Chinese-only identity is at an all-time low while Taiwanese-only identity is on the rise in Taiwan, according to the latest edition of a long-running survey. pic.twitter.com/pKdXt6Qp2I
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
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
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
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.
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.