Kota Kinabalu: Upko agreed to pay RM9,280 for licensing payment to use local ethnic songs for its national-level Kaamatan Festival celebration this year, to Music Rights Sabah (MRS) Berhad.
KOTA KINABALU: Cafe, bar and bistro owners in Sabah's Penampang district are saying no to the enforcement of another form of music royalty payment set to be in place from Sept 1.
KOTA KINABALU: From Sept 1, local artistes are expected to start getting more royalties for their music and products used commercially, though industry players foresee an uphill battle ahead.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is taking steps to protect local indigenous artistes' compensation rights over licensing and royalty distribution for all ethnic songs in the Sabah region and in Labuan, says Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan.
BUYING made-in-Sabah goods is a fast way to restore the economy, save jobs and ramp up support for local producers, said State Industrial Development Minister Datuk Joachim Gunsalam (pic).
He said the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic felt throughout the globe also severely tested the resilience of Sabah’s economy, leaving many businesses counting the costs — the result of social and economic disruption caused by the crisis