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SARAWAK TOURISM BOARD CELEBRATES SURGE IN 2023 UK VISITOR ARRIVALS WITH ROBUST PRESENCE AT WTM 2023

Nov 07, 2023, Tuesday

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CELEBRATE ARTS, CULTURE, AND LIFESTYLE AT WAK 2023

Sep 30, 2023, Saturday

KUCHING - What About Kuching (WAK) is back for its highly anticipated month-long line-up of exciting activities galore in the heart of Kuching City starting 1st October 2023 with the aim to add vibrancy and creativity to Sarawak's 60th Anniversary of Independence celebrations.

With the tagline...

What About Kuching 2023 Calendar Of Events

Sep 19, 2023, Tuesday

Mark your calendars. There is no shortage of activities in Kuching as we kick off this year's edition of the WAK2023 Festival. Check our the full schedule for events here...

Borneo Sonic 2023: Borneo’s Biggest Music Event

Aug 30, 2023, Wednesday

Kuching, Sarawak – Borneo Sonic 2023 is a significant milestone in the region's cultural landscape, being the first-ever and the biggest music event of its kind in Borneo. This groundbreaking event is set to redefine entertainment, taking place on 6th and 7th October 2023 at the Sarawak S...

GRAB THE BEST TRAVEL DEALS TO SARAWAK AT MATTA FAIR 2023

Aug 30, 2023, Wednesday

Kuching, 30 August 2023 – Holidaymakers looking for their next vacation trip can make their way to Sarawak Tourism Board’s (STB) booth at the Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair Kuala Lumpur 2023 at the Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC...

SARAWAK TOURISM BOARD LEADS WITH DOUBLE TRIUMPH AT BRANDLAUREATE BESTBRANDS AWARDS 2022-2023

Aug 16, 2023, Wednesday

Kuala Lumpur, 16 August 2023 – Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) proudly accepted two esteemed awards at the BrandLaureate BestBrands Awards for the year 2022-2023, held today at The Majestic Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Organized by The World Brands Foundation (TWBF), the BrandLaureate BestBrands Awards ...

BEAT IS ON FOR MALAYSIA BOOK OF RECORDS FOR MOST PERCUSSIONISTS AT A WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL

Jun 21, 2023, Wednesday

KUCHING – Festivalgoers to Rainforest World Music Festival 2023 will have a chance to take part in a record-breaking event under the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) for ‘Most Percussionists in a Music Festival’.

The record-breaking attempt will take place throughout the three...

Gawai Dayak Bazaar 2023

Jun 13, 2023, Tuesday

In conjunction with the State Gawai Celebration, a 10 day Gawai Dayak Bazaar 2023 will be held at the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Community Hall in Jalan Padungan from 16th until 25th June 2023.

The bazaar will start at 5 pm on weekday and 11 am on weekends, and will end at 11 pm daily. There will be liv...

EXPERIENCE GYPSY KINGS FEATURING TONINO BALIARDO AND FASYLIVE MUSIC GALORE AT RWMF 2023

Jun 12, 2023, Monday

KUCHING – Attendees to the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2023 are in a for a special treat as Grammy Award winner the Gipsy Kings featuring Tonito Baliardo brings in a fiesta of their world-famous Latin sounds, and Fasylive will rock RWMF stage with their fusion of rock and Maldivian ...

STB CELEBRATES SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS OF RWMF 2023

Jun 09, 2023, Friday

KUCHING, 9th June 2023 – Sarawak Tourism Board (STB), the organiser of Sarawak’s iconic event Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), expressed their appreciation to the festival’s sponsors and supporters in a special event held at Raia Hotel and Convention Centre today.

The apprec...

GRAB YOUR TICKETS TO RAINFOREST WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023 AT VIVACITY, PLAZA MERDEKA & BINTANG MEGAMALL

Jun 09, 2023, Friday

KUCHING: Music lovers are welcome to Sarawak Tourism Board’s Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2023 ticket sales blitz happening at Vivacity Megamall Kuching, Plaza Merdeka Kuching and Bintang Megamall Miri from 9th to 11th J...

