JAKARTA, Oct 18: The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) is targeting an eight to 10 per cent increase in tourist arrivals from Indonesia this year, following its success in recording more than 700,000 visitors from the country last year.

In a TVS news report, STB Asia and Domestic marketing director Gustino Basuan said Indonesia remained Sarawak’s second-largest international tourism market, after Brunei.

He said last year’s achievement had also surpassed the target of 600,000 visitors from Indonesia, prompting Sarawak to step up its promotional efforts to attract more tourists from the country.

“We hope the number will increase further this year, with a target of at least an eight to 10 per cent rise in tourist arrivals from Indonesia to Sarawak,” he told TVS when met at the Malaysia Healthcare Expo (MHX) Jakarta 2026 recently.