Fellow Malaysian living and working in Jakarta and sometime Unspun reader/commentator Opah has written to Malaysiakini.com arguing that the Malaysian Tourism Board turned a minor public relations coup into a crisis when they refused to let alone or engage blogger Nila Tanzil and attacked her instead.
I guess the only approprate expression for the Tourism Malaysia boys is: Padan muka-nya 
Finally, anyone reading Nila’s blogspot would have realised that she is not a simple ‘freelance TV presenter’ as the director-general’s letter stated. She is actually a public relations consultant with one of the leading PR agencies in Jakarta. In addition to being a TV presenter, she also writes for a travel magazine. In short, she is exactly the kind of person that could be a valuable ally to TM in its efforts to promote Malaysia.
This matter has now evolved into a full-blown crisis. The public relations coup by Tourism Malaysia has turned into a crisis which has spiralled out of control. I urge TM to take the appropriate steps to turn this crisis back into a coup.
With a little humble pie and with an eye towards the ultimate goal of promoting Malaysia in this crucial year for our tourism industry, that should not be too difficult. |
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I understand Nila writes for the Star now. The Star is the most widely read English publication in Malaysia. This must be a slap in the face of Tengku and the MTB, nothing less.
Being another Malaysian working in Indonesia, I couldn’t have agreed more with Opah and the rest of the people who has made thier views known. Will those high headed officials back home eat humble pie? fat hopes, i suppose. Now, they are talking about controlling bloggers, just like the newspapers!