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SUMMARY OF MINISTRIES Apart from exhibitions and sales of craft products, various interesting events that
were held include interactive crafts that allow visitors to try out their own craft
works as well as traditional dance and music performances from Sabah and
Sarawak. The festival was not only a platform to introduce and market creativity
but also to expand business network.
YB Datuk Mohamaddin bin Ketapi, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture visits one of the festivals and
witnesses the handicraft on display
IMT-GT Tourism Forum Langkawi Malaysia
The idea of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
Framework was mooted by Prime Minister YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad.
In 1993, the IMT-GT was officially established in Langkawi, Malaysia by YAB Tun
Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad who was then the 4th Prime Minister; former
Indonesian president, Suharto; former Thailand Prime Minister, Chuan Leekpai.
IMT-GT provides a sub-regional framework to accelerate economic cooperation
and integration of member states and territories between the three countries. The
IMT-GT also promotes growth of private sector economy which leads and
facilitates the development of the sub-region as a whole by exploiting the
commitments and comparative advantages of member states.
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MoTAC) for the first time
hosted the IMT-GT Tourism Forum in Langkawi, Kedah from 30 to 31 October
2018. More than 170 industry officials and participants from Indonesia, Malaysia
and Thailand attended the forum. The Indonesian delegation led by H.E. Mr. Ari
Setyo Nughoro, Assistant Deputy Minister of Government & International
Relations of the Ministry of Tourism, while Thailand was led by H.E. Mr Santi
Pawai, Permanent Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
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were held include interactive crafts that allow visitors to try out their own craft
works as well as traditional dance and music performances from Sabah and
Sarawak. The festival was not only a platform to introduce and market creativity
but also to expand business network.
YB Datuk Mohamaddin bin Ketapi, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture visits one of the festivals and
witnesses the handicraft on display
IMT-GT Tourism Forum Langkawi Malaysia
The idea of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
Framework was mooted by Prime Minister YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad.
In 1993, the IMT-GT was officially established in Langkawi, Malaysia by YAB Tun
Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad who was then the 4th Prime Minister; former
Indonesian president, Suharto; former Thailand Prime Minister, Chuan Leekpai.
IMT-GT provides a sub-regional framework to accelerate economic cooperation
and integration of member states and territories between the three countries. The
IMT-GT also promotes growth of private sector economy which leads and
facilitates the development of the sub-region as a whole by exploiting the
commitments and comparative advantages of member states.
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MoTAC) for the first time
hosted the IMT-GT Tourism Forum in Langkawi, Kedah from 30 to 31 October
2018. More than 170 industry officials and participants from Indonesia, Malaysia
and Thailand attended the forum. The Indonesian delegation led by H.E. Mr. Ari
Setyo Nughoro, Assistant Deputy Minister of Government & International
Relations of the Ministry of Tourism, while Thailand was led by H.E. Mr Santi
Pawai, Permanent Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
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