S’wak govt grants Olympic swimmer Welson Sim RM91,500 for training

April 30, 2019,

Abdul Karim (second right) presents an incentive to Sim (second left). Also seen are Assistant Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan (left) and Sarawak State Sports Council director director Dr Ong Kong Swee.

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has granted Olympic and national swimmer Welson Sim RM91,500 for his training expenses in Melbourne, Australia over the past four months since January, this year.

The 21-year-old Sarawakian swimmer from Jalan Foochow, here, who is currently undergoing intensive training in Melbourne, is aiming to participate for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

“The state government will not let our athletes be left on the ledge, that’s why we have to come in,” said Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youths and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah who was accompanied by Sim when met by reporters at the lobby of State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Complex, Petra Jaya here today.

Imbangi masa antara sukan digital dan fizikal: Abdul Karim

March 17, 2019

MULA!: Abdul Karim (kanan), Snowdan dan Hii melepaskan peserta bagi kategori veteran lelaki dan wanita sempena Program Larian Belia Sarawak 2019 di Le’ Park Dewan Suarah Kuching semalam.

KUCHING: Minat melampau golongan muda masa kini terhadap permainan video membimbangkan kerana ia menyumbang kepada pembangunan fizikal yang tidak sihat.

Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah berkata, meskipun permainan video kini telah diterima sebagai salah satu bidang sukan, namun ia perlu seimbang dengan sukan fizikal.

“Disebabkan terlalu terdedah dengan permainan video, golongan muda dilihat lupa akan aspek pembangunan fizikal.

Bina badan: Buda menerima durian runtuh

March 03, 2019

INSENTIF: Abdul Karim menyerahkan cek insentif kepada Buda sambil disaksikan (dari kanan) Hii, Ong dan Villaivan di Kuching kelmarin.

KUCHING: Jaguh bina badan Sarawak, Buda Anchah menerima durian runtuh daripada kerajaan negeri berupa wang tunai berjumlah RM8,000 sebagai insentif kejayaan beliau pada Kejohanan Bina Badan dan Sukan Fizikal Dunia Ke-10 di Chiang Mai, Thailand, Disember lalu.

Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah menyampaikan sendiri cek insentif tersebut di pejabatnya, Bangunan Baitul Makmur di sini kelmarin.

Turut hadir Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, Hii Chang Kee, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Perbadanan Sukan Sarawak (PSS) Dr Ong Kong Swee dan Koordinator Majlis Sukan Negeri Sarawak (MSNS), Villaivan Jee Edmond.

Sarawak to host world badminton amateur tourney

February 23, 2019

Karim with (from left) Ong, Snowdan, Wu, Hii, Ting (third left, standing) and others giving the thumbs up during the press conference.

KUCHING: Former and current badminton superstars like Malaysia’s Datuk Lee Chong Wei and Koo Kien Keat as well as Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat are expected to grace the 26th World Masters Badminton Championship Kuching at the Sarawak Sports Complex, Petra Jaya from Oct 31 to Nov 3.

More than 3,000 shuttlers, officials and supporters, friends and family members from more than 20 countries will converge on Kuching for this event specially organised for non-professional players aged 25 and above.

It is also the largest amateur badminton tournament in the world.

“We are indeed honoured that Kuching, Sarawak was given the trust to be the host for this World Chinese Badminton Federation (WCBF) tournament which is held outside China for the third time after the Philippines and Thailand.

Sarawak pertama di Malaysia miliki ‘aerodome’

February 22, 2019

Abdul Karim bersama (duduk dari kanan) Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan Hii Chang Kee, Presiden WCBF Wu Jun Yan, Menteri Muda Sukan Datuk Snowdan Lawan dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Perbadanan Sukan Sarawak (PSS) Dr Ong Kong Swee bergambar kenangan bersama wakil dari WCBF Sarawak dan WCBF.

KUCHING: Sarawak akan menjadi negeri pertama memiliki fasiliti aerodome yang akan digunakan sebagai venue penganjuran Kejohanan Badminton Masters Dunia Ke-26 diadakan dari 31 Oktober hingga 3 November 2019.

Menurut Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, pembelian stadium buatan dengan kos bernilai RM2.6 juta itu telah dibuat dan ia dijangka mula dipasang pada Julai depan di perkarangan parkir bersebelahan Stadium Negeri, Petra Jaya.

“Untuk mendapatkan 3,000 atlet bermain bermakna kita memerlukan gelanggang yang besar kerana gelanggang sedia ada tidak mencukupi.

Kuching marks six months to go before 9th World Para Swimming Championship

January 4, 2019

KUCHING: In six months’ time, Kuching will be making history as the first city in ASEAN region and outside Europe to host the 9th World Paralympic Swimming Championship at the Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre in Petra Jaya.

“This is an important event for all of us in Sarawak especially for Kuching City because it is the first of its kind to be held outside Europe and the ASEAN region,” said Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

“The Sarawak government has welcomed the staging of the event here because it also coincides with our Visit Sarawak Campaign 2019 which was launched on New Year Eve,” he said in a press conference at Stadium Negeri yesterday.

