Tourism Malaysia will launch the Malaysia Year End Sale in Miri in December to attract tourists from Brunei. Sarawak Tourism Malaysia director Ahmad Johanif Mohd Ali said the sale would be held in time for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. He pointed out that shopping was among the main draws for tourists.
Top thinker: Ahmad Johanif handing over a cheque to Ramlah for winnnig in the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival 2010 Quiz Contest in Kuching.“In 2009, shopping contributed RM15.1bil to an overall tourism receipts of RM53.4bil, a positive growth of 17.3% from the previous year,” he told reporters during the a prize-presentation ceremony for the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival 2010 Quiz Contest in Kuching. The year-end sale is one of the country’s two annual shopping carnivals, the other being the Mega Sale held in July.
Meanwhile, the Quiz Contest was organised by the management of Sarawak Plaza and Riverside Shopping Complex from July 24 to Sept 16. The first prize winner was Ramlan Junaidi, 24, who won RM2,000 in shopping vouchers, while second-prize winner Mohd Noor Hisham Abdul Mutalib won RM1,000 in cash vouchers and third-prize winner Tan Shu Hwa won RM500 in cash vouchers. Seven other consolation prize winners each won RM300 in cash vouchers. The top-three winners also won a two-day-one-night complimentary stay at Damai Beach Resort.
-thestar online.
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