Citrawarna or Colours of 1Malaysia 2013 showcases Malaysia’s uniqueness to the world
Kuala Lumpur, 25 may 2013- Mega endang Citrawarna, performed by 6,700 participants, was the highlight of the biggest Malaysian tourism parade called Citrawarna or Colours of 1Malaysia, organised by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
With the tagline ” Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014- Celebrating 1Malaysia Truly Asia “, this anual tourism event featured a colourful parade that consisted of dazzling floats, multiracial dances, 500 drummers and 200 Porche cars that highlighted Malaysia’s tourism events and culture.The 1.5 km parade began at Jalan Raja heading towards Jalan Raja Laut, then moved along Jalan Isfahan and Jalan Tuanku Rahman before returning to Jalan Raja and ended at Dataran Merdeka .
The event was graced by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong , Almu’tsimu Billahi Muhibuddin Tuanku Alhaj Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah and Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Pemaisuri Agong, Tuanku Hajah Haminah. Also present was Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz , Minister of Tourism and Culture.
The year 2014 has been designated as Visit Malaysia (VMY), which is targeted to bring in 28 million tourist arrivals.
Promoting Malaysia as a tourist destination is a national mission, as reiterated by YAB The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak during the launch of visit Malaysia Year 2014 Promotional Campaign last January.
248 delegates from Tourism Malaysia’s Mega Familiarisation effort witnessed event. They comprise journalists from Brunei , Cambodia, Indonesia (Jakarta and Medan), Laos , The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand (Bangkok and Phuket), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea, Bangladesh , India (Chennai) , Sri Lanka, Egypt, Iran, Kingdom of South Arabia, South Africa, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand and Turkey .
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