Thomas Tan
A 10-day Malaysia Carnival Virtual will take place starting August 6 to 15, 2021 between 8.30 am to 10.30 pm daily.
Malaysia’s very first virtual carnival is the brainchild of the Miss Malaysia Kebaya organization spearheaded by its founder and president Dr Jason Hee Jee Pin and business partner Nicole Fe Lynne.
The carnival will offer virtual experiences for visitors from the comfort of their home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Numerous programs will be streamed from stages to exhibitor booths.
“The whole project is intended to drive the nation to support local businesses which have been hard hit during these challenging times, especially our local brands and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
“Despite the current situation, we must go on and remain positive, and work towards being creative and dynamic to overcome all challenges,” Hee said at the virtual press conference to officially announce and promote the virtual event via Zoom on August 2, 2021.
“We are fortunate to be able to develop and present this unique MalaysiaCarnival Virtual event with the sophisticated technological support from our main sponsors Virtualtech Frontier and Recur Consult,” added Hee.
Hee commended the teams from Virtualtech Frontier and Recur Consult which has taken two months of hard work, from conceptualization, design, development to testing, to create the high tech 2.5 dimensional virtual platform that will host the Malaysia Carnival.
“Over the past year, the Covid-19 crisis has brought about many challenges for the tourism industry. Therefore, through this initiative, we hope to bring Malaysians together to enjoy a fun virtual experience while immersing in the local culture.
“Our focus is on delivering virtual expos and virtual events via enhanced 3D and 2D visualization technology and creative gamification methodology,” said Virtualtech Frontier CEO Jason Low.
A representative from Recur Consult presented a walk-through of actual features to be expected at the Malaysia Carnival Virtual event platform.
Malaysia Carnival is ramping up the event to bring the online experiences home through its various participating partners.
The carnival will also feature flash sales, giveaways, games, online performances, online workshops, beauty, health & fitness activities, online talks and charity.
It promises to entertain with various shows with the theme of culture, high fashion and talent. There will be activities for kids, family, community and businesses.
Visitors can look forward to hair and makeup programs with Lavigato, Sulusso, Seleb and Solaio; basic photography sessions with Why Not Studio; kids colouring contest by TY Malaysia
Other highlights include live music performances presented by Malaysia for Musicians and live yoga sessions presented by YoMaster Dr Adrian Suresh.
For the health-conscious, there will be sharing sessions by My Health Diary and also MD Pharma.
The Online CommunityCare Forum will also present talks by industry experts and specialists relevant to their professions. They include Dr Jason Hee, Nicole Fe Lynnne (Selangor Fashion Week founder), Datin Winnie Loo (A Cut Above creative director), Carrie Lee (Miss CosmoWorld founder), Bon Zainal (Malaysian Bumiputra Designer Association founder) and Datuk David Gurupatham (Industries Unite co-founder).
Nomination submission for the upcoming eTravel Awards by Santai Magazine will also be taking place at designated booth.
A charity event “Do Something Good” jointly organized with partners, volunteers, talents, media, NGOs and families to raise funds for families who are in need of food and daily necessities will also be promoted at the event. The organizer aims to raise RM 20,000 from this initiative to help 200 needy families.
The event will be hosted at MalaysiaCarnival.com. Admission to the carnival is free.
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