Galeri : Asian Intercity Bowling Championship

November 1, 2018

READY TO ROLL: Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (centre) joins (from left) MTBC vice president and ABAS vice president Robert Lu, Asian Intercity Bowling Congress president Johnson Cheng, Kuching North City Commission mayor Datuk Abang Wahap Abang Julai, Assistant Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan, Sarawak Sports Corporation CEO Dr Ong Kong Swee and Megalanes Sarawak managing director Jackie Ting as he declares open the Asian Intercity Bowling Championship at Meagalanes Sarawak, E-Mart Batu Kawa yesterday.

  

Sibu hosts Sarawak Youths Day 2018 celebration

November 9, 2018

Abdul Karim (centre),Snowdan (second right),Dr Ong (right) and Hii (second left) show the official logo for the Sarawak Youths Day 2018.

KUCHING: Sarawak Youths Day 2018 will be celebrated for 2 days on November 16-18 at the Sibu Indoor Stadium.

Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said various activities will be held in conjunction with the celebration.

“The objective of celebrating the Youths Day is to acknowledge the contributions of youths as part of the development agenda in the state.

Persediaan kontinjen Sarawak memuaskan

August 21, 2018

MEMUASKAN: Karim (tengah) ketika bercakap pada sidang media dengan Pembantu Chef-de-Mission (ACDM) semasa mesyuarat yang diadakan di Kuching semalam.

KUCHING:Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah telah menyuarakan kepuasan terhadap persediaan yang sudah dilaksanakan kontinjen negeri ke Sukan Malaysia Ke-19 (SUKMA XIX) yang akan diadakan di Perak dari 11 hingga 22 September depan.

Beliau berkata demikian semasa pertemuan dengan Pembantu Chef-de-Mission (ACDM) setiap persatuan sukan yang diadakan di sini semalam.

“SUKMA XIX hanya tinggal 22 hari lagi dan kita mesti bersedia menghadapi cabaran yang akan datang ketika pertandingan bermula,” katanya pada pertemuan itu yang dihadiri 90 peserta termasuk Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan Datuk Snowdan Lawan yang juga Chef-de-Mission (CDM) dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Perbadanan Sukan Sarawak Dr Ong Kong Swee.

Galeri: Opening Ceremony of Junior Fed Cup's Asia/Oceanie final qualifying

April 17, 2018

Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah  giving the thumbs up for the tournament with SLTA president Dato Patrick Liew (sixth left), and (from third right) ITF representative Patrick O’Rourke, Sarawak Sports Corporation chief executive officer Dr Ong Kong Swee and ITF referee Puneet Guptaas they pose with the participants, organising committee members and tournament officials at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association Tennis Centre, Kuching yesterday. -TheBorneoPost 

Galeri: State delegation visit to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand

March 16, 2018

Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (third right) presenting a souvenir to Steve Riley of Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) New Zealand (fourth right). Others seen are Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan (fifth right); permanent secretary to Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Hii Chang Kee (second right); Dato Sri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib (fourth left); Charlie Ives, executive officer of Regional Tourism NZ (third left); Rajah Suresh, first secretary of Malaysian High Commission in New Zealand (second left); CEO of Sarawak Sports Corporation (SSC) Dr Ong Kong Swee (left) and Dr Suzie Lim, head of Statistics Unit, Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports (right). -TheBorneoPost

Karim ketuai delegasi Sarawak ke New Zealand

March 16, 2018

KUCHING: Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah mengetuai delegasi Sarawak ke Auckland dan Wellington, New Zealand pada Selasa hingga hari ini.

Delegasi itu disertai Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan Datuk Snowdan Lawan, Dato Sri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan Hii Chang Kee, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Perbadanan Sukan Sarawak (SSC) Dr Ong Kong Swee dan delegasi lain.

Objektif lawatan itu fokus kepada dua bidang dan bertujuan memberi pandangan lebih mendalam mengenai strategi pembangunan pelancongan New Zealand dan mekanisme ‘Tourism Satellite Account’ (TSA) untuk bidang pelancongan.

High performance centre in 3 years

March 7, 2018

KUCHING: Sarawak could boast a high performance sports centre within the next three years.

This was revealed by Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youths and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yesterday.

“Near our sports complex here, we have got a school and we want to change that school into a sports school.

Two international sports events during VSY 2019

January 30, 2018

Karim (fifth left), Fatimah (sixth left), SM Nasarudin (fourth left) and others during the unveiling of the logo and mascot for the two major events to be held in Kuching next year.

KUCHING: Sports tourism will get a major boost next year when Sarawak play host to the World Para Swimming Championships and the Asia Masters Athletics Championships.

Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Karim Rahman Hamzah, who launched the two events at Riverside Majestic Hotel here yesterday, said both championships will coincide with Visit Sarawak Year (VSY) 2019.

