The ministry and its relevant agencies have been instructed to produce a new video and divide the promotion of states by zones.
: The promotional video for Visit Malaysia Year 2026 will be redone in more detail to effectively promote each state, and is expected to be aired in a week’s time, according to Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.
“I want the video to be divided by zones, so that people can understand what each state has to offer, not jumping from here to there...causing foreign tourists to be confused, not knowing which attraction belongs to which state. Tiong also emphasised that the 41-second video, which has sparked controversy on social media since yesterday, is not the video that will be used for promotional purposes.
He explained that the disputed 41-second video used during the launch of the logo, mascot, theme song, and aircraft design for VM2026 on Monday, did not previously feature mosque elements as it was just a simple and short promotional montage for the event.
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