Sabah minister lauds telemovie project
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Welcoming the joint cooperation for a telemovie project of production houses in Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia was a Sabah minister, who regarded it as a catalyst towards future ventures in unearthing the potential of both nations to make first-class films.

Datuk Karim Bujang, the Sabah assistant minister for Culture, Tourism and Environment said that efforts by these two companies complemented the works of both countries in promoting tourism as well as introducing the language and lifestyle of their populations to the world.

Datuk Karim spoke last January 4 at the launching and Doa Selamat ceremony in Kota Kinabalu. At this event, a memorandum of cooperation was signed by Brunei's Phab Production Executive Producer, Pg Hj Abu Bakar Pg DP Hj Mohamad and Sabah's Jaawat Pelangi Executive Chairman, Encik Onn Ariffin.

This MoC was a follow-up to another that was signed by the two parties in Bandar Seri Begawan last October.

The launch was also attended by a member of Sabah's parliament, Senator Datuk Hjh Dk Mahani Tun Pg Hj Ahmad Raffae; Special Affairs Director at the Malaysian Ministry of Information, Datuk Seri Panglima Hasbollah Hj Taha; MAS Sabah Manager, Encik Sobri; and Finas Sabah Director, Deddy M Borhan as well as actors and actresses for the said production.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin