Archive for May, 2009

May 24

Green concert on June 7

PETALING JAYA: In conjunction with Environment Week, the Selangor MCA Youth will be organising a concert called “A Green Symphony” on June 7.
The event, to be held at Segi University College Hall in Kota Damansara, will feature Malaysia’s youth symphony orchestra with Candy Cheah on vocals, Selangor MCA Youth chief Dr Kow Cheong Wei said [...]

May 24

KL and Jakarta to promote heritage sites in one package

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Indonesia will promote their Unesco World Heritage Sites – Malacca, Penang and Borobudur – as one tourism package.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the package, expected to be offered from August, would target heritage and culture enthusiasts in the region as well as senior citizens.
Borobudur is a ninth-century [...]

May 11

Women in IT industry sharpen their skills

IN line with the Malaysian government’s call for continuous education, Gorgeous Geeks, a not-for-profit organisation comprising women who work in the IT industry, hosted its first “Women in Leadership” conference which was aimed at developing human capital among women professionals.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen called on all women to “learn learn learn”, [...]

May 02

A million Chinese tourists targeted

BEIJING: One million Chinese. That’s Tourism Malaysia’s target this year which coincides with the 35th anniversary of Malaysia-China ties.
Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said Malaysia would concentrate on China’s big tourism potential to boost the economy in the current global economic downturn.
She said China was an important market for Malaysia and tourism was [...]

May 02

Minister: Govt to develop tourism aggressively

KUANTAN: Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen has said that the Federal Government will initiate aggressive measures to attract tourists, particularly to Pahang.
She said the industry’s players could carry out three types of promotional activities namely overall, product and rural.
“Each of the categories can be promoted individually, depending on creativity and foresight. For [...]