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ROUTES ASIA: <b>Sarawak</b> Heritage on Show at Networking Evening <b>...</b> - Hotel in Sarawak Blog

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• ROUTES ASIA: <b>Sarawak</b> Heritage on Show at Networking Evening <b>...</b>
• Investvine » <b>Sarawak</b>: Push for common visa with Brunei, Indonesia
• Govt brainstorms to help 213 budget <b>hotels</b> - The Borneo Post Online

ROUTES ASIA: <b>Sarawak</b> Heritage on Show at Networking Evening <b>...</b> Posted: 10 Mar 2014 07:35 AM PDT Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Google+ Delegates at this year's Routes Asia forum gained a clear view of the richness of Sarawak's unique and timeless cultural heritage as they arrived at the event's networking evening at the Hotel Pullman in Kuching. From the balconies of the hotel leading to this majestic ballroom hosting dinner, co-host, Ministry of Tourism Sarawak made every effort to afford the network planning community with a true Borneo experience. Speaking at the event, Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah, chairman of fellow event host Malaysia Airports Holding Company, paid tribute to the opportunities the forum has provided. "Routes Asia is one excellent opportunity for the state government and stakeholders like Malaysia Airports to galvanise their efforts to allow many enablers in the aviation value chain to emerge, so that tourism and trade can flourish through the increased liberalisation of air services activities into and out of Kuching and Sarawak," he said. "The positive economic effect of greater flight connectivity into Sarawak is undisputable and Malaysia Airports is very eager to render our full support towards the Sarawak government in order to promote Kuching and the many interesting destinations in Sarawak on the world and regional tourism maps," added Tan Sri Wan Aziz. Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah, chairman of event co-host Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad Despite the inevitable modernisation that a city has to embrace as part of its advancement, it is clear that Kuching has not lost any of its heritage. "It is heart-warming to know that such cultural legacy in Kuching and its interiors are still bountiful; and l am certain that Kuching has managed to capture the hearts and minds of those who have spent a few nights here," he said. According to Tan Sri Wan Aziz, the hope now is that the record level of attendees at this year's Routes Asia will now become ambassadors for the city and Sarawak region, especially the airline delegates. "To our dignitaries of foreign airlines, you now have a verified knowledge of Kuching's tourism abundance and I hope you will return to your office with raised vigour and enthusiasm to see your airline flags flying to this city and develop the city linkages between your country and Sarawak and Malaysia," he said. To meet the hoped for growth in demand, Tan Sri Wan Aziz also made a commitment to ensure the local aviation infrastructure would be prepared to meet any additional demand the event's host meetings may bring into Sarawak. Whilst we endeavour to lure the international tourists and more airlines into the heartland of Sarawak, Malaysia Airports will ensure that Kuching International Airport is always ready in terms of capacity and capabilities to cater to the passengers and airlines requirements," he said. "We will ensure that it meets if not exceed, the global airport operations standard to facilitate the demand and growth of passengers passing through this important international gateway. To demonstrate our firm commitment to continuous operational service excellence, the airport will undergo a terminal improvement project not too far from now to provide a heightened travelling experience for users of this airport," he added. Look below to see some photographs from the Routes Asia Networking Evening... Email Print About The Author... Richard Maslen, Editor, Routesonline Richard leads the Routesonline community delivering content every day and the weekly The HUB e-newsletter. With over 16 years in the industry working for a number of aviation publications he brings the team a wealth of experience and insight. Questions? Leave a comment below or send him a tweet! Comments Related Media Powered by Routes TV Air Asia X - Azran Osman Rani, Chief Executive Officer 89 views Air Asia X - Azran Osman Rani, Chief Executive Officer

