Posted: 27 Nov 2013 06:30 PM PST

It is official! The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Dr Sa'adiah binti Haji Abdul Samat, the Director of the Commission of the City of Kuching North (DBKU) and Mr Wong Chen Yi, the President of the Kuching Marathon Association (KMA) paving the way for the corporation between the two bodies as partners for the Kuching Marathon on 17 August 2014.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Datuk Haji Abang Abdul Wahap bin Haji Abang Julai, the Mayor of DBKU. Also present at the ceremony was KM2014 Race Director, Mr Philip Chua. Other dignitaries in attendance were YB Datuk Wee Hong Seng, Dato Steve Ng (Manager of Plaza Merdeka), Mr Goh Hock Lin (Regional Manager of MSIG Insurance), and Mr Ngui Kwang Phek (Regional Marketing Manager of QBE Insurance).

The categories in KM2014 include: 42km, 21km, 10km and 5km fun run. The full marathon will be divided into open, veteran, and national categories. The cut off times for the event will be 7 hours for 42km, 3.5 hours for 21km and 2 hours for 10km. The flag off time for the full marathon will be at 4:00am in Padang Merdeka, Kuching.

Registration for the event is slated to open on 2 January 2014.

So, go on and book your cheap plane tickets. Watch this space for future updates!

Acknowledgement: Thank you to Fat Old Man Running Blog for the info and photos. Visit his blog for race reports and fantastic coverage of running events in Sarawak and beyond.

Bank of China opens Kuching branch, marks foray into East M'sia ...

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 02:41 PM PST

by Sharon Kong, sharonkong@theborneopost.com. Posted on November 25, 2013, Monday

KUCHING: Bank of China (Malaysia) Bhd has officially opened its doors to its first branch in East Malaysia and has also launched its Chinese Visa Application service centre here yesterday.

"The establishment of Bank of China here in Kuching is indeed very much relevant in supporting the aspiration of our country in attaining the status of high income nation, by the year 2020.

"So much so at the state's level, where efforts to elevate and prepare the state's economy towards a high income and advanced economy by 2020 are aggressively pursued and implemented," Second Finance Minister and Minister of Local Government and Community Development Sarawak Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh said in a speech at the ceremony.

He further highlighted that Sarawak is intensifying its effort in attracting more foreign and private investments to the state. In doing so, the state is strategically leveraging on its energy and natural resources, particularly for the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) area where focus is on large scale industrial development.

With this scenario, the state of Sarawak is continuing its effort towards improving industrial infrastructures, transportation networks, and logistics, as well as comparing competitive human capital to meet the demands of the new industry.

Ultimately, the increase in these investments is set to spur the state of Sarawak's economic activity. Therefore, he explained that in the coming years, there will likely be a lot of international business ventures and activities coming to the state of Sarawak.

"With the presence of Bank of China in Sarawak, the private sector together with the state government of Sarawak, should look into leveraging on its presence to facilitate further the relevant business dealings and activities in the area of international and cross border investment ventures.

"I would therefore encourage the Sarawak business community and state government of Sarawak to tap on the expertise and experience of Bank of China for our international ventures. I'm confident that Bank of China will definitely provide its best services in meeting the needs of all of us, particularly the business community," Wong advised.

Bank of China Ltd (Bank of China), which holds a history of 101 years, previously had branches in Malaysia back in the early days. From 1939 to 1959, Bank of China had branches in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Seremban, and Batu Pahat.

Under the support and effort from various parties, Bank of China officially restablished in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 23, 2001 with a full commercial banking license, with branches in Muar, Penang, Klang, Johor Bahru, and Puchong.

By setting up its sixth branch in Kuching, Bank of China Malayisa has successfully extended its financial services network coverage to East Malaysia, marking a significant milestone in the history of Bank of China Malaysia.

As for the outsourcing and joint venture of Chinese Visa Application service, the service has been around for five years. Bank of China set up its first Chinese Visa Application service centre in London since 2008 and to date, Bank of China has a total of 14 centres in Italy, France, Indonesia, Canada, and Malaysia.

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Rose' World: Goodies from Kuching

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 07:42 PM PST

Some delish goodies I brought in from Kuching for relatives and friends!

The rice crackers (bee pang) from Padungan, sio pau from Hong Kong Puff Co, and salted terubok and eggs from Satok. They caused me to pay extra for surcharges of exceeding mycheck-in luggage weight in airport!

Sio Pau

Terubok eggs (RM20 per pack)

Fresh salted fish

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