kuching, Talib said RM3 million was spent on the refurbishment of the complex but the SEDC will maintain the current rental rates to assist the 41 tenants face the current economic downturn.

First opened for business in November 1985, the Sarawak Plaza, which remains one of the premier shopping complexes in Sarawak, is owned by Kuching Hotels, a subsidiary of the SEDC. - Bernama

Yohanes

December 24th, 2008, 05:44 AM

Keep update guys... Sory im not longer in sarawak so cant help to update..

Yohanes

December 24th, 2008, 05:48 AM

[QUOTE=kiko;29500812]National Tax Academy branch campus in Kuching
By SHARON LING

KUCHING: The Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) National Tax Academy will open its first branch campus here, with two more later in Malacca and Sabah.
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Nice locaton..

disk79

December 24th, 2008, 07:25 AM

Recent pic;

i really wanna kick those ass....he3x. BTW, i heard.... i heard la, starbuck @ medan pelita, Kamdar from current location will soon moving to building next Tun Jugah(still under construction), Vista Tunku (Petra Jaya area) will have Jusco for their main tenant.. anyone can assure this? wat happen to mjc area..so silence one...not much news....the upper sanctuary is extremely small for 200k ++ for 900++sf.buy one unit there and now in full regret.

nazrey

December 27th, 2008, 08:07 AM

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nazrey

December 27th, 2008, 08:24 AM

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maFIC86

December 27th, 2008, 09:42 AM

Artist impression from Kuching city mall site.:banana:
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rizalhakim

December 30th, 2008, 08:34 AM

Hotels goes through rebranding
By Jack Wong

KUCHING: International hotels Holiday Inn Kuching and Crowne Plaza Riverside Kuching will be renamed under a rebranding exercise.

They will take the new name of Grand Margherita Hotel and River*side Majestic Hotel respectively on Dec 31.

Sarawak State Economic Develop*ment Corporation (SEDC) and Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corpo*ra*tion (SEDC) are the joint owners of Grand Margherita while Riverside Ma******jestic Hotel is wholly-owned by SEDC.

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New name: The Holiday Inn Kuching Sarawak will be renamed as Grand Margherita Hotel.

SEDC chairman Datuk Talib Zulpilip described the rebranding exercise as a strategic move as the time was ripe for change.

“The two hotels have already built up a pool of experienced and well-trained staff supported by the newly installed state-of-the-art hotel property management system.

“SEDC wants to take an active management role in line with its role as a major player in the state’s tourism industry,” he said in a press statement recently.

An experienced Malaysian Arthus Yeap has been appointed as the general manager for both hotels.

Talib said both hotels would be refurbished in the middle of next year to ensure their competitiveness in the domestic and regional markets.

The upgrading exercise would include the guestrooms, food and beverage outlets, bar lounge, public amenities, lobby and entrance areas.

The 32-year-old Holiday In Kuching was the city’s first international hotel while Crowne Plaza Riverside opened its door in 1992.

Talib said the two hotels located in the city’s golden triangle had an average occupancy rate of 80%.

Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud is expected to launch the new names of the hotels during a special reception on Jan 19.

tbc

January 1st, 2009, 01:52 AM

Crowne Plaza was known as the Riverside Majestic many years ago no ?
Wonder why the very long standing relationship with Holiday Inn not continued - preparing to go further upmarket perhaps ?

kiko

January 2nd, 2009, 01:23 AM

Construction somewhere matangjaya. rumours to be fill in mith e-mart hypermarket.thanks to dpmy05 vatscity..
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kiko

January 2nd, 2009, 01:24 AM

latest bcck pic thanks to webbie catscity:banana:
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kiko

January 2nd, 2009, 01:28 AM

BAKO NATIONAL PARK STILL A POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION IN SARAWAK
Bernama - Thursday, January 1KUCHING, Jan 1 (Bernama) -- Sarawak's oldest national park, the Bako National Park, continues to be a popular destination for local and foreign tourists in the state, receiving an average of 80 visitors daily, Sarawak Forestry Department director Datuk Len Talif Saleh said today.

He said 31,000 tourists, with 70 per cent of them foreigners, visited the national park last year. The Bako forest was gazetted as a national park in 1957.

"We believe the number of visitors to the park will increase to 100 people a day this year," he told Bernama at the Kampung Bako jetty near the national park here.

Earlier, Len, who is also Sarawak Forestry Corporation chief executive officer, presented souvenirs contributed by the Association of the Bako National Park Tourist Boat Owners to the first 30 tourists to arrive at the park today.

The function was held in conjunction with the New Year celebration.

Len said infrastructure facilities, including clean water supply, at the national park would be repaired and upgraded and that the federal government had approved a RM3.2 million allocation for the purpose.

--BERNAMA AZM MIS

kiko

January 2nd, 2009, 03:02 AM

some pic of the recent visit of MV Doulous to kuching..Today is their last day after 3 weeks berth here!!
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January 2nd, 2009, 09:16 AM

SEDC hotels counting on domestic tourists
By Samuel Aubrey

KUCHING: The Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) is counting on domestic tourists to occupy the hotels under its management this year amid the global economic downturn.

