Early start or late night? Kuching’s 24–25 October weekend has both: a museum heritage walk, a free WAK music session and a wildlife-themed charity run. The important distinction: the run’s registration deadline has already passed, so this is not a list of three guaranteed walk-in activities. All times below are Kuching time (UTC+8). Saturday, 24 October — Sarawak Museum Heritage Walk Time: 6:00am flag-off Start and finish: Borneo Cultures Museum, Kuching This 4.8km walk connects the Sarawak Museum’s Old Building, Tugu Pahlawan (Makam Pahlawan), the Air Raid Shelter, St Thomas’s Cathedral and the Natural History Museum. It is a good fit if you would rather give the old city some attention than rush between photo stops. The listed fee is RM50, including a T-shirt and medal. Registration is through the organiser’s poster QR code; availability of last-minute places is not confirmed. Before setting an early alarm, check with the listed contact, Mohamad Noor, on 013-3549710. Do not assume you can register at the starting line. Programme and registration poster — ICOMOS GA2026 Saturday, 24 October — SIDEWALK RHYTHMS Time: 8:00pm–10:00pm Venue: Drunk Monkey, 68 Carpenter Street, Kuching Listed admission: Free WAK Festival’s music programme brings Sarawak’s musical heritage together with contemporary sounds. If a 6am start is not your kind of weekend, this is the evening option to keep on your list. Choose the 24 October session when checking the programme. The series also has a 31 October date at The Nobleman Bar & Dine; that is a different weekend and venue, not a second stop for this Saturday. Check the current event page before heading out, especially if bringing children or needing specific access arrangements. Event details — WAK Festival on CloudJoi Sunday, 25 October — RUN TO PROTECT Endangered Species 2026 Charity Run 4.0 Time: 6:00am–10:00am Venue: MBKS Foyer, Jalan Padungan, Kuching Organiser: Kuching Love Book Association This wildlife-themed charity run is the Sunday pick for readers who already have a confirmed entry. The organiser’s Ticket2U page lists 25 October, and says registration closed on 29 September. Do not turn up expecting to buy a race entry on the day. Already registered? Check your race-kit instructions and the organiser’s latest notices before leaving. For everyone else, the Saturday music session is the simpler option to investigate rather than planning around an unconfirmed race place. Current event information — organiser’s Ticket2U listing I would pick one anchor activity, not try to force all three into the weekend. Two 6am starts with a Saturday night out between them is a fairly ambitious plan. Keep the organiser links handy for any changes before travelling.

Everrise’s Members’ Weekday runs from 20 to 22 October 2026 at nine listed Kuching outlets. For a small household top-up, the useful comparison is the pack size—not a claim that everything in the supermarket is discounted. All prices below are for members, while stocks last. Five items on the Kuching flyer: QL Omega / Selenium / Deli Fresh eggs, Large, 15 eggs: RM10.69. Dutch Lady UHT Pure Farm, assorted flavours, 200ml × 6: RM8.69. Indomie Mi Goreng, assorted flavours, 85g × 5: RM4.69. Fresh chicken wings (S), 1kg: RM13.99. Meadows Antibac+ laundry detergent pouch, Floral or Ocean, 1.5L: RM7.69. One tray of the listed eggs, one six-pack of milk and one five-pack of noodles total RM24.07. Adding 1kg of the advertised chicken wings takes that example to RM38.06. These are calculated shopping examples, not a bundled offer: buy only the items you need. The milk pack contains 1.2L altogether, or about RM7.24 per litre; the egg price is about RM0.71 each. Use those units when comparing with a larger carton or another egg tray, and keep the egg grade and product variant the same. A lower pack price on its own does not establish better value. Participating outlets: Padungan, BDC, 4th Mile, Green Heights Mall, CityONE, Plaza Merdeka, Vivacity, Metrocity and Batu Kawah. Pick a convenient listed branch rather than adding a separate journey for a small basket. These are the Kuching flyer prices; do not assume another town’s sheet is identical. The weekday offer ends Thursday, 22 October. Confirm membership, the matching pack and the shelf price before paying. The flyer states that prices may change without prior notice; availability is not guaranteed.

