Kota Samarahan, 16^th October 2019: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) held Inaugural Lecture by Professor Dr Lo May Chiun, an established scholar and researcher in the field of Management, Finance, and Tourism Management.

Professor Dr Lo May Chiun’s lecture was witnessed by YBhg Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi, Vice Chancellor UNIMAS, YBhg Mr Hii Chang Kee, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Sarawak, YBhg Prof John Wilson, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak campus, YBhg Professor Dr Wan Hashim Wan Ibrahim, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation), YBhg Professor Dr Hj Ahmad Hata Rasit, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), Deans and Directors of Faculty and Institutes, including top management and representatives from both public and private sectors, strategic partners, members of UNIMAS and students.

The title of her lecture is “Rural Tourism Management in Sarawak”, whereby she shared the current scenario in tourism industry that is integrated with technology, social, cultural, environmental and economic transformations have brought about successive changes and resulted in a growing number of tourists to the rural tourism destinations. Although there has been vast interest in the development of the ...