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The recently established Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) seeks to build Brand Malaysia and to propel the country into the top ranks of the world’s MICE destinations. Meeting Planner talks to MyCEB’s Managing Director Zulkefli Haji Sharif for his industry insights.

The Formation of MyCEB

On 8th December 2008, Malaysia’s then Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (now Prime Minister) made an important announc...

Go Asia, a tourism marketing network comprising tour operators and airlines in Germany, has voted Malaysia the second best destination in Asia. In addition, travel publishers, Lonely Planet puts Malaysia in the top 10 destinations in the world.

With the global economy picking up, Tourism Malaysia has increased its overall tourist arrival projection from 23.6 million to 24 million in 2010. At the recent Berlin Tourism Fair, Tourism Malaysia was aggressively courting European...

Malaysia is a country of contrast, bathed in the warm tropical sun, endowed with 3,000 kilometers of coastline, several historic cities, a unique cultural mix, a string of cool hill resorts, the world's oldest rain forest - and even Southeast Asia's highest mountain. Add to this a delightful fusion. 

Geographically, somewhat oddly, Malaysia comprises two distinct bodies of land, politically joined in 1963 after independence of Britain. The Malayan peninsula is the histo...