Emart’s Surprise Deals 4 U promotion runs on Monday, 19 October 2026 only, at nine participating outlets in and around Kuching. The important restriction is the member purchase limit: two units per item per member per day, or 2kg for beef bones. This is not a storewide discount. The four advertised items are: Supreme minced beef, 400g: RM8.99 per pack; limit two packs. Beef bones: RM12.49 per kg; limit 2kg. Sun Valley cordial drink, assorted flavours, 2L: RM9.99 each; limit two. Glo liquid dishwash, assorted variants, 1.2L: RM5.99 each; limit two. Participating outlets: Taman Berlian, Boulevard Kuching, King Centre, Moyan, Sejingkat, Summer Mall, Tabuan Jaya, Batu Kawa and Matang. The offer should not be assumed to apply at other Emart branches. For a small grocery top-up, one 400g pack of minced beef plus one 1.2L dishwash comes to RM14.98 at the advertised prices. Two beef packs give you 800g for RM17.98; the 2kg allowance belongs to beef bones, not minced beef. Those distinctions matter more than the headline price if you are planning portions or shopping for a larger household. Choose the nearest participating branch rather than making a separate trip for a small saving. Check your member eligibility and the exact pack size at checkout; the promotion does not continue tomorrow.

Need a few different ways to spend the weekend? Here are three Kuching picks, from a thoughtful Saturday night to an easy city wander and a Sunday evening procession. PechaKucha Kuching Vol.12 — “The Power of 20” Saturday, 17 October · networking and buffet from 6:15pm; talks begin at 8:20pm Lane 187 @ Theatre Hotel, Kuching. Sarawak Heritage Society marks 20 years with an evening of stories and ideas — a good fit if you like hearing how people see the city and its future. SHS event details Stinky Toe 2.0 — Find Them All! Event period: 1–31 October · self-guided; no fixed session time listed Around Kuching. Track down the whimsical Stinky Toe characters, take photos and redeem WAK Festival rewards while exploring town. Handy if you want a flexible daytime plan rather than another fixed-time booking. WAK Festival activity · October event dates Kuching Archdiocese Eucharistic Procession Sunday, 18 October · starts at 6:00pm; procession and traffic arrangements run until 9:00pm Starts at St Joseph’s Cathedral and follows a 3.8km city-centre route. It marks 50 years of the Archdiocese of Kuching; expect road closures along parts of the route, so leave extra travel time if you are nearby. Event and route details A talk-filled Saturday, a pick-your-own-pace hunt, or a Sunday procession — which one would you put on your weekend list?

Everwin is running a fruit and vegetable promotion from 16 to 18 October 2026. The official post lists Kuching branches including Kenyalang and Semariang, alongside other participating Everwin outlets. The post does not give item-by-item prices in its text, so check the offer at the branch before choosing. Promotion stock is limited; this is a short weekend window.

Emart's October Purchase With Purchase offer is running through 31 October 2026. At participating Kuching branches, members who spend RM120 on one same-day receipt can add one item from the 18-product list at its set PWP price, from RM2.99 to RM33.99. Examples include 5kg Knife cooking oil at RM31.99 and 5kg K1000 detergent at RM12.99. These are add-on prices, not a claim that every item is cheaper than its usual shelf price. It is most useful if your normal grocery basket already reaches RM120; don't top up just to unlock an item. Participating Kuching outlets listed by Emart are Matang, Batu Kawa, Tabuan Jaya, Sejingkat, Moyan, King Centre and Boulevard Kuching. Check the offer details and branch list before shopping: https://supermarket.emart.my/promotion?id=a075f9bef22e6f23d2c4c5a312785b4f Full item list and terms: https://www.misslobang.my/zh/article/emart-sarawak-pwp-purchase-with-purchase-aug-2026

Harvey Norman’s Sarawak WOW Sale runs through 14 October, with discounts of up to 75% on selected electrical appliances, IT products, furniture and bedding. Kuching shoppers can visit the participating Harvey Norman store at Vivacity Megamall. The advertised maximum is for selected items, so check the product and its in-store price before buying. 8–14 October 2026 Harvey Norman, Vivacity Megamall, Kuching

Keeping the weekend flexible? Here are three very different Kuching stops for 10–11 October. RX: The Reader Experience Saturday, 10 October · 10:00am–5:00pm The Lit Club by Subject Matter Company, 3rd Floor, Lot 177, Wisma SugarBun, Jalan Satok. Expect reader-sharing sessions, local writers and a second-hand book corner — a nice one to browse at your own pace. Event details ️ MBKS Buy Back Recycling Campaign Sunday, 11 October · 8:30–11:00am Tabuan Jaya Sacofar Tower (opposite Super Save). A Sunday-morning community stop from MBKS; the council listing has the time and location. MBKS event notice Music and Words 2026: The King’s Singers Sunday, 11 October · 7:30pm Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK). The King’s Singers are joined by Jehté Chamber Choir for an evening concert — a good one to save for after dinner plans. Ticket and entry details are on the event page. Bookish Saturday, a useful Sunday morning, or a big vocal finish to the weekend — which one sounds most like your kind of plan?