He added that Kuching will make history as the first city in Asia to host the World Para Swimming Championships from July 29 to Aug 4. The event, which will be held at the Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre, is expected to attract 800 athletes and 400 officials from 80 countries. It will also boost Malaysia’s image in the promotion of inclusiveness and equality.

500 armwrestlers for 3rd international championship

January 10, 2018

Abdul Karim (fourth right) receives the tournament VIP jersey from Kee (fourth left) while Snowdan (third left) and Matthew (third right) shows off the coveted sledgehammer trophies. Also seen are Teng (second left), Ong (second right) and Zil (left).

KUCHING: Armwrestling fans are in for a vein-bulging, forehead-sweating treat this Jan 19 and 20 as around 500 armwrestlers from over 20 countries compete in the 3rd International Charity Armwrestling Championship at Premier 101 Commercial Centre along Jalan Tun Jugah here next weekend.

Organised by the Sarawak Armsport Association (Sasa) and Premier 101 Community Club with support from Malaysia Armsport Association (MyArms) and Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, the annual event is expected to be a grand affair as these armwrestlers will no doubt have the audience gritting their teeth while cheering on their favourite armwrestler.

“There are going to be around 200 international armwrestlers from countries such as the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Japan, Russia, Kazakhastan, Vietnam, Brunei, India, Nigeria, Korea, Belarus, Indonesia, Ukraine, Turkey, Italy and the Philippines competing during the two-day event.

21 nations to vie in arm wrestling c’ship

January 10, 2018 

MINISTER of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (fourth right) receiving a T-shirt from the Organising Chairman of Premier 101 International Charity Arm Wrestling 2018, Stephen Kee (fifth left) during a press conference on the Premier 101 International Charity Arm Wrestling 2018 at Baitulmakmur in Petra Jaya, Kuching. Looking on are (from left) Deputy President of Malaysia Arm Wrestling Association, Zil Fadeli, Advisor
of Sarawak Arm Wrestling Association, Datuk Sri Tang Chilik, Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Snowdan Lawan, President of Sarawak Armsports Association, Matthew Dominic Barin and Chief Executive Officer of Sarawak Sports Corporation, Dr Ong Kong Swee.

KUCHING: The Premier 101 Int e rnat ional Char i t y Arm Wrestling 2018 will be held on January 19 – 20, at Premier 101 Commercial Centre here. The tournament, which is the third edition since 2016, offers a total cash prizes worth RM31,300 which is the highest in Asia.

In part, it is also the biggest of its tournament in Sarawak which involved the participation of 21 countries, namely Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Australia, China, Brunei and others. 

“There will be more than 200 athletes from overseas and over 300 athletes from Malaysia to take part in this tournament and will be coming,” said Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah during a press conference at Baitulmakmur in Petra Jaya here yesterday.

Mampu memberi impak positif

January 10, 2018

TANDA INGATAN: Karim (tengah) menerima baju cenderamata pertandingan daripada Stephen. Turut kelihatan Snowdan, Matthew, Ong, Zil dan ahli-ahli jawatankuasa penganjur.

Penganjuran pertandingan Amal Gusti Lengan Antarabangsa lebih meriah pada masa akan datang

KUCHING: Harapan Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian, Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah agar Pertandingan Amal Gusti Lengan Antarabangsa Premier 101 2018 lebih meriah pada masa akan datang.

Beliau gembira dengan kira-kira 500 penyertaan daripada atlet luar negara dan tempatan berkata, penganjuran pertandingan bertaraf antarabangsa itu bakal memberi impak positif dari aspek pelancongan.

“Kita berharap acara tahunan ini akan bertambah lebih besar setiap tahun,” katanya pada sidang media bagi menghebahkan pertandingan tersebut di sini semalam.

Galeri: Opening of SukSar 2017

December 15, 2017

Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, on behalf of the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, launches the opening of Suksar 2017 while (from third left) Sarawak Sports Corporation chief executive officer Dr Ong Kong Swee, Youth and Sports Assistant Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan, Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman and others look on. -TheBorneoPost

Karim leads delegation to World Para Swimming Championship

December 7, 2017

Karim (fourth right) pose with his delegation and IPC officials.

MEXICO: Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah is leading a delegation from the Ministry and Malaysia National Paralympic Council to Mexico to witness the 2017 World Para Swimming Championship.

The purpose of the visit was to have a hands-on experience on the running of the World Para Swimming Championship. This follows Sarawak winning the bid to host the 2019 Championship in Kuching.

The Minister took the time to witness the competition, tour the technical set-up and meet officials from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to discuss the technical and logistical support needed.

Karim lauds ABAS for hosting Asian School championship

November 13, 2017

Participating contingents in a group photo at the Megalanes Sarawak during the opening ceremony on Saturday.

KUCHING: Teams from 10 countries are currently participating in the 18th Asian Schools Tenpin Bowling Championship which started on Saturday and ends this Friday at the Megalanes at Batu Kawa here.

Besides Malaysia the other teams are from Australia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah officiated at the championship’s opening ceremony at the Megalanes on Saturday.