Work together with govt to develop people’s economy, Sarawakians reminded

November 21, 2018

Abdul Karim (front, fourth right) – flanked by Zuraini and Lee (front, sixth left) – joins (front row, from right) Ting, Sherrina and Abdul Aziz in a group photo before leading the Maulidur Rasul procession.

MIRI: Sarawakians should strive to seize every opportunity presented by the government, towards developing the people’s economy together.

In stating this, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah points out that the Sarawak government is always committed to developing the people’s economy and now, all possible efforts towards developing world-class information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure are being implemented actively.

“All these efforts are to ensure that our country is developing more quickly, according to the present situation. Therefore, we should support such efforts and grab any opportunity to compete towards a brighter future.

‘Twice-weekly flight to boost tourism, business’

December 13, 2017

MIRI: The Xpress Air Indonesia inaugural flight to Miri from Pontianak in Indonesia represents a significant milestone in Sarawak’s tourism calender and the cooperation between the state and Kalimantan.

In stating this, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the state was excited to have this twice weekly flight from Pontianak to Miri which he hoped would strengthen the relationship between Sarawak and Kalimantan.

“This will also help in enhancing not only the tourism activities but also business from both places,” he said during a ceremony to welcome the inaugural Pontianak-Miri Express Air flight at Miri Airport yesterday afternoon.