Investvine » <b>Sarawak</b>: Push for common visa with Brunei, Indonesia Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:55 PM PDT Posted by Arno Maierbrugger on March 11, 2014 Malaysia's largest state of Sarawak is pushing to reach an agreement on  a single visa between Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei to ease travel for tourists in the region, the Borneo Post reported. Sarawak's Tourism Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said he had discussed the matter with his counterpart from Brunei, and and there shall be a follow-up discussion on a framework. "Officially, we are discussing with Brunei. We have asked Malaysia's Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz to discuss with his counterpart from Indonesia. "Meaning that if the visitors have visa issued by any of the countries, they are able to travel in these three countries – Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia," he told a press conference after attending a dinner with the business community in the state and airline operators from China and Hong Kong on March 9. Abang Johari said within the context of BIMP-Eaga and Malindo, the state government will hold talks with Kalimantan provincial governments once the Indonesian government had given the green light to the framework. "For immigration purpose, we can initiate it and then work together with the tourism ministry and home ministry on that and perhaps the Foreign Affairs Ministry. There is actually a framework now to work together." He noted that so far in the ASEAN region, only Thailand and Cambodia had reached an agreement for a single visa to visit the two countries. In a related development, Abang Johari spoke of a new trend in the tourism sector towards adventure and nature, rather than the beach. "Last time it was the sun and beach but now tourists want something challenging and adventurous. Somebody commented to me why don't we have flying fox to be done here in Kuching and I said wait until we got all the facilities." Based on the feedback he got from a tourism industry player from Hong Kong, he said many young people there prefer to go for adventures. "For them, there is a catchment of 100 million people along the Pearl River. These are some of the young people who want to experience adventure and we can try to formulate a certain package in order to cater for these people, including for the expatriates working in Hong Kong." Abang Johari said he would visit Hong Kong and China at the end of April to aggressively promote Sarawak to the two states, adding that he believed that the state could reach out to the market there with the support of stakeholders in the two areas. "I must admit, our promotion effort previously was not that great. We were a little lacking in terms of promotion. This time around, we have to be aggressive." In terms of the shopping patterns among Sarawakians, Abang Johari said he noticed nowadays that many of them liked to visit Hong Kong to spend their weekends and go to Guangzhou for shopping.  You may also like Common ASEAN visa system in the making Openg to replace outgoing Sarawak chief minister? Obama cancels trips to Indonesia, Brunei Sarawak, Sabah scratch MASwings plans Tourist numbers to Indonesia increase 6.4% prev next Related posts: Common ASEAN visa system in the making Openg to replace outgoing Sarawak chief minister? Obama cancels trips to Indonesia, Brunei Sarawak, Sabah scratch MASwings plans Tourist numbers to Indonesia increase 6.4%

Govt brainstorms to help 213 budget <b>hotels</b> - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 19 Feb 2014 11:28 AM PST by Peter Boon, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on February 20, 2014, Thursday SIBU: A total of 213 budget hotels in Sarawak are operating without a licence, prompting a three-day workshop being held here to find ways to expedite the issuance of licence. Principal assistant secretary to the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Shariman Faizul Abdullah, said several heads of government agencies had been putting their heads together since Tuesday to come up with procedures to simplify the issuance process. Representatives from Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Ministry of Resource Planning and Environment, Ministry of Tourism, Fire and Rescue Department, State Planning Authority (SPA), Land and Survey Department and local councils are participating in the workshop which ends today. "We are trying to get the 213 operators to have their licence. Most of them do not bother to apply for the licence as they do not fulfill SPA's requirement. "Here, we try to find ways to enable the operators to obtain licence by conforming to the minimal SPA requirement. We also need to look at the requirement of the Fire and Rescue Dept and the local councils. "Once we have come up with the necessary requirement, we will inform these operators through local councils so that they can apply for the licence. "However, what have been proposed or contributions made in this workshop are not final. We need to submit the proposal to the state government for approval," Shariman said at the workshop yesterday, adding that the proposal would not involve new applicants. State director of Fire and Rescue Dept Nor Hisham Mohammad who was among those attending the workshop talked on occupational permit and approval. Sarawak Central Region Hotel Association chairman Johnny Wong Sie Lee was also present.

