PUTRAJAYA, 24 July 2025 – The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) views seriously the incident involving a tourist from Taiwan who was roughed up by a freediving instructor in Semporna, Sabah on 23 July 2025. This incident is also linked to a tour operator company licensed under MOTAC. MOTAC appreciates the prompt action…
PUTRAJAYA, 23 July 2025 – The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC), as the lead of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) pillar has organised the International Workshop on the Melaka Declaration on Cultural Heritage Value Creation from 23 to 24 July 2025 in Melaka. MOTAC in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and Think…
PUTRAJAYA – The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) continues to strengthen enforcement against tourism activities without a valid license under the Tourism Industry Act 1992 [Act 482] in line with the principles of MADANI Malaysia which emphasises compliance with the law for the sake of justice and common prosperity. For the first two…
MELAKA, 20 July 2025 | The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC), in its leadership role within the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) pillar, will host the International Workshop on the Melaka Declaration on Cultural Heritage Value Creation from 23 to 24 July 2025 in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Melaka. Jointly organised…
PARIS, 11 July 2025 | Malaysia has achieved international success for the second time in a row when the Forest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park Selangor (FRIM FPS) was officially listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The listing was announced during the 47th World Heritage Committee session which took place from 6 – 16…
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 June 2025 — The ASEAN-Korea Music Festival (ROUND) 2025 was officially launched this evening by The Honourable Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia, at Saloma, Kuala Lumpur. The opening ceremony gathered diplomats, cultural leaders, artists, and guests from across ASEAN and the Republic of Korea in…
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA | This June, Malaysia takes center stage as the proud host of the 2025 ASEAN–Korea Music Festival (“ROUND”), a spectacular two-day celebration of music and regional friendship. Set to take place from 21 – 22 June at ZEPP Kuala Lumpur, this year’s edition marks a milestone occasion as Malaysia holds the ASEAN…
PUTRAJAYA, 16 June 2025 – The Sessions Court, Georgetown, Penang has found that the company Renewage Group Sdn. Bhd. (Company No.: 1194895-H) (hereinafter referred to as the Defendant – “OKS”) has pleaded guilty and the Court has convicted OKS under Section 5(2), Tourism Industry Act 1992 [Act 482] and sentenced it under Section 5(3) of…
PUTRAJAYA, 12 June 2025 – The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences for the accident that befell a group of students from the Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI) which occurred on 9 June 2025, at around 1:10 am, at KM 53 of the East-West Highway, Banun,…
Putrajaya, 22 May 2025 – YAB Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Bin Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development, chaired the Tourism and Culture Cabinet Committee (JKPK) Meeting No. 1/2025 which was held at the Conference Hall, Implementation Coordination Unit, Prime Minister’s Department. In line with the core strategic aspirations of…
