The Rainforest World Music Festival returns for its legendary 25th edition with an exciting new format. This favourite of festival-goers throughout Asia-Pacific and beyond pushes boundaries by striking a balance between tradition and cutting-edge technology during the three-day celebration of culture and music at Kuching’s Sarawak Cultural Village and on the virtual arena from June 17-19, 2022. Held for the first time in a hybrid format, t...

SARAWAK, 10th May 2022 – Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) charted another milestone today, launching its online data management platform, STB InTel and an E-learning platform with Lotus Voyager Group (LVG) as part of STB’s ongoing efforts to digitalise the tourism industry. These data-based initiatives will further enhance Sarawak’s destination visibility globally through digital strategies and also position STB as an organisation moving forward in...

SARAWAK, 6th MAY 2022 – The upcoming Borneo Jazz festival promises to keep building on the music tourism ecosystem in Miri to elevate the resort city as a cultural and music centre. Bringing musicians of diverse cultural backgrounds together to celebrate jazz music and empower the local community, a new artist residency programme called FAB LAB will be an intense six-week interactive workshop in Miri for 30 musicians starting 9th May – 18th Ju...

SARAWAK, 20th APRIL 2022 – One of Southeast Asia’s longest running international jazz festivals - Borneo Jazz festival (BJ) - is back once again, bringing musicians of diverse cultural backgrounds together to celebrate jazz music and empower the local community. Themed “Jazz in The Jungle”, the Borneo Jazz festival will be held from 24 to 26 June 2022 in a hybrid format to reach out to the greater jazz-loving community worldwide. The physical ...

KUCHING, 13 APRIL 2022 – The most awaited music festival in Malaysia, the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), is back once again, celebrating its 25th anniversary as a hybrid event for the first time since the beginning of the music festival in 1998. This year, the music festival themed “Legendary Rainforest Celebration” being held from 17-19 June 2022 will take on a hybrid format, with the physical concert taking place at Sarawak Cultural...

KUCHING, 5 April 2022 – The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) tourism and staycation homegrown brand’s campaigns – the Sia Sitok Sarawak (SSS) 3.0 and the Sia Sitok Sarawak Accommodation (SSSA) 2.0 – received an overwhelming response from local travellers with both campaigns being sold out before their ending dates on 30th April 2022. To date, both the homegrown campaigns have accumulated RM3.6 million total sales - with the SSS 3.0 generating more ...