Batu Kawa Bazaar aiming to strike for a new image

KUCHING: Batu Kawa Bazaar near here is entering a revolutionary phase.

Instead of just being a business centre, the bazaar known for many years as ‘Batu Kawa old town’, also aims to draw tourists to the area.

He said the bazaar, which had a history of its own, had a lot to offer to tourists including local food and other products.

“You have a lot of things to offer. You just need to know how to promote your products well,” he added.

He said although there had been great improvement to roads and other infrastructures in the area, many people were more familiar with MJC - the new Batu Kawa township - compared to the ‘main bazaar’.

Hence, he called on the local community to step up promotional activities, and be more creative to attract visitors to the area.

Yong, who is Stampin member of parliament, assured that the government would continue to help the local community by implementing more projects in the area in the near future.

Earlier, Batu Kawa assemblyman Tan Joo Phoi hoped there would be a good synergy between developers and the local community to enhance the ‘main bazaar’s’ attractiveness.

Tan, who is Padawan Municipal Council chairman, also urged the people to cooperate with the council in the upkeep of the area’s surrounding given it was what made the place attractive to visit.

The signage project, and also the beautification of the roundabout at the entrance to the bazaar were initiated by the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Batu Kawa sub-branch, SUPP Segobeng Youth Section, and funded by the Tourism Ministry.

The Borneo Post