Direct flight to Hong Kong to be suspended
The direct flight to Hong Kong via Hong Kong Airlines would be suspended effective February 25th. No reason of why such action was taken, but it is believed to be due to poor load factors. Hong Kong Airline connected Kuching and Hong Kong twice a week since May last year, making it one of the […]
Awah Cafe @DBNA, Kuching
If you are into local Dayak food, you may have heard about Awah Cafe @DBNA. The place is located at the Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) Headquarters, a unique looking building, akin the Bidayuh ‘baruk’. Unfortunately however, Awah Cafe doesn’t share any Bidayuh looking decorations and looks rather like a cafeteria or canteen rather than […]
New bus service with WiFi to be used in Kuching before 2018
The public transportation system in Kuching City is set to change when Stage Bus Service Transformation (SBST) Kuching is implemented at year end. According to a report carried out by The Borneo Post, all the groundwork for the SBST project had been done with the network operator identified, bus routes verified, bus schedule and frequency […]
Petron Oil to start selling fuel in Kuching City
Oil company, Petron would start selling fuel in Kuching and the rest of Sarawak soon. This was made possible by a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Petronesa Trading Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Yayasan Sarawak, with Petron Oil (M) Sdn Bhd. The move would see Petron offering RON 95, RON 97, and Bio-diesel to consumers […]
No smoking in coffee shops around Kuching next year
Smoking would be banned in coffee shops within Kuching City North Commission (DBKU) jurisdiction beginning January 1st next year. DBKU will also enforce a smoke-free zone in all public toilets and open spaces in its area of jurisdiction from the same date. According to DBKU, all the 320 licensed eateries within DBKU area will display […]
Race track proposed for Kuching
A race track has been proposed to be built in Kuching City by Tupong State Assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman. According to Fazzruddin, he hoped that the Sarawak government will start such initiative by preparing a piece of land able to accommodate a race track of at least of 800m long and 50m wide. Saying that […]
Kuching, Sibu and Miri to have LRT
A study on whether the use of Light Railway Trains (LRT) or Mass Rapid Trains (MRT) is feasible in Sarawak will be conducted by the Sarawak Government. Shall it prove feasible, the government will likely build such services in major cities in Sarawak, with Kuching named as one of the cities involved. The plan falls […]
Free wifi for Kuching City coming
The city of Kuching would soon experience free wifi services following an agreement between DBKU and PPTelecom. Costing an innitial RM10 million, the free wifi project is under the ‘DBKU Metropolitan Free Wifi’ project. The first phase of the deal would see areas from Kuching Waterfront to Padang Merdeka covered with the free network, with […]
Oinks! Jalan Song, Kuching
Oinks! has been around for quite sometime, but I only recently had the time to review the restaurant. As the name suggest, Oinks! is all about pork, and they show photos of this pinkish animal around the restaurant, just as a reminder of the name. When it comes to food, Oinks! is generous in portion with […]
Western food in Kuching
Kuching has a large number of western food restaurants, with some earning high recommendations, even from westerner themselves. Here, we try to list down as many of these restaurants that we know of. If your favourite place is not in the list, let us know by emailing us at admin[at]sarawakcrocs[dot]com. Places without comments means that […]
MAS offers seasonal direct flights from Kuching to Penang
Malaysia Airlines will be offering flights from Penang to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching from Nov 18, 2016. The national carrier, in a statement yesterday, said the route would be operated on a seasonal basis to coincide with the peak holiday period until December 2016. The service resumes again during the Chinese New Year period. Both […]
LCCT Airport for Sarawak?
Low-cost carrier AirAsia is mulling to have a dedicated low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Sarawak. Its chief executive officer Aireen Omar said the company felt that there is a lot of growth potential in Sarawak, besides wanting to assist the state in building its air connectivity. According to her, the routes that the company would […]