PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (MOTAC) will appoint an orang asli to the board of two of its agencies - Tourism Malaysia and Kraftangan Malaysia, says its minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi.
PUTRAJAYA : The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry will appoint an orang asli to the board of two of its agencies - Tourism Malaysia and Kraftangan Malaysia, says its minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi .
The move is in response to the call by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the National Orang Asli Convention 2019 in Putrajaya Monday that handicraft products from the community be promoted and marketed in tourist areas, he said. Mohamaddin said representatives of the orang asli must be in MOTAC to share their ideas and market their crafts in a more holistic manner.
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