SARAWAK TOURISM BOARD’S 5–YEAR GREENING PROGRAMME ECOGREENPLANET TO MEET SARAWAK’S ASPIRATION TO PLANT 35 MILLION TREES

May 27, 2023, Saturday

  • Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between Sarawak Tourism Board and Sarawak Forestry Corporation Initiating a 5-Year Greening Programme.
  • RM 47,000 Raised from the Contributions by Virtual Festival Goers from the Rainforest World Music Festival and Borneo Jazz 2022 to Plant Trees at Samunsa...

GRAB YOUR TICKETS TO RAINFOREST WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023 AT MIDVALLEY MEGAMALL

May 25, 2023, Thursday

KUCHING: Music lovers are welcome to Sarawak Tourism Board’s Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2023 ticket sales blitz at Midvalley Megamall Kuala Lumpur from 26th to 28th May 2023 from 10am to 10pm.

Those who have purchased th...

RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AT THE HEART OF SARAWAK RAINFOREST WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL FROM 23RD TO 25TH JUNE 2023 ATTRACTING VISITORS WORLD OVER

May 03, 2023, Wednesday

  • Free Shuttle Buses to Ferry Festival-goers from City and Nearby Locations to Festival Grounds to Alleviate Carbon Emission and Prevent Congestion.
  • RWMF Continues to Strengthen Practices for Sustainable & Eco-friendly Festival, Preserve Culture and Art, Nature and Environment at...

EARLY BIRD TICKETS SOLD OUT, PRE-SALE TICKET SALES TO RAINFOREST WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023 BEGINS

Apr 28, 2023, Friday

  • Sales of presale tickets begin 29 April 2023

 

KUCHING, 28 APRIL 2023 – Rainforest World Music Festival 2023’s pre-sale tickets are up for grabs starting 29 April 2023! Following a successful debut on the Klook platform, early bird tickets to the icon...

RM900,000 WORTH OF TRAVEL VOUCHERS FOR TOURISTS TO SARAWAK DURING GLOBAL SIA SITOK VACATIONS CAMPAIGN FROM MAY TO JULY

Apr 25, 2023, Tuesday

  • EnjoySarawak App offers comprehensive guide to Sarawak attractions.
  • 51 merchants, 147 promotional packages available for non-Sarawakians and foreigners
  • 9,000 visitors from outside Sarawak targeted under Global Sia Sitok Vacations Campaign.

KUCHING, ...

EARLY BIRD TICKETS SALE TO WORLD RENOWNED RAINFOREST WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL STARTS MIDNIGHT 15 APRIL 2023

Apr 14, 2023, Friday

  • STB Targets More Than 20,000 Visitors at RWMF2023
  • Ticket sales to open starting stroke of midnight of 15 April 2023
  • Early bird tickets up for grabs starting from RM190

KUCHING, 14th APRIL 2023 – Music lovers can look forwar...

The Rainforest World Music Festival 2023 is back

Apr 03, 2023, Monday

Minister Announces 2023 Rainforest World Music Festival

KUCHING
3rd APRIL 2023

The iconic Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2023 will be making a ‘physical’ comeback from 23rd to 25th June at Sarawak Cultural Village, Kuching.

The annual festival organised by Sar...

“STAR BREEZE” WITH 406 PASSENGERS

Mar 23, 2023, Thursday

Kuching – Sarawak welcomed back its first cruise ship this year from Singapore enroute to Hong Kong named “Star Breeze” anchored at Sim Kheng Hong Port on Thursday 23rd

SARAWAK OFFERS ATTRACTIVE TOUR PACKAGES, TARGETS 10,000 VISITORS AT 3-DAY KL MATTA FAIR FROM 17 TO 19 MARCH

Mar 17, 2023, Friday

  • Variety of Tour Offerings from 13 Participating Partners at Sarawak Pavilion
  • Aspects of Sarawak’s Culture, Adventure, Nature, Food & Festivals on Offer.
  • 3 Day 2 Night Stay, as Low as RM250 on Tour Package

Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) will be aggres...

