The quaint town of Raub in Pahang used to be the hub of Communist Terrorist in the country.. The CTs as they were known before used to ride in their motorcycles to the hills of nearby Frasers Hills to attend platoon briefings or training courses. Nowadays different types of CTs are going to Putrajaya instead.
For this reason it is believed that the Tourism Ministry is preparing a blueprint to promote Raub of all places as a tourism destination. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen who is also the MP of the area said the Raub Integrated Tourism Development Blueprint would improve the livelihood and employment opportunities for the locals the decendants of CTs included.
“It is my mission to develop Raub as an integrated tourism district because of its abundant natural resources and good accessibility. Moreover, there are two well-known home-stays in Sungai Pasu and Gali Hilir,” she said when opening the East Coast Economic Region Development Council empowering programme for Raub district here yesterday.
For this reason it is believed that the Tourism Ministry is preparing a blueprint to promote Raub of all places as a tourism destination. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen who is also the MP of the area said the Raub Integrated Tourism Development Blueprint would improve the livelihood and employment opportunities for the locals the decendants of CTs included.
“It is my mission to develop Raub as an integrated tourism district because of its abundant natural resources and good accessibility. Moreover, there are two well-known home-stays in Sungai Pasu and Gali Hilir,” she said when opening the East Coast Economic Region Development Council empowering programme for Raub district here yesterday.
Dr
Ng said Raub district would also have 27 projects to develop tourism
and upgrade facilities worth RM15.87mil under the Ninth and 10th
Malaysia Plan. She said the ministry had also picked Kampung Sungai Pasu
as a 21st century village with access to WiFi connection while still
maintaining its traditional values and culture.
On
the ECERDC programme, Dr Ng said it would provide training in academic
and entrepreneurship skills to local youths. “The programme will help
bridge the gap between urban and rural areas.”
Dr
Ng said everyone in the tourism industry had the responsibility to
maintain their services and products. “Failure to do so could mean a
loss of financial resources,” she said, adding that besides tourism
operators, local leaders and local government officers, even the
ordinary people shared the responsibility of selling the country's
tourism products. However, what normally happens when these efforts fail
is that there will be parties blaming each other for not giving
support.”
So let's start blaming her now.
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