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| Karim (fifth right) gives the thumb up for the Sarawak Championship with (from third right) Aisah, Hii, Unho, Ben Leong, Roslan (second left) and others during the press conference. |
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is happy to be involved in the inaugural US$300,000 (RM1.21 million) Sarawak Championship as one of the sponsors in the event that will be held at the Damai Golf and Country Club (DGCC) in Damai, Santubong from July 4 to 7.
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah hoped that the prestigious event would help promote the sport and tourism in Sarawak.
“It will bring in about 150 professional golfers from all over the world and among the stars are Gaganjeet Bhuller from India, Micah Lauren Shin of USA, Xiao Bowen from China and Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand,” he told a press conference yesterday.
