By : Desmond Markus Posted on : Wednesday,
June 14, 2017 Blurp section, Local News
Chairman of Padawan Municipal Council (MPP)
and Batu Kitang State Assemblyman, Lo Khere Chiang (third right) posing with
the Deputy Chairman of MPP, Dato’ Ahmad Ibrahim (second right), Organising
Chairman of Borneo Highland Padawan Nature Challenge 2017, Councillor Brownie
Marshall, and other committee members after the press conference at the MPP
Meeting Room in Padawan yesterday.
PADAWAN: The Padawan Municipal Council
(MPP) is looking for an event management company in Kuching to help it organise
the “Borneo Highland Padawan Nature Challenge 2017”.
Chairman of MPP and Batu Kitang State
Assemblyman, Lo Khere Chiang said yesterday that the event management company
must “have a lot of ideas on the event” to organise creative activities that
could attract the people and make money for the council.
“For this event, the Sarawak Ministry of
Tourism has allocated RM50,000. We want to turn it into RM100,000 – and this is the responsibility of the event
management company.
“Apart from that, the event company also
needs to find sponsorship for the programme.”
Lo is also offering two other events for the interested event
management company to organise, namely, Padawan International 4X4 challenge
2017 and Padawan Raft Safari 2017.
“The Padawan International 4X4 Challenge
2017 will be held from 21 until 23 July, 2017 while the Padawan Raft Safari
2017 will be held on 24 September, 2017,
“Each of these programmes has also received
an allocation of RM50,000 from the Sarawak Ministry of Tourism. Both programmes
have received tremendous response from
participants including those from Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, and
Philippines,” said Lo.
Meanwhile, he said interested event
management companies must submit their proposals for the Borneo Highland
Padawan Nature Challenge 2017 on/or
before 30 June, 2017 (Friday) to the Organising Secretary of Borneo Highland
Padawan Nature Challenge 2017, Noraishah Morshidi. For enquiries, they are
asked to contact Frida Sinos at 082-615566.
The “Borneo Highland Padawan Nature
Challenge 2017” will be held on 22
October, 2017 (Sunday) at the Borneo Highland Resort in Padawan.
The categories offered are the MPP Chairman
Cycling Trophy (85 km) which is divided into three sub-categories, namely,
Open, Junior and Senior (age 40 and above), Penrissen Summit Trekking Challenge
(Open) 15 km, Batu Panggah Trekking Challenge (Open) 10 km, Borneo Highland Run
(Men Category) 8 km (Foothill – Plateau), and Borneo Highland Run (Women
Category) 8 km (Foothill – Plateau).
Lo explained that one of the objectives of
the event was to promote nature,
adventure, sport and a healthy lifestyle to the general public.
“It is also to promote Padawan areas
including Borneo Highland Resort as places for eco-adventure tourism and
encourage collaboration between the public and the private sectors in promoting
eco-tourism in Sarawak,
“It is also to give an opportunity for nature
lovers and adventurous individuals to be closer to Mother Nature and experience the
environmental and adventure tourism aspects of Padawan as well as promote
economic and social development in the Padawan areas,” Lo told a press conference at the MPP Meeting
Room yesterday.
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