Month: March 2017

This year’s Earth Hour Walk will be held on March 25, Padang Merdeka at 8.30 to 9.30pm.

The Earth Hour walk begins at Padang Merdeka with a countdown at 8.29 before it makes its way across waterfront, and will be accompanied by the Glowing Night Ride for cyclists.

This is the fifth year in a row Sarawak will be holding an Earth Hour walk in solidarity those celebrating Earth Hour, in line with the annual global initiative to address the issue of climate change.

For more information, contact crs@dbku.gov.my

The Kuching Run for Autism 2017 will be taking place on April 2 in conjunction with World Autism Day at the Kuching South City Council office. The 3km and 7km courses begin at 6.30am.

This will be second edition of this run, with over 2,000 participants registered in 2016.

With the theme “It’s not a disability, it’s a different ability”, the Kuching Autism Association (KAA) is organising this event seek to create understanding and acceptance of Autistic children and adults within the local communities.

The KAA provides educational programmes that help students with fine motor skills, basic academia, social skills and self-help to help them gain independence, as well as pre-vocational training in preparing them for working in the future.

For more information visit https://sarawaktourism.com/event/kuching-run-autism/

The 22^nd Baleh-Kapit Raft Safari will be taking place this April 1 and 2 along the Majau and Rejang River.

This two-day rafting competition has five main categories: Men’s Bamboo Open, Men’s Bamboo Closed (Inter-Department) and Women’s Bamboo Open, as well as the mixed Free Style and Paddle Boat.

The first flag-off point is at Rumah Ansi, Nanga Sepajie at Sungai Majau, and the second flag-off point is at Rumah Along at Nanga Majau, and each flag-off is estimated to take six to seven hours respectively.

This event is to remind people of the importance of water transport in the past of Sarawak as well as the present, particularly in places where road networks have not yet reached.

For more information and application forms, visit:
https://sarawaktourism.com/event/baleh-kapit-raft-safari/

This year, the Borneo Jazz Festival will take place on May 12 and 13 in Miri City, and is being held, as always, at the ParkCity Everly Hotel.

The festival features a wide array of Jazz-subgenres with both international and home grown musicians taking the stage.

In 2017 we celebrate the 12^th Borneo Jazz Festival and will introduce an expanded musical outreach programme, with classes on jazz percussions and keyboard for aspiring Jazz musicians and Jazz enthusiasts.

For more information, visit https://jazzborneo.com/

The Samarahan Bike Challenge 2017 will take place on March 19, at the Summer Mall at Jalan Datuk Mohd. Musa, Kota Samarahan about 25km from Kuching City Centre.

This Bike Challenge is one of the biggest bicycle racing events  in Sarawak, with  categories such as the Elite or ‘The Road Warrior’, Veteran or ‘All Star’, Sarawak Close, Ladies and Juniors, and  routes  varying from four to eight kilometers.

This annual event is jointly organised by the Divisional Tourism Task Group (DTTG), the Samarahan District Office and the Sarawak Cycling Association.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1782598788449200/

The Sibu 2017 Tower Run will take place on March 11 with some 300 registered runners participating.

The contestants will be running an initial 5-kilometre route   before racing up the staircase of the 28-story, 126m high  Wisma Sanyan building, otherwise known as the Sibu Tower, which is the tallest building in Sarawak.

The Tower Run is one of the biggest sports attraction in Sibu, as it pushes the limit of endurance and speed of the runners, with many participants returning to beat their own records from previous years.

The Tower Run is jointly organised by DNA Sports and the Sibu Municipal Council.

For more information, visit http://www.travelsibu.com/