Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen gets honorary doctorate from Japanese university
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Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen
was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Josai International University
in Japan for significant contributions in tourism industry development,
nation building and forging of closer relations and cooperation between
the university and Malaysia.
The private university's
chancellor, Noriko Mizuta, bestowed the doctorate on Dr Ng at a ceremony
in the university in Tokyo, Tourism Malaysia said in a statement
Tuesday.
In her acceptance speech, the minister said she received
the award, not just for herself, but also for her family which had
supported her endeavours, and for the women and men who had worked with
her for a better Malaysia, better tomorrow and for 1Malaysia.
This
year, Malaysia welcomed 11.63 million tourist arrivals in the first six
months, registering a growth of 2.4 per cent as compared to 11.36
million for the same period last year.
Tourist receipts from
January to June this year, have also risen by four per cent, generating
RM26.8 billion to the country' revenue as compared to RM25.7 billion
last year. - Bernama
Credit - The Star, Wikipedia, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen Facebook
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