Ministry to launch new Cultural Policy in March 2020

By TIN Media | Nation News Published 4 years ago on 21 November 2019
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MALAYSIA:

The new National Cultural Policy which consist of measures to forge national identity among Malaysians, is expected to be launched in March next year.

The policy, currently in the process of refinement, was formulated based on the previous National Cultural Policy 1971, said Tourism, Arts and Culture  Deputy Minister Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik.

He said that the formation of policy took into account the current development in science and technology as well as globalisation issues that exist in our country.

The new policy provides us with a guideline to address the influx of foreign cultures into our country, he said during the question and answer session at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

This was in response to a supplementary question from Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (BN-Baling) who wanted to know the ministry’s action plan in nurturing and preserving local heritage, customs and culture, especially among youth.

Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi said the new policy has the vision to achieve a developed nation by uplifting the arts, culture and heritage in a comprehensive and holistic manner.

Replying to the original question from Dr Hasan Baharom (PH-Tampin) on the ministry’s efforts in promoting the Malays, Sabah and Sarawak cultures at the international level, Muhammad Bakhtiar said the ministry through Tourism Malaysia (TM) had been introducing the country as among top tourist destinations in various ways.

He said this included TM’s participation in international travel exhibitions such as World Travel Mart in London, International Tourism Bourse in Berlin, Arab Travel Mart in Dubai, South Indian Travel & Tourism Exhibition in New Delhi and ASEAN Travel Forum.


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