Samsung Malaysia’s 10.10 Syok Deals runs 9–12 October 2026 through its online store. Selected Galaxy devices have discounts of up to 40%, with instant rebates of up to RM700 and bundle offers on selected products. The limited flash-sale discounts are scheduled for 9 and 10 October, 8pm–midnight; selected items are first-come, first-served and while stocks last. Check the model, final checkout price and terms before paying. View Samsung Malaysia’s Syok Deals

Sarawak's SMD Semiconductor unveiled keteq.GaN, a locally designed gallium nitride power semiconductor chip, at IDECS in Kuching on October 5. The launch was held at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, DayakDaily reported. Its focus is power conversion and management rather than simply processing data. SMD identifies AI infrastructure, renewable energy, battery energy storage, smart grids and future solid-state transformers as the applications it is targeting. The company was established in 2022. Its chairman said the next step is to take the technology beyond design and into practical applications — an important distinction for a state developing both energy and semiconductor industries. The launch establishes a named local technology, but it is not a timetable for deployment. The reports give no customer rollout dates, production volumes or independently measured efficiency figures. Those would show how the design translates into operating power systems.

Sanggar Kreatif Kuching won the Sarawak-zone title at the Malaysia Theatre Festival 2026 with its production Sumpah Darah Meranti. The final night was held on October 4 at Balai Budaya, the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Sarawak branch, Utusan Sarawak reported on October 5. The Sarawak-zone festival ran from September 28 to October 4, with seven productions. The troupe received RM10,000 and also won five special awards: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Script. It will represent Sarawak at the national festival, which the report says is expected next year.

Kelington Technologies Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kelington Group Bhd, was awarded a contract worth about RM133 million for major structural-steel works tied to an advanced data-storage manufacturing facility project in Kuching. The Star reported the award on October 5, citing a Bursa Malaysia filing. The customer is described as a manufacturing company in Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone, but its name was not disclosed. The article says earlier awards to Kelington’s unit for the same project totalled about RM283 million; with the latest contract, the awards now add up to about RM416 million. The RM133 million covers a construction scope, not the value of the entire facility. The report gives no completion date, production capacity or job estimate, so the contract update does not establish when the facility will begin operating or how many local positions it may create.

Renovation of Kuching’s Sarawak Performing Arts Centre, in the former State Legislative Assembly building, was 46 per cent complete and 1.6 per cent ahead of schedule as of October 2, with completion targeted for June 2027. DayakDaily reported the figures after a site visit. The report says the heavier construction work is largely finished, with the focus shifting to interior design and finer details. Reworking an existing building has required adapting to its structure rather than building from a blank site. The wider project also covers the former Lapau Building, which is to become a restaurant, and an upgrade to the old fountain area. June 2027 is the construction completion target; the report does not give a public opening date or performance schedule.

The Sejingkat Bridge opened to the public on October 5, adding a direct crossing between the Kota Samarahan and Sejingkat sides of the Sarawak River. DayakDaily reported the opening after the ceremony. The newsroom report puts the bridge at 1.281 kilometres and identifies it as part of the Second Trunk Road. It is one of Sarawak’s 21 planned mega-bridges; 12 have now been completed, according to the report. For people travelling between Samarahan and Sejingkat, the bridge is available now. The wider DC3 road package is separate and remains unfinished, with completion expected by the end of 2027. The new crossing should not be mistaken for a completed continuous route onward to Sadong and Sri Aman.

