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Malaysia Can Already Host World-Class Business Events, The New Question Is Why It Is Not Winning More Of Them

Malaysia Times desk Original: The Rakyat Post 9/9 17:38 X
Malaysia Can Already Host World-Class Business Events, The New Question Is Why It Is Not Winning More Of Them
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Marriott International Malaysia, MyCEB, Business Events Sarawak and Sabah Convention Bureau launched Destination Convention Malaysia on September 8 at The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur, formally positioning five Marriott properties across the country as a unified national MICE network backed by 300 million Marriott Bonvoy members worldwide.

From the original report

Four of Malaysia's most senior business events figures sat on a panel at The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday afternoon (8 Sep) and said, in formal terms, what the industry has been saying informally for some time.

Malaysia is undersold, the bureaus cannot work alone, and the country needs a unified voice to compete in an Asia Pacific market that is not waiting.

This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.

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The Rakyat Post
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Sep 9, 2026
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Sep 9, 2026
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