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Tue, 05/22/2012 - 10:48
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MICE Journalism Award to Honour M'sian Journalists

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- The annual Malaysian Meetings, Incentive, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) Journalism Awards (MMJA) is back to honour local journalistic excellence in business events. The award is the initiative of the Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) and is jointly supported by the Malaysian Press Institute and the Borneo Convention Centre, Kuching, Sarawak. Full-time print and online journalists, broadcast journalists, producers and writers are invited to send in their entries before Sept 5 and must submit reports published or aired between Aug 15, 2011 and August 30, 2012. Winners of the award would be announced in October, said SCB in a statement. SCB Managing Director Mike Cannon was quoted as saying in the statement that the MICE industry contributed more than RM17 billion (US$5.45 billion) last year in visitors spending to the economy. "The in-depth reports and write-ups by the media helped in creating a better understanding among the public of the tremendous potential of this industry. "Therefore, we encourage more participation for this year's MMJA 2012," he added. -- BERNAMA

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