PETROS and Höegh Evi have agreed to jointly develop Kuching's proposed LNG terminal, with first gas targeted for the end of 2029. The agreement, reported on Oct 1, covers joint development, ownership and operation. Plans include a floating storage and regasification unit, mooring facilities, subsea and land pipelines, and an onshore receiving facility. The terminal forms part of the Kuching Low-Carbon Hub. PETROS says it would deliver natural gas to Kuching and surrounding areas, supporting electricity generation and future industrial demand. Truck loading, small-scale LNG distribution, bunkering, storage and reload services are potential uses, not a list of services already operating. For local households and businesses, the important distinction is timing: this is a development agreement, not the start of gas delivery. End-2029 remains a project target. The partners are assessing whether delivery can be accelerated, but have not announced an earlier date.

Kuching's former state assembly building is 46% through its conversion into a performing arts centre, with completion targeted for June 2027. An Oct 2 site inspection put the RM247 million project ahead of schedule. Heavy construction is largely finished, and work is moving into the interior fit-out. The scheme also covers the adjoining Lapau Building, intended for restaurant and banquet use, and the former fountain area. The original golden glass mosaic roof will remain. That keeps a recognisable part of the old DUN building while its function changes from legislative business to performances and cultural activities. June 2027 is a construction target, not a confirmed public-opening or booking date. The centre could host cultural performances during the September 2027 SEA Games, but that programme is not settled. Its eventual name is also still undecided.

Need a weekend plan? Kuching has a good mix this time — a big live-music outing on Saturday, a spooky late-night experience, then an easy family stop on Sunday. ITOK Fest Saturday, 3 October · 2:00 PM · Sarawak Stadium A cross-border music festival celebrating Indonesian and Sarawakian musical heritage, with Silet Open Up among the headline acts. Check the event details before heading over. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Saturday, 3 October · 8:00–10:00 PM · Urban Capsule by Faradale, 1st Floor, Lot 244 An after-dark session built around spooky stories, games and surprises — a fun pick if your group prefers a little suspense to another ordinary night out. Tickets are listed from RM32. See the organiser's event listing. CreativeKids Family Day cum Charity Sale Sunday, 4 October · 8:00 AM–1:00 PM · The Association of Churches in Sarawak, Jalan Stampin A family-friendly morning event and charity sale hosted by Kreatif Kindergarten. Check the event listing for updates. If you want one full Saturday out, pair the afternoon music with the evening story event; Sunday’s family day is the gentler option. Do check each listing for last-minute changes before leaving. #Kuching #WeekendEvents #KuchingEvents

Emart’s weekend offer includes Coca-Cola Original 1.5L at RM2.69 per bottle and Maggi Curry Noodles (5 × 79g) at RM3.99 per pack. The promotion is listed through Sunday, 4 October 2026, and applies at participating Kuching outlets including Emart King Centre. These are member prices. Emart’s notice limits member-price items to 2 units/kg per day and transactions to a maximum of 2 membership cards per customer; bulk purchases of offer items may be rejected. Stock and in-store terms apply.

Sarawak and Johor are exploring how digital government and artificial intelligence could improve public services, following a Sept 30 meeting at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly in Kuching. No new resident-facing service or rollout date was announced. The exchange covered government digitalisation, digital ecosystem development and possible AI cooperation. Sarawak presented a whole-of-government approach to service delivery, while the visiting Johor delegation sought ideas that could be adapted to its own needs. For Kuching residents, the distinction matters: an exchange between government teams is not the same as a new online application being ready to use. The discussion did not announce changes to application requirements, a replacement for existing counters, or a named service that residents must move to. Sarawak’s civil service digitalisation unit, multimedia authority and information systems company were among the organisations represented. That puts the conversation across several parts of the delivery system, rather than around a single standalone app. The useful follow-up will be a specific service, implementation timetable and clear instructions for the people using it. Until those are announced, this remains a cooperation discussion, not a launch notice or a reason to change how an existing application is submitted.

Residents had until 5pm on Sept 30 to submit written views on the Election Commission’s proposed review of Sarawak’s federal and state constituency boundaries. The proposal display, which began on Sept 1, ends on Wednesday, Sept 30. Representations could be submitted online through the EC’s MYSTS portal or in writing to the Sarawak State Election Officer. Completed forms could also be delivered by hand to the Sarawak State Election Office on the 11th floor of the Sultan Iskandar Building, Jalan Simpang Tiga, Kuching. The Sept 30 deadline mattered to residents who wanted to support or object to the proposed lines: the EC said submissions had to reach it by 5pm that day.