Sarawak to go ‘full swing’ on tourism events amid austerity drive

Sarawak to go ‘full swing’ on tourism events amid austerity drive

Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says organising major programmes 'halfway' will not yield any results for the state.

Sarawak says “no” to scaling down major tourism events, “yes” to modest Raya open houses

By Shikin Louis KUCHING, March 16: Sarawak will not scale down its major tourism and cultural events despite calls for government spending prudence, says Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He stressed that large-scale festivals serve the public and should be organised “full swing” rather than in a reduced or “ala kadar” manner. “Why should we go modest? When you organise an event, yo…