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ROUTES ASIA: <b>Sarawak</b> Tourism Works on Reimaging <b>Kuching</b> <b>...</b> - Hotel in Sarawak Blog

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• ROUTES ASIA: <b>Sarawak</b> Tourism Works on Reimaging <b>Kuching</b> <b>...</b>
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ROUTES ASIA: <b>Sarawak</b> Tourism Works on Reimaging <b>Kuching</b> <b>...</b> Posted: 07 Mar 2014 11:38 PM PST Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Google+ The current project of reimaging Kuching as a destination is part of a five-year Tourism Industry Transformation Program which began in 2010 with one thought in mind – to improve the visitor experience in a very niche market and to position Sarawak as a home of adventure with elements of culture and nature. Ahead of Routes Asia, The HUB Daily sat down with Dato' Rashid Khan, chief executive officer, Sarawak Tourism Board to learn more about his vision. Sarawak is situated on the third largest island in the world and that makes accessibility a major challenge but the Tourism Board are aware they need to make it easy for travellers to get to the region, thus the reason to host Routes Asia. "The key challenge is to improve air-connectivity so that visitors are able to experience the well kept secrets of Borneo," said Dato' Rashid Khan. The first phase of this process has been to enhance the visitor experience and work with airline partners operating through hub airports such as Kuala Lumpur International and Singapore Changi and increase air connectivity through these facilities. "The very least was to make the journey more comfortable through reducing transit and waiting time to connect to not only Kuching airport in Sarawak but also to airports such as Sibu, Miri and Bintulu," explained Dato' Rashid Khan. The Tourism Board has also collaborated with the airlines to create more city pairs to enable travellers to fly direct to Sarawak, a project that has proved fruitful. "On the domestic front, AirAsia is forthcoming and aggressive in developing city pairs such as between Kuching or Miri and Penang, Kota Bahru, Kuala Trengganu and Johore Bahru and Langkawi bypassing Kuala Lumpur altogether. Similarly in terms of regional flights we have helped bring in Xpress Air and MASWings to Kuching from Pontianak," said Dato' Rashid Khan. The second phase of the plan has been to engage with partner airlines like Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Silk Air and Malindo Air to operate more frequencies on their existing routes and Dato' Rashid Khan believes the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community will help it succeed. "We are preparing for the eventual ASEAN Economic Community that will open up opportunities for airlines within ASEAN member countries to capitalise on the Visitors the implementation of the ASEAN Open Sky Policy Roadmap by 2015 with more liberal aviation agreement of a single market," he said. Outside ASEAN the Sarawak Tourism Board have identified other key markets with development opportunities, most notably Taiwan, Hong Kong and China where there is a demand for outbound and inbound travel to and from Sarawak. "Despite the lack of direct flights, visitor arrivals figures from these countries are growing at a healthy growth rates," said Dato' Rashid Khan.  "We are targeting idle planes lying overnight in major airports in these countries and attract them to fly either scheduled or non-scheduled charters into Kuching or Miri airports and back- something which can be easily achieved within an eight to ten hour time frame and sweat their assets without compromising on their normal schedules and operations." A key part of the strategy has been an investment in marketing communication messages to reimage Sarawak as a business and leisure tourism destination with a strong focus on adventure with elements of culture and nature to offer visitors different experiences in one place. Sarawak's multicultural capital city, Kuching, has a long history, but offers visitors more. There are four nature parks on both land and water – Bako National Park, Kuching Wetland National Park, Kubah National Park and Talang Satang National Park all within 40minutes to 90 minutes radius. Most visitors are aware of the Mulu Caves but Kuching also has the Wind Cave and Fairy Cave among others that are just 40 minutes from the city center. The city also has Gunung Santubong, Damai Beach and the Sarawak River, all providing very different adventure and nature experiences to the visitor. "Accessibility to tourism attractions will be made easier for visitors to move around as we are looking into ways in which people can enjoy the city using different modes of transport. As Kuching is not very big city, visitors who come here are used to going on foot and take walking tours to discover the city. Of course, other mode of transportation such as buses and taxis are only used for longer distances such as going to the airport or to go out of town," said Dato' Rashid Khan. The Tourism Board is also starting to look at how the Sarawak River which runs through Kuching can enhance the visitor experience. "With the ferry and water taxi services, you can get from one place to another and also have a different view of the city, see new places and enjoy the peace and calm of a river running through the city," said Dato' Rashid Khan. The Kuching Waterfront is currently being expanded and very soon we will have a pedestrian bridge connecting both banks of the river near the State Assembly Building. Alongside accessibility, the transformation plan also identified that tourists visiting Sarawak were becoming more varied and coming to the region to experience different product offerings. Where previously there were only two types of hotels – business class hotels and backpacker hotels – both of which are located in the city centre- now different types of hotels are being added to the mix to cater to different types of visitors. For those who prefer mid-priced boutique hotels, there are several to choose from located around the city with four new hotels are being planned to offer more variety and add 1,500 – 2,000 more rooms by 2016. A 400 room hotel will also be built next to the airport; the UCSI Hotel Kuching will be built near the Borneo Convention Center for those who are in town for an event, while there are also a few ultra luxury hotels being built near the historical part of town. "While we are still at the infancy stage in terms of tourism infrastructure, we have always been welcoming and hospitable," said Dato' Rashid Khan. "It is our second nature to be friendly to visitors. We hope build on this and bring in the visitors to experience first-hand this warm and friendly city. And this is the image we want to project to airlines and tour operators from all over the world attending Routes Asia 2014." Email Print About The Author... Richard Maslen, Editor, Routesonline Richard leads the Routesonline community delivering content every day and the weekly The HUB e-newsletter. With over 16 years in the industry working for a number of aviation publications he brings the team a wealth of experience and insight. Questions? Leave a comment below or send him a tweet! Comments Related Media Powered by Routes TV Air Asia X - Azran Osman Rani, Chief Executive Officer 24 views Air Asia X - Azran Osman Rani, Chief Executive Officer

