‘Tap into tourism potential of highlands’
by Mohamad Abdullah
Posted on March 16, 2011, Wednesday
MIRI: The Lun Bawang, Tagal and Kelabits in Ba Kelalan and Bario must tap into the beauty of the highlands.
WELL DONE: Nelson (third left) hands over a certificate to a homestay participant.
This call came from Ba Kelalan assemblyman Nelson Balang Rining.
“Tap into these opportunities as they are God-gifted natural beauties that can generate income for us in the highlands,” Nelson told participants of a homestay programme in Ba Kelalan over the weekend.
The programme is organised by the Ministry of Tourism Sarawak and Pejabat Kementerian Pelancongan Malaysia Negeri Sarawak.
Nelson listed some of nature’s beauty in the highlands of Bario and Ba Kelalan: Gunung Murut which is 2.423 metres high, salt spring of Ba Kelalan, Batu Lawi in Bario, Pulun Tau National Park, Batu Angan legendary stone and the 152 species of birds in Ba Kelalan, Bario Rice and organic vegetables.
The Ba Kelalan assemblyman asked the relevant ministry to set up signboards at strategic places of interest in Ba Kelalan including a homestay locality map.
He will bring up a request from villagers to put up a walking track from one village to another, including cycling path for mountain bikes.
At the function, 14 participants in the homestay programme received their certificates from Nelson.
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