BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & AMYRA VARKISA
SIBU: A heritage trail for Sibu Town will be developed to boost the tourism sector here, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
He had asked the State Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts to implement it.
“The heritage trail for Sibu is a trail that will connect the history places in Sibu and other hubs for tourist’s viewing.
“The industry sector in Sibu especially needs an infrastructure (development) approach that is more friendly for tourist attraction to visit a destination. And for Sibu, we in the state government has proposed to review the development occuring here.
“Sibu have its own heritage and backgrounds and we will maintain that heritage,” he said during the Closing ceremony of Borneo Cultural Festival 2022 at Dataran Tun Tuanku Haji Bujang tonight.
Abang Johari said the heritage trail will be a boon to the town given its vast riches in historical landmarks such as Dataran Sibu and other nearby places such as the Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum and Bukit Lima Forest Park.
“These are among the places that trail could attract tourists to come and visit Sibu,” he added.
Earlier, Abang Johari said that people of Sarawak as the local community despite their different colour and creed are able tolerate each other and remain united.
“And we can see that there is mixture of culture – we have about 28, 29 ethnic group – but there is convergence in the cultural background of this ethnic group which become the state’s culture.
“This Sarawak culture is unique in Sarawak, therefore the level of understanding among us is very high, as well our unity,” he said.
The Premier said, it was due to this that Sarawak become a model for the Malaysian Family or Keluarga Malaysia during Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s visit to the state recently.
Also present was Abang Johari’s wife Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bujang; Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah; Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Sebastian Ting; King of Puro Mangkunegaran Sukarta, Indonesia Sri Paduka Mangkoenagoro X; and Sibu Municipal Council Chairman Clarence Ting.
