Author: YS Chan

Promote Kuching as a city of peace for all humanity

During the recent Chap Goh Mei festival in Kuching, Tourism, Arts, Culture Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman was delighted to see multi-racial and multi-religious city folk gathered at India Street to join in the festivity. Addressing the crowd, he said, “Tonight’s celebration proves why Kuching is not

Going for a holiday or taken for a ride?

The National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) recently reminded the public to exercise caution when travel fares are too low as they are probably a scam. However, many more people will still fall victims unless travellers become wary and regulators step up enforcement. The NCCC had received 3,458 complaints in 2016

Missing visitor targets by a mile

Last April 2, a news website published a letter with the heading “Wishful thinking won’t boost visitor arrivals”. The writer pointed out that the annual visitor arrivals to Malaysia were below targets for five years in a row. The targeted numbers were 26.8 million (2013), 28.0 million (2014), 29.4 million

Will the highway be used by default or design?

The RM16.5 billion toll-free Pan Borneo Highway, with 115 bridges, 25 elevated interchanges, three rest and service areas, and six lay-bys, is expected to be ready in June 2021. The Sarawak portion of the highway covers a total length of 1,060km, out of which 193km is dual carriageway. The first