Malaysia to pull in business events for the country at IMEX Frankfurt 2023
FRANKFURT: Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) continues to drive and present Malaysia’s vibrant business events scene during its 11th participation at IMEX Frankfurt (“the trade show”) this year. The Bureau is joined by 15 industry players including state bureaus, reputable hotel brands and convention centres in organising a slew of activities over the major […]
Sarawak’s business events sector embarks on new role
KUCHING: Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Hamzah has reminded the corporate and business sectors that the world is changing fast. “And it is more obvious that business events now play a crucial role in addressing the world’s challenges to find a balance between people, profit, planet and purpose. […]
Historic MoU-signing for world’s first business event journal
MIRI: Two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to develop the world’s first international journal of business events and legacies were inked yesterday (Mar 16). The first MoU was signed between Curtin University and Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) to form the journal as an entity. This was followed by an MoU between Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak […]
Sarawak wins top business events award
KUCHING: Sarawak has bagged the ‘Outstanding Recognition in Communication’ award at the 60th International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Best Marketing Award. Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) said in a statement on Monday (Nov 1), “This win as well as the coveted ICCA Best Marketing Award in 2008 had positioned Sarawak as the first Malaysian destination […]
Motac to focus on business events industry during NRP
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) will be focusing on the business events industry during the National Recovery Plan (NRP) period, says its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said this was in line with the government’s announcement on opening the domestic tourism sector in phase three of the NRP. “There […]
Green Lane to speed up opening of business events industry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Reciprocal Green Lane/Travel Corridor Arrangement (RGL/TCA) between Malaysia and Indonesia is expected to help support and speed up the opening of the business events industry in Malaysia. The Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers president, Francis Teo said the opening of borders between Malaysia and Indonesia would facilitate the […]
‘Meet Differently’ campaign launched
KUCHING: Local event management company and professional conference organiser Place Borneo recently launched the “Meet Differently” campaign to bring forth new ideas for the business events industry in line with the government’s new standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines for events and gatherings. The key ideas of the campaign that were introduced are “Meet Outside […]