THAT’S A BIG CARD: Talip (right) is given the honour of being the first I-Privilege Card member by Damai Beach Resort manager Zulkifli Othman.

The hotels under SEDC include Holiday Inn Kuching and Crowne Plaza Riverside Kuching which, effective today (Jan 1), have been renamed Grand Margherita Hotel and Riverside Majestic Hotel.

Both hotels, now directly managed by SEDC after many years under international hotel chains, are expected to face tougher competition with new hotels opening up in Kuching and fewer tourists coming from abroad.

Chairman Datuk Talip Zulpilip said the corporation is now focussing on luring domestic holidaymakers to spend their holidays in Sarawak at SEDC hotels.

“Just like anybody else, we are also worried about next year (this year) as people do not travel as much any more due to the worsening world economy.

“But we are counting on domestic tourism … people who used to go overseas for holidays, who might now want to have holidays in Sarawak. This is what we are working hard on these days,” he said.

Talip said this after launching Damai Beach Resort’s I-Privilege Card on Tuesday night. Damai Beach Resort and Damai Puri Resort in Santubong, which were previously under the international Holiday Inn chain, are now also under the direct management of SEDC.

Talip said SEDC is also a shareholder of the Grand Mulu Resort at Mulu National Park and the Parkcity hotels in Bintulu and Miri.

He added that SEDC would retain all staff at Grand Margherita Hotel and Riverside Majestic Hotel, brushing away suggestions of any retrenchments following the direct management exercise.

“No retrenchment, not even one … all staff members are the same people, we are not firing anybody, we are hiring the same people,” he said.

He also said that SEDC has recruited a Malaysian, Arthur Yeap, as general manager for both Grand Margherita Hotel and Riverside Majestic Hotel.

Yeap has 30 years experience in the hotel industry including a stint as general manager for Holiday Inn Nanchang, China.

“Yeap will be directly under us (SEDC). Previously when the hotels were under IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), we had to talk first to IHG before the matter goes down to the staff and managers. Now, we talk directly to them,” he said.

Earlier in his speech, Talip said introducing the I-Privilege Card is one of SEDC’s steps to improve business.

“Our job is to deliver good service with value. If we can do that, we can overcome the impact of the downturn,” he said. The I-Privilege Card gives members benefits in the form of complimentary resort stays and discounts on food and beverages as well as meeting’s packages.

It also gives rebates for patronising external affiliates like the Sarawak Cultural Village, Damai Beach and Country Club, Bing Company, Star Cineplex, Rigi Hairdo, Normah Medical Centre, Tokyo Time and many others. Points accumulated in relation to spending at the resort and affiliates can be redeemed for a range of exciting rewards such as overseas trips and branded items.

kiko

January 2nd, 2009, 09:23 AM

28 conventions secured over next three years
By Samuel Aubrey

KUCHING: Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) reported a yearend successful bid ratio of 68 per cent, securing 28 new conventions for Sarawak.

These events are expected to deliver 51,000 delegate days and over RM35 million in direct delegate expenditure at conventions to be held over the next three years.

The Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK ) located on Kuching Isthmus is expected to open middle of next year, and would be immediately used as the venue for the International Energy Week Expo from Nov 3 to 5.

It will also host the 3rd Asia International Conference on Water Resources and Renewable Energy, and the Australian Universities International Alumni Convention in 2010.

Other than that, the other major conventions and exhibitions scheduled in 2009 (not to be held at BCCK) include the 8th World Congress on Engineering Education, Malaysian Sterile Services Association Conference and Exhibition, and District 51 Toastmasters International Convention.

The Malaysian Association of Orthodontists Scientific Conference and the 11th National Congress of Tailor’s Guilds Malaysia will also held in Sarawak.

SCB’s chief executive officer Jill Henry said the bureau was working on 15 new bid opportunities for potential national and international conventions.

“Having strong forward bookings for association conferences is an important stabilising factor during turbulent economic times as associations have a constitutional requirement to meet.

“This means their conventions usually proceed albeit with reduced delegate numbers, unlike corporate meeting business which is more volatile,” she said in a media statement issued here recently.

On a related matter, Sarawak’s international profile in the meetings industry has also received a major boost with the bureau’s four-minute video commercial ‘Recharge in a New World – Sarawak, Borneo’ which won three major international tourism awards to generate media exposure throughout the year.

To cap an impressive year’s performance, the world’s meeting industry voted Sarawak’s marketing campaign ‘Harnessing the Power of Storytelling to Launch a New Meetings’ Destination’ the winner of the 2008 ICCA Best Marketing Award.

The award – a first for Malaysia - was presented at the International Convention and Congress Association (ICCA) General Assembly in Victoria, Canada in November.

Despite these successes, Henry said the bureau was not resting on its laurels but would focus on Kuala Lumpur and Singapore next year in a concerted push for more national and regional meetings.

