Bid to up stake in MASwings


By YU JI
Just beat it: A drumming session between performers and the public just before the start of the nightly concerts at the Rainforest World Music Festival at the Sarawak Cultural Village, 30km from Kuching.

KUCHING: The Sarawak and Sabah governments have finally entered negotiations with Khazanah Nasional to increase their shares in MASwings, the rural air service arm of Malaysia Airlines.

Sarawak’s Tourism Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said formal talks began last month.

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