13th March, 2013
Sarawak Promotes Eco Tourism Through Overseas Academic
Collaboration.
KUCHING - The second annual Southeast Asian Studies
Symposium being held in London last week was one of the opportunities to
promote Sarawak as an eco tourism destination through academic collaboration in
the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe.
Sarawak Housing and Tourism Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari
Tun Abang Openg took the opportunity to promote and market Sarawak as an
eco-tourism destination at the event, which was held on March 9 at the
historical Balliol College, Oxford University in London.
The state Tourism Ministry had hosted a dinner for the 210
symposium participants, comprising academicians, researchers and scientists
from United Kingdom, Europe and Southeast Asian countries, where guests were
also entertained to a 30-minute Sarawak Cultural extravaganza by dancers from
the Sarawak Cultural Village.
"The minister was given the honour and privilege to
address the audience," said the ministry in a statement released here
today.
It said a special paper on "Edible Bird Nest" in
Borneo was also shared by Datuk Seri Lord Cranbrook, who had done extensive
research in Sarawak on its rich biodiversity and ecosystem as well as written a
few books and articles on Sarawak and Borneo.
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