Health team attends to traumatised next-of-kin of passengers aboard <b>...</b> Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:17 PM PDT PUTRAJAYA: A health team has been stationed at The Everly Hotel here to handle cases of trauma involving family members of passengers aboard a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight that went missing en route to Beijing on Saturday. A member of the team who declined to be identified said the 25 doctors and nurses in the team worked in batches of five for six hours each. "Our task is to calm down the traumatised family members, and we have had to attend to a few of them," he told Bernama yesterday. He said the health team was despatched to the hotel after some of the family members experienced extreme trauma. "We were informed that they underwent trauma at KL International Airport (KLIA) and were transferred (to the hotel) here to prevent the situation from worsening. Some of them lost consciousness," he added. Another member of the health team, a medical officer, said the family members of the passengers were transferred to the hotel to keep them away from reporters. Meanwhile, a MAS employee said almost all the family members of the passengers were being accommodated at The Everly Hotel here. The employee said two family members of every passenger of Flight MH370 had been asked to bring along their passports to be ready to be flown to any undisclosed destination. The MAS Boeing 777-200 ER bound for Beijing had left KLIA at 12.41 am on Saturday and went missing over the South China Sea about two hours later. It was carrying 227 passengers of 14 nationalities and 12 crew. The plane was to have landed in the Chinese capital city at 6.30 am. (Beijing time). — Bernama