SARAWAK STRONGLY ADVOCATES RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AT UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION (UNWTO) BILATERAL TALKS IN MADRID

Mar 10, 2023, Friday

  • Sarawak to Work with UNWTO to Strengthen Responsible Tourism Practices and Sustainable Development Missions.
  • 35million Trees to be Planted to Contribute Towards Malaysia’s 100million Target Under the Country’s Reforestation Programme.
  • Support for Sarawak’s...

SARAWAK RETURNS TO ITB BERLIN 2023 WITH A STRONG SHOWING

Mar 08, 2023, Wednesday

Berlin, 8 March 2023 – Sarawak returned with a strong showing to ITB Berlin 2023 from 7 to 9 March 2023 with its own inaugural stand-alone pavilion to strengthen Sarawak’s presence in the European market and to position Sarawak as a leading and preferred eco-tourism destination in the AS...

SARAWAK EXPECTS 20% GROWTH OF EUROPE MARKET VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM PARTICIPATION AT ITB BERLIN 2023

Mar 08, 2023, Wednesday

  • 52 new leads targeted to be realised by 2023.
  • Expected sales estimated at RM10.5 million for 2023 and beyond.
  • Collaboration with German-based Tischler Reisen AG Enabled 600 Top Agencies to Promote Sarawak as Preferred Destination to European Market

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SARAWAK PROMOSI WISATA DESTINASI DI ASTINDO TRAVEL FAIR 2023

Feb 24, 2023, Friday

Jakarta - Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) kembali berpartisipasi dalam ASTINDO Travel Fair 2023, pada tanggal 23 – 26 Februari di ICE - BSD Tangerang, Jakarta di stand pameran bernombor 041.

Tiga agen wisata Sarawak yang mengambil bahagian dalam acara pameran ini ialah Hemisphere Corporation...

STB Photography Competition 2022 Photo Exhibition

Feb 14, 2023, Tuesday

STB’s Photography Exhibition Gallery is up! Check out the winning photos from the last year photo competition by clicking to the link below!

https://photo.sarawaktourism.com/2022contest/

MYAirline Launches Inaugural Flight to Sibu, Sarawak Sarawak Super Sale promotion from as low as RM59*

Jan 18, 2023, Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 18 January 2023 MYAirline today launches its twice daily  flights between Kuala Lumpur and Sibu, its second destination in Sarawa...

STB HIGHLIGHTS RESPONSIBLE TOURISM, SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSERVATION AS KEY ELEMENTS IN MATKA FAIR & TM NORDIC ROADSHOW 2023

Jan 18, 2023, Wednesday

KUCHING – Stepping into the new year, Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) will be participating in the MATKA Nordic Fair, happening from 19th to 22nd January 2022 at the Messukeskus Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre in Finland,  and also be part of ...

‘Sarawak A Journey Awaits’ Business Networking Session (B2B) with MATTA Perak Chapter

Jan 12, 2023, Thursday

KUCHING 12 January 2023 –  ‘Sarawak A Journey Awaits’ Business Networking Session (B2B) was the first B2B event of this year organised by Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) with 18 agents from MATTA Perak Chapter and 2 representatives from Firefly together with Sarawak ind...

ADORABLE “SEA BUNNY” MAKES ITS DEBUT IN STB 2023 ANGPAO DESIGN

Jan 03, 2023, Tuesday

SARAWAK, 3rd December 2023 – To usher in the Year of the Rabbit, Sarawak Tourism Board is featuring the rare “Sea Bunny” called Jorunna Parva, a type of soft-bodied marine slug for its 2023 ang pao packets design this year.

Bearing an uncanny resemblance to the rabbit due to ...

STB ANNOUNCES WINNERS TO “HIDDEN GEMS OF SARAWAK” PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Dec 10, 2022, Saturday

KUCHING, 10th December 2021 – Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) today announced the winners of its second edition Photography and Videography competition in collaboration with Sarawak Photo-Art Society (SPAS) and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) with the theme Hidde...

STB UNVEILS NEXT GEN SARAWAK TRAVEL PORTAL & APP

Dec 06, 2022, Tuesday

KUCHING, 6th December 2022 – Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) is fully embracing the digitalisation of the tourism sector by unveiling the new and improved Sarawak Travel Portal and App in promoting tourist attractions and tourism products across the state.

The dig...