| James Kon in Singapore |
IT WAS a proud moment for Brunei when Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali bin Haji Apong presented the Asean Community-Based Tourism Award to the Kampong Kiudang Village Consultative Council (MPK Kiudang) during the closing ceremony for the Asean Tourism Awards, held yesterday at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore.
MPK Kiudang is among 26 recipients of the Asean Community-Based Tourism Award, which is fixed on standards containing performance indicators for the coordinated management of tourism products offered by respective communities.
Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali congratulated MPK Kiudang, and lauded its efforts in developing community-based tourism activities and a homestay, as well as local village products.
The minister also said that the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT), together with the Brunei Tourism Development Department, will continue to provide assistance to MPK Kiudang as an incentive to other village to further develop their own tourism products.
He also expressed the hope that more local villages will go on to become main contenders at the Asean Tourism Awards by next year.
After the awards ceremony, Mohd Amir bin Haji Umarali, the Deputy Chairman and Head of the Community, Tourism and Public Relations of MPK Kiudang said, “I would like to thank Allah the Almighty for the recognition of the hard work by the Kampong Kiudang Village Consultative Council.”
Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali bin Haji Apong with the recipient of the Asean Community-Based Tourism Award Mohd Amir bin Haji Umarali of Kampong Kiudang Village Consultative Council, the Deputy Permanent Secretary (Tourism) at MPRT Wardi bin Haji Mohammad Ali and Brunei Tourism personnel. – JAMES KON
He also extended his appreciation to the Brunei Government, especially to the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism, the Tourism Development Department, Tutong District Office, Ministry of Home Affairs, the Tutong District Tourism Promotion and Coordination Body, as well as several other agencies and members of the community for their strong support.
Kampong Kiudang’s tourism development began in 2011 through an eco-tourism initiative under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ ‘One Village, One Product’ programme which featured the Wasai Bedanu Recreational Park as the main attraction.
MPK Kiudang received the Excellence Village Award (AKC) at the national level in 2013, when the village introduced a visit package to several local attractions.
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