Fundraising motorcycle ride a unique event - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 08 Mar 2014 09:26 AM PST KUCHING: Borneo Lady Biker Group will stage a 35km fundraising motorcycle ride on March 22 from 56 Hotel Kuching to Sinar Serapi Eco Theme Park Kuching in conjunction with its first anniversary. "We are hoping to attract a big number of women motorcyclists to join the event," she added. Event director Laura Musa said proceeds of the ride will go to Borneo Lady Bikers Motorcycle Camaraderie (BLBMC) Charity Fund to benefit the underprivileged children and self-dependent mothers. "This Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme on that day will see an assembly of BLBMC associate members and other clubs to come together to make the charity drive a mission of unity," she said to reporters at the BLBG fundraising press conference held at Hotel 56 here yesterday. Laura said that BLBMC 2014 offers its unique local tone while maintaining a well-organised, fully-supported and an extraordinary overall experience in fundraising approach and training assistance, as well as a consistently high level of safety. She said the ride brings participants together as individuals and as a team to conquer challenges and share unforgettable experiences with friends and co-workers while raising money to make a difference in the lives of people affected by poverty, physical disability, natural disasters and others. Laura said that the challenge and camaraderie created by BLBMC makes it a team-building event of choice for corporations and organisations to support while providing a unique opportunity to move forward together towards building a caring and thoughtful nation. "We hoped that with a good variety of riders' programmes, the BLBMC club experience will be a good working and training ground for women motorcyclists," she enthused. Laura also hoped that their national efforts and their networks of chapters and sisterhood in local communities would bring novice and seasoned women motorcyclists to BLBMC to share the love for riding. Laura also hoped to make the ride an annual charity event. The ride will be flagged off by the Minister Of Social Development and the event patron, Tan Sri William Mawan. The routes ride will be from Jalan Tabuan Dayak, Jalan Tun Jugah, Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho, Jalan Rock,Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg Pearl Street, Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, Jalan Satok, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bulatan Datuk Kipli, Jalan Matang Baru, Matang Roundabout, to Jalan Matang. The fundraising event is supported by Ministry of Social Development Sarawak, Department of Broadcasting (RTM),Kuching North City Commission (DBKU),Kuching South City Council, police and corporate and individual sponsors. The event is sponsored by Ministry of Social Development, Kuching police, Rolling Thunder Borneo, Otovendor Sdn Bhd, Eco Green Holiday Sdn Bhd, Tay Motors, Ghee Hua Auto world Sdn Bhd, 56 Hotel and Sinar Serapi Eco Theme Park. For individual sponsorship packages, contact the secretariat at 019-864 3846 (Laura) The registration fee for the charity ride is RM50 per participant and registration is on March 21 from 10am to12pm and from 2pm to 5pm. BLBG was formed on March 2, 2013 and has three divisions namely Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah. Kuching has 20 members.

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<b>Kuching</b> or Kota Kinabalu? - <b>Kuching</b> Forum - TripAdvisor Posted: 08 Mar 2014 06:09 AM PST Kuching or Kota Kinabalu? yesterday, 19:39 Have 5 days and cant decide between Kuching or KK? Would like to see rainforests with some trekking/walking and also want time to relax. What should I go for? We are 6 of us travelling together.

Pullman <b>Hotel</b> | Asia Business Channel Posted: 26 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST Published on February 26, 2014 Premier Luxury Hotel Offers Sarawak's Biggest Banquet Hall The five-star Pullman Hotel in Kuching, Sarawak, opened only three years ago but is already ranked the city's market-leading hotel property. "Our ballroom, which can seat up to 2,500 people, is the biggest facility of its kind in Sarawak and is one of our important assets as far as attracting business and conference clienteles", explains General Manager Eric Tan. He adds that around 70% of the hotel's visitors are business travelers, but that the Pullman Kuching expects the percentage of leisure travelers to grow rapidly as tourism to Sarawak increases. Combining the exemplary standards of the Pullman, Accor group along with the best of Kuching's local flavor, the Pullman Kuching is ideally located at the top of a hill in the heart of the city and offers panoramic views of the city center and the Sarawak River. The hotel is linked to the trendy Hills Shopping Mall and within walking distance to many commercial venues and other attractions. The Pullman Kuching has 389 extra-spacious rooms and suites in a wide range of categories, all equipped with cutting-edge technologies and luxurious amenities. Exceptional five-star amenities The hotel's 'check in, chill out' motto emphasizes the Pullman Kuching's effort to make every guest feel comfortable and at home. Five-star facilities include high-speed Internet access, several fashionable restaurants and bars, a fitness center, a business center, a spa with seven treatment rooms, an outdoor pool with sundeck and a poolside bar, and much more. The Pullman Kuching partners with the government and local leaders to drive Sarawak's economy forward. Mr. Tan says, "Increasing international awareness of Sarawak's investment and tourism appeal is really important to us, and the Chinese market is certainly worthy of getting more attention. We are working together with other organizations to ensure sustained economic development here in Sarawak."

