Friday 18 October 2019

15,000 expected to attend 2019 Deepavali Open House in Ipoh


PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 -- The 2019 Deepavali Open House to be held in Ipoh, Perak on Nov 16 is expected to draw 15,000 visitors.

Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) secretary-general Datuk Isham Ishak said various cultural events would be held in conjunction with the event to give visitors, especially foreign tourists an overview of the country’s cultural diversity in view of the approaching Visit Malaysia Year 2020 (VMY 2020).

“It is hoped that tourists from all over the world will come to Ipoh and see firsthand how we prepare for Deepavali, how it is celebrated and the activities that are held and view the Indian handicrafts.

“We can see that the open house events held earlier were very successful, in terms of inclusiveness and achieving the objectives,” he told the media after launching the MOTAC Rangoli ‘Kolam’ competition, here today.

According to Isham, Ipoh was chosen as the venue of the celebration this year as the Perak state government came forward by offering MOTAC contributions in terms of manpower and finances to make the programme a success.

About MOTAC’s preparation for the approaching VMY 2020 which is only two months away, Isham said the ministry had a meeting with all the tourism, arts and culture state excos to discuss cooperation and strategies to attract tourists to Malaysia.

“We have agreed that we will not compete among the states, but instead will help each other in making this a successful agenda for the country," he said.

Isham said MOTAC also launched the official song for VMY 2020 on Sept 6 and the official video was expected to be launched soon.

He said various programmes were also planned for VMY 2020 to show the world that there are various interesting locations and activities to explore in the country.

"We also encourage people to keep Malaysia clean, especially the public toilets, roads and tourist areas because we want to showcase our Malaysian hospitality, our friendliness, cleanliness and go the extra mile to welcome tourists,” he said.
-bernama.

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