THE Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) will obtain detailed information from the agencies under its purview before deciding on its new planning, its minister Tiong King Sing said.

He said the cooperation among Motac agencies and industry players is needed to ensure no group is marginalised in efforts to revitalise the country’s economy in travel, arts and culture.

“The briefings from each agency will begin next week so I will only share the details (related to the briefings and Motac planning) after the briefings,” he said after paying a courtesy call on Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Openg at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, in Kuching, today.

According to him, as of today, he has only received briefings from the ministry.

Recently, in an official Facebook post, Tiong said there were several weaknesses in Motac policies that had been identified after they were reviewed and scrutinised.

According the post, Tiong is trying to improve the policies.

When asked about plans to help art activists who are persons with disabilities, Tiong said the ministry is ready to cooperate and discuss with related cultural associations to assist the group.

Meanwhile, Tiong, who is also Bintulu MP, said his meeting with Abang Johari, among other things, enabled a discussion on matters related to cooperation between Motac and the Sarawak government to improve state’s tourism industry.

He said the matter would be discussed further with Sarawak’s Tourism, Creative Industries and Performing Arts Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah in the near future.

“He (Karim) will come by to my office and we will discuss further how the federal and state governments can collaborate in the tourism industry,” he added. – Bernama, December 15, 2022.