Two young burglars nabbed at budget <b>hotel</b> | my <b>Sarawak</b> - News Posted: 23 Feb 2014 11:29 AM PST  Email This Post    Print This Post    Loading ... Police escort the suspects to the lock-up. MIRI: Police on Friday arrested two men suspected to be involved in a housebreaking case the day before. Both suspects in their early 20s were caught in a budget hotel here around 5.30pm following a tip-off. Police also seized a laptop believed to be stolen during the raid. It is learnt that one of the suspects has a previous criminal record for raiding a tomb at Riam Cemetery last year. Both suspects are being detained at the Miri Central police station to facilitate the investigation. Category: Sarawak

Govt brainstorms to help 213 budget <b>hotels</b> | my <b>Sarawak</b> - News Posted: 21 Feb 2014 11:19 AM PST  Email This Post    Print This Post    Loading ... Shariman (left) gets ready to begin the workshop. Shariman (fifth left), Nor Hisham (second right) and participants of the workshop pose for a photo call. SIBU: A total of 213 budget hotels in Sarawak are operating without a licence, prompting a three-day workshop being held here to find ways to expedite the issuance of licence. Principal assistant secretary to the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Shariman Faizul Abdullah, said several heads of government agencies had been putting their heads together since Tuesday to come up with procedures to simplify the issuance process. Representatives from Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Ministry of Resource Planning and Environment, Ministry of Tourism, Fire and Rescue Department, State Planning Authority (SPA), Land and Survey Department and local councils are participating in the workshop which ends today. "We are trying to get the 213 operators to have their licence. Most of them do not bother to apply for the licence as they do not fulfill SPA's requirement. "Here, we try to find ways to enable the operators to obtain licence by conforming to the minimal SPA requirement. We also need to look at the requirement of the Fire and Rescue Dept and the local councils. "Once we have come up with the necessary requirement, we will inform these operators through local councils so that they can apply for the licence. "However, what have been proposed or contributions made in this workshop are not final. We need to submit the proposal to the state government for approval," Shariman said at the workshop yesterday, adding that the proposal would not involve new applicants. State director of Fire and Rescue Dept Nor Hisham Mohammad who was among those attending the workshop talked on occupational permit and approval. Sarawak Central Region Hotel Association chairman Johnny Wong Sie Lee was also present. Category: Sarawak

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Two young burglars nabbed at budget <b>hotel</b> | my <b>Sarawak</b> - News <b>...</b> Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:05 PM PST  Email This Post    Print This Post    Loading ... Police escort the suspects to the lock-up. MIRI: Police on Friday arrested two men suspected to be involved in a housebreaking case the day before. Both suspects in their early 20s were caught in a budget hotel here around 5.30pm following a tip-off. Police also seized a laptop believed to be stolen during the raid. It is learnt that one of the suspects has a previous criminal record for raiding a tomb at Riam Cemetery last year. Both suspects are being detained at the Miri Central police station to facilitate the investigation. Category: Sarawak About the Author (Author Profile)

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Govt brainstorms to help 213 budget <b>hotels</b> | my <b>Sarawak</b> - News <b>...</b> Posted: 19 Feb 2014 11:28 AM PST  Email This Post    Print This Post    Loading ... Shariman (left) gets ready to begin the workshop. Shariman (fifth left), Nor Hisham (second right) and participants of the workshop pose for a photo call. SIBU: A total of 213 budget hotels in Sarawak are operating without a licence, prompting a three-day workshop being held here to find ways to expedite the issuance of licence. Principal assistant secretary to the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Shariman Faizul Abdullah, said several heads of government agencies had been putting their heads together since Tuesday to come up with procedures to simplify the issuance process. Representatives from Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Ministry of Resource Planning and Environment, Ministry of Tourism, Fire and Rescue Department, State Planning Authority (SPA), Land and Survey Department and local councils are participating in the workshop which ends today. "We are trying to get the 213 operators to have their licence. Most of them do not bother to apply for the licence as they do not fulfill SPA's requirement. "Here, we try to find ways to enable the operators to obtain licence by conforming to the minimal SPA requirement. We also need to look at the requirement of the Fire and Rescue Dept and the local councils. "Once we have come up with the necessary requirement, we will inform these operators through local councils so that they can apply for the licence. "However, what have been proposed or contributions made in this workshop are not final. We need to submit the proposal to the state government for approval," Shariman said at the workshop yesterday, adding that the proposal would not involve new applicants. State director of Fire and Rescue Dept Nor Hisham Mohammad who was among those attending the workshop talked on occupational permit and approval. Sarawak Central Region Hotel Association chairman Johnny Wong Sie Lee was also present. Category: Sarawak About the Author (Author Profile)

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