“While we are celebrating our success, there is still much more to be done. As a bureau,

we are better known overseas than within Malaysia at the moment, and we need to promote the value of conventions at home to encourage more Malaysians to actively participate in their respective international associations,” she said.

SCB is a non-profit company established by the state government in May 2006 to attract more conventions to Sarawak.

The bureau’s services are provided free to meeting planners and include assistance with bids for conventions, marketing and delegate boosting services.

It recently honoured 19 recipients who successfully bid for new national or international conventions for Sarawak through the ‘2008 Anak Sarawak Appreciation Awards’ held in Kuching and Kuala Lumpur.

The annual awards acknowledge their commitment and dedication to the growth of Sarawak’s MICE (meetings, incentive, conventions and exhibitions) industry.

kiko

January 2nd, 2009, 09:45 AM

Damai puri resort & spa; a 5star resort located at damai peninsula, kuching
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January 3rd, 2009, 05:48 AM

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kiko

January 5th, 2009, 01:30 AM

S'wak wants S'poreans to buy houses in the state
By JACK WONG

KUCHING: Sarawak will go on a roadshow in Singapore this year to promote Malaysia's Second Home programme.

State Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said the state had built houses worth over RM300,000 each for the ownership of foreigners.

"We will encourage Singaporeans to own houses here. This will also help to promote the state's tourism and stimulate its economic growth," he added at the ministry's media appreciation dinner at Grand Margherita Hotel late Friday.

The ministry will work together with the Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association for the roadshow.

Johari said the state would try to attract Singaporean companies to build houses meant for foreigners here.

He said with more airlines, like Tiger Air, serving the Singapore-Kuching route, this would make Sarawak more attractive to investors and visitors.

Johari said the state-owned Housing Development Corporation would implement several affordable housing projects which had been approved by the State Planning Authority.

He said the proposed projects would comprise more than 4,000 units of houses worth below RM200,000 each.

"This year, we will have to complete 1,100 units," he added.

Johari said the federal government had allocated additional funds to Sarawak to develop affordable houses. However, he did not state the amount of the extra allocation.

He said the corporation's Rumah Mesra was selling like hot cakes, and that more creative designs had been introduced to increase the size of the houses and make them more community friendly.

Johari said the corporation would develop three apartment projects in Sibu, Bintulu and Serian district for rent to the lower income groups.

He thanked the media which had helped to publicise the government's housing programme and gather public feedback.

kiko

January 5th, 2009, 01:32 AM

Sheraton Kuching to open on Jan 17
By : Nancy Nais

KUCHING, SARAWAK, SUN:

After almost two decades, a new international hotel will open here.
Sheraton’s “Four Points” hotel, owned by Global Upline Sdn Bhd, will begin business on Jan 17, to meet the rising demand for hotel rooms.

Global Upline adviser Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing told reporters at the hotel’s soft launch yesterday that Sarawak had seen little growth in the development of new tourist attractions and products over the past years.

"The much recognised shortage of hotel rooms in the city has led to very few extended stays in Kuching, with large number of tour groups choosing Kuala Lumpur or Kota Kinabalu over Kuching, leading to a subsequent stagnation in the growth of local economy," he said.

Ting said a four-star hotel was suitable for the current economic situation with the Four Points being a middle to upper middle property providing the comforts of a five-star property at a lower price.
He said the hotel was also aimed at catering to the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) market.

kiko

January 5th, 2009, 01:45 AM

SOUTH EAST ASIA’S FIRST FOUR POINTS OPENS FOR BOOKINGS

Kuching, 14 October 2008 – Four Points by Sheraton, the fast-growing upscale hotel brand operated by Starwood Hotels and Resorts is set to open its first hotel in South East Asia this December in the East Malaysian city of Kuching.

Located 2 kilometres from the Kuching International Airport and just 15 minutes from the heart of the city, Four Points by Sheraton Kuching, the city’s first International hotel opening in over 15 years will cater to both business and leisure travelers while also offering a complete range of meeting and banquet facilities

All of the 421 casually stylish rooms will feature the Four Points by Sheraton Four Comfort Bed?, 32-inch LCD televisions, large working desk, High Speed Internet Access, WiFi and a great rainforest shower.

The hotel will also have three Food and Beverage concepts, eight meeting spaces including a 1,456-square metre ballroom, 24-hour fitness centre, outdoor swimming pool, spa and 24-hour business centre.

“Our guests will be able to enjoy a comfortable, fun and uncomplicated experience, all at an honest value,” said Mal McArdle, General Manager of Four Points by Sheraton Kuching.

Four Points by Sheraton Kuching recently launched its Opening Special package which includes single or double accommodation in a Comfort Room with breakfast, late check-out and complimentary on-site parking. The package retails for MYR (Malaysian Ringgit) 250 inclusive of taxes.

Bookings can be made directly through the hotel by emailing Reservations.Kuching@fourpoints.com. Alternatively, visit the hotel’s website www.fourpoints.com/kuching or call the toll free number 1800 80 1001.