Miri, Sarawak – Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), launched its maiden passenger service between Miri and Singapore today, making it the airline’s second flight service to Sarawak, on top of its existing flight service to Kuching.   The inaugural flight, TR400, departed at 12:20pm from Singapore, and was welcomed with a commemorative water cannon salute as the A320 aircraft taxied down the runway at Miri Intern...

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 February 2022 – Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) has kicked off its annual series of Business Networking Sessions (B2B) to engage with a total of 300 domestic travel agencies and tour operators across five states in West Malaysia, starting with Penang, Kedah, Perak, Kuala Lumpur and Johor. Themed ‘Sarawak A Journey Awaits Business Networking Sessions 2022’, these sessions aim to provide a platform to keep Sarawak top of mind for st...

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 February 2022 – Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) recently took home the bronze award at the Marketing Excellence Awards Malaysia 2022 for its Excellence in Mobile Marketing for The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) and Borneo Jazz Festival (BJF). Designed to recognise outstanding marketing strategies, the award saw 50 companies from various industries participating in 40 categories from diverse disciplines. “We are honored ...

SARAWAK, 17th February 2022 – Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) welcomes the recommendation made by both the Government of Malaysia and Brunei with regards to the implementation of air and land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) initiative for cross-border movement between the two countries.   STB sees this update as a positive development for the state tourism sector and expressed its confidence in the recovery of the industry in 2022.   ...

KUCHING, 28th January 2022 – In an effort to cultivate a culture of Responsible Tourism amongst personnel from Sarawak Divisional Offices, Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) recently organised a virtual workshop for their Divisional Tourism Task Group (DTTG) in Sarawak, with the objective of inspiring them to adopt a sustainability mindset. The workshop, entitled Design Thinking for Responsible Tourism, was managed by Sarawak Centre of Performance Ex...

KUCHING, 24 January 2022 – Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) and its team unveiled its Organisational Anti-Corruption Plan (OACP) and Corruption Risk Management (CRM) plan, reaffirming its commitment towards creating an agile and transparent organisation practicing a high level of corporate governance. The OACP and CRM plans were launched in conjunction with the pledge ceremony, where STB signed the Declaration of Corruption-Free Pledge with Malaysi...