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WTCKL to Host Exploring Port Klang Free Zone

June 30, 2021 - World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) will be hosting a Webinar on Exploring Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) on the 6th of July 2021. Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) is an integrated 1,000 acre free commercial and industrial zone providing facilities for international cargo distribution and consolidation center. It is strategically located along the Straits of Malacca, the world's busiest shipping lane. This webinar PKFZ connects over 120 countries and 500 ports around the world. PKFZ is the one-stop center to assist the investor and their customers in handling all applications for permits or licenses. It has great infrastructure and access to well-trained labor supply which can provide the investors with full support and advisory services on port and other logistics matters. Over 100 attendees from Logistics, Supply-Chains, Smart City, Smart home, Auto Part, Healthy industry of Guangdong, Shanghai of China will be joining, register via the QR Code now and be on board as well to explore more business opportunities and exciting benefits in PKFZ. This Webinar is also supported by Shui Xing Group, COIC Shanghai, Guangzhou Convention & Exhibition Service Center and the Malaysian Investment Development Corporation (MATRADE), World Trade Centre Shanghai as well as the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA). Read More

H.E. Bapak Hermono visits WTCKL

November 17, 2020 - KUALA LUMPUR, November 2020: Dato Sri’ Dr Irmohizam bin Ibrahim, Executive Director of World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) warmly welcomes H.E. Bapak Hermono and the delegates from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Malaysia to WTCKL. Dato Sri’ Dr Irmohizam bin Ibrahim took the opportunity of showing H.E. Bapak Hermono and the delegates around the newly refurbished WTCKL including the upgraded Dewan Merdeka. This is H.E. Bapak Hermono’s first courtesy visit since he arrived in Malaysia a month ago as the newly appointed Ambassador of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Malaysia. Datuk Seri Akhil bin Bulat (Board of Director of WTCKL), En Yusri bin Junos (CEO of WTCKL), En Fauzy bin Wahab (COO of WTCKL) and other members of WTCKL were also present during H.E. Bapak Hermono’s visit to WTCKL. Previously, H.E. Bapak Hermono served as the Deputy Chief of Mission to the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Malaysia before being appointed as the Indonesian Ambassador in Spain. After two years of being in Spain, H.E. Bapak Hermono came back to Malaysia now serving as the Indonesian Ambassador here. Dato’ Sri Dr Irmohizam stated that it was with great pleasure to have H.E. Bapak Hermono and the delegates over at WTCKL. He hopes that this bond will flourish wonderfully and once the borders are opened, tourists from Indonesia can come and visit Malaysia. It is also with confidence that this connection would also enhance the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) industry in both Malaysia and Indonesia. Read More

WTCKL MAKES THE MACEOS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

October 9, 2020 - KUALA LUMPUR, 9 OCTOBER 2020: A new line-up of the Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (MACEOS)’s Executive Committee members was announced to continue the glorious legacy that the association has built over the past years. A representative from World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, Ms Oo Mei Ting was elected to join the Executive Committee Members for 2020/2022 as an Ordinary Committee Member. Other members include Tiffany Chung of Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Phobe Kyo of Kyo Exh Connections and Melvin Shu of Smart Reg System SDN BHD, to name a few. This involvement with MACEOS will encourage WTCKL to offer help for the committee as well as to exchange ideas, recommendations and suggestions that would be useful for the organization and the other members. The diverse backgrounds of the new line-up will contribute to a wide range of abilities which will result in having a more significant knowledge base and will eventually lead to having better quality decisions. This also becomes a motivation for WTCKL to explore the connections and future partnerships that might blossom from being a member of the committee. It is with pleasure to also share that Dato’ Sri Dr Irmohizam, Executive Director of World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur cum Chair of the Conference & Exhibitions Asia Pacific Member Advisory Council (MAC) for World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), was appointed as a Board Advisor of MACEOS on 26 October. This appointment will create opportunities and bring forward the association into collaborations that will uplift the business sectors, especially in Malaysia’s Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Other members of the Board Advisory of MACEOS include Dato’ Sri Abdul Khani bin Daud, CEO of Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), Datuk Wan Latiff Wan Musa, CEO of Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and Mr Noor Ahmad Hamid, Regional Director APAC of Int’l Congress & Convention Association (ICCA). We hope to achieve excellent outcomes with these appointments and to ensure that WTCKL is always ready to overcome any possible challenges that may arise in the future. Photo by BE Magazine Read More