Media | Sarawak Convention Bureau

First Convention Travel Sscholarship Winners Announced

Posted Date : 4 August 2009, Media

Kuching: Tuesday 4th August 2009 Minister of Urban Development & Tourism, YB Datuk Michael Manyin ak Jawong today announced the first regional winners of the Sarawak Convention Bureau’s new International Convention Travel Scholarship Program. Three scholarships, valued at up to RM10,000, each were open to all Sarawak residents over 18 years of age studying or employed in educational institutions, companies, or government departments. Their selected conventions must rotate among different destinations and ...
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Australian Meeting Planners Help Launch New Orangutan CSR Program in Sarawak

Posted Date : 10 July 2009, Media

KUCHING, July 10th, 2009 – Nine Australian meetings planners were touched by the once in the lifetime opportunity to launch the “Heart to Heart Orangutan Encounter” which was a highlight of their MICE familiarization trip to Malaysia organized by Tourism Malaysia’s Sydney office. After witnessing the launch of the new program by Sarawak Forestry in collaboration with Sarawak Convention Bureau, the group were given a task by the ranger, either to ...
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Kuching Wins Bid To Host Prestigious International Convention Next Year

Posted Date : 10 July 2009, Media

Kuching has won the right to host the prestigious Napoleon Hill International Convention 2010 (NHIC 2010) where the two-day event is expected to generate over RM 2.7 million for the local hospitality and tourism sector. The winning bid is a credit to the collaborative efforts of a tripartite Malaysian team comprising GR8 Dreams (Kuala Lumpur), CPH Travel (Kuching) and the Sarawak Convention Bureau. NHIC 2010 is expected to see the congregation of ...
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New convention travel scholarships now available

Posted Date : 9 May 2009, Media

Sarawak Convention Bureau is searching for three deserving Sarawakians keen to represent Sarawak at an international convention of their choice. Each recipient will receive cash support valued at up to RM10,000 to cover airfares, accommodation, subsistence, registration fees and association membership fees. Three winners will be selected one to represent the Northern, Central and Southern regions of Sarawak. Applications close on 30 June 2009 for conventions being held between August 2009 and ...
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Sarawak wins 12 NEW Conventions in the 1st quarter of 2009

Posted Date : 9 April 2009, Media

Despite global economic downturns Sarawak placed itself successfully into the mind set of meeting Planners to choose Sarawak as their next meeting venue. The Bureau enjoys a high bid success ratio of 70 per cent. In the first quarter of 2009 the Bureau bid for 22 conventions with 12 wins and 5 losses, generating close to RM 5.5 Mio in revenue for the State. Conventions/ Exhibitions: April to June 2009 04 – ...
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Miri Resort City to entice MICE Planners

Posted Date : 31 March 2009, Media

MIRI, May 5th, 2009 – Miri will host nine representatives from Destination Management Companies and MICE Travel Agents from KL, Sabah and Brunei. This five-day Borneo Exploration site tour organized by the Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) is to showcase Northern Sarawak as a world-class meetings destination. “Miri is set to expand its meetings infrastructure in the next few years with the development of the new Four Points by Sheraton, and as ...
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Convention and Media – Inaugural Futsal Challenge

Posted Date : 21 March 2009, Media

Saturday 21st March 2009 saw eight media teams compete with teams from the Convention industry, including Sarawak Convention Bureau and Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, at the inaugural SCB Media Futsal Challenge at Arena Sukan. The Futsal Challenge is designed to strengthen and enhance the relationship between the convention industry and local media through friendly team sports competitions. The emphasis was on fun and exercise rather than serious competition, with many participants ...
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Meeting Alliance With Tasmania

Posted Date : 6 March 2009, Media

A new strategic marketing alliance has been formed between the Sarawak Convention Bureau and its counterpart in the Australian State of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Convention Bureau. The occasion was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two companies witnessed by YB Datuk Michael Manyin, Minister for Urban Development and Tourism, at the Hilton Hotel today. The Sarawak Convention Bureau was established by the Sarawak State Government ...
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2008 Convention Results a Boost for Sarawak

Posted Date : 15 December 2008, Media

With the global economic slowdown already impacting on visitor arrivals and predictions of doom and gloom across most business sectors, there is some good news on the horizon for Malaysia’s meetings industry with the Sarawak Convention Bureau reporting a year end bid success ratio of 68 per cent securing 28 new conventions for Sarawak. These events are expected to deliver 51,000 delegate days and over RM 35 million in direct ...
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Appreciation Awards for Convention Hosts

Posted Date : 22 November 2008, Media

The Sarawak Convention Bureau’s nineteen new Honorary Convention Ambassadors together with ten KL based agents were treated to an evening with James Bond at the Links Restaurant, Civic Centre Kuching on 22nd November. Upon arrival at the venue, guests were escorted by Bond beauties to the James Bond car, a Jaguar XK8 (sponsored by Tan Brothers) for a photo session. Cocktails were served while recipients and guests mingled amidst the Casino Royale ...
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