“Through this approach, the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia TV Promo Campaign at RTM will be able to help provide greater exposure to various local products in order to revitalize the country’s tourism industry, thus placing Malaysia as a safe tourist destination to visit,” said Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri Nancy during the launch. In line with the launch of the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia TV Promo Campaign, the winners of the Cuti-Cuti at Home Music Video Competition organised by Tourism Malaysia during the Movement Control Order period were also announced. The competition was open to the public through digital platforms from 18 April 2020 to 9 June 2020, and participants were given three category choices in producing short video clips, namely playing musical instruments, singing, or performing sketches. Apart from being a platform for participants to highlight their talents in various fields, the competition also aimed to spark and boost domestic tourism by opening holiday opportunities to the public through the prizes offered. “It is the duty of all of us to ensure that Malaysia recovers from this pandemic, with our discipline in adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs), wearing face masks, and maintaining social distancing. Let us not take this matter lightly because prevention is indeed better than cure,” advised Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri Nancy. www.tourismindia.org
DATO’ SERI RAMLAN BIN IBRAHIM APPOINTED AS NEW TOURISM MALAYSIA CHAIRMAN
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ato’ Seri Ramlan Bin Ibrahim has been appointed as the Chairman of Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board effective 3rd August 2020. Dato’ Seri Ramlan entered the Administrative and Diplomatic Service of Malaysia in 1983. His first posting was as Second Secretary to the Embassy of Malaysia in Jakarta in 1988. Two years later, he was reassigned to the Embassy of Malaysia in the Netherlands, but as First Secretary. In 1994, Ramlan returned to the headquarters and was assigned to the Europe Division. It was not long before the Ministry sent him on another posting - this time as the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in the Embassy of Malaysia in Zagreb, Croatia. He returned three years later, in 2000, to become the Princi57 pal Assistant Secretary at the Division of South East Asia. The following year, Ramlan was appointed as Deputy High Commissioner to Singapore. His first posting as Ambassador was to Bosnia Herzegovina, in 2004. In 2009, Ramlan was again appointed Ambassador of Malaysia - this time to the Republic of Korea. His return from Korea in 2013 saw him heading
the Bilateral Department, the second-highest post in the Malaysian foreign service. In April 2015, Dato’ Seri Ramlan was appointed as Malaysia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. In 2017, Dato’ Seri Ramlan was appointed as the Secretary General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In February 2019, he was appointed as the Member of Election Commission of Malaysia until July 2020. He looks forward to working closely with the management and officers of Tourism Malaysia, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, the tourism trade industry and the media and to further promoting Malaysia as a main tourist destination in Southeast Asia.
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