The visit to both provinces provided ideal opportunities for the Ambassador to understand more about each province and gave clearer picture of what every province can offer for future expansion of bilateral cooperation. The calls on respective Governor also served as a platform for both sides to renew commitment to strengthen the existing and new cooperation as well as potential interest in collaborating in various fields, particularly in trade and investments, agriculture, infrastructure development, education, tourism and Halal industry.

The site visits to the Malaysian owned companies, on other hand, gave the Ambassador beneficial experiences, especially in learning and understanding their nature of work and production processes as well as challenges in operating in respective provinces. At the end of the visit, the Ambassador assured his highest support to the companies to continue doing business in the Kingdom.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a major occasion in the Islamic calendar, celebrated by all Muslims around the world.  It marks the end of Ramadan – a fasting month. During Ramadan, all Muslims must fast during daylight hours for at least 30 days.  Because Islam uses the lunar cycle to determine important days, Ramadan and Syawal occur in different months in the Gregorian calendar each year.

During the month of Syawal, many Muslims open doors of their homes to welcome all, bringing together people irrespective of creed, culture and position to participate in the rejoicing. The Embassy’s open house brought people together regardless of their religion, position or background to strengthen unity and promote racial integration as well as understanding about the festival and culture.

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