2. “I feel sad, after serving for 36 years, with my experiences, I should not be treated this way,” he said.

Ammar also said he will get to the office tomorrow to check if there’s a second letter about his demotion to the position of Deputy DG.

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) February 25, 2024

4. Meanwhile, the Chief Secretary to the Government said the Minister of MOTAC has the authority to appoint and terminate Ammar’s services as Tourism Malaysia’s DG.

Zuki Ali said this matter is clearly outlined in the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board Act 1992. pic.twitter.com/O7OFUenYJR

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) February 25, 2024

6. The directors added that feedback from the industry and state governments showed there’s a need for improvement in terms of promotional strategies.

They also strived to provide guidance to ensure the strategies are executed with good governance and transparency.

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) February 25, 2024

What KPI? We have the most foreign tourists in ASEAN only because of Singapore, but our revenue generated per tourist is the least in ASEAN! https://t.co/cB68PaLcBI

— Zer Bin (@zerbinsiew) February 25, 2024

1. Tourism Malaysia Director-General Ammar Abd Ghapar has been demoted to Deputy DG due to his declining performance, MOTAC said.

“Saya bagi dia peluang pasal dia ada PhD Pelancongan. Bila dia jalankan tugas dia tak membuktikan dia ada PhD,” Minister Tiong King Sing said. pic.twitter.com/8RF3v8VQN2

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) February 24, 2024

3. “Namun pelancong yang datang pun tidak sampai tiga juta, (hanya) 1.6 juta pelancong saja.

“Negeri lain mengadu kepada saya kenapa Tourism Malaysia mohon ini tak dapat, tak ada jawapan… jadi ini kita sudah nampak kelemahan itu semua,” he added.

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) February 24, 2024

5. Meanwhile, Tiong stated that Tourism Malaysia’s Senior director of International Promotion (Asia/Africa) P. Manoharan will be appointed to replace Ammar.

Manoharan is also the Acting Deputy Director-General (Planning) at the agency.

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) February 24, 2024