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NEWS MTCP: Executive Workshop on Diplomacy and Security for Senior Government Officials 2014 IDFR organised the Executive Work- Malaysian Approach, Multilateral Dip- The course concluded with a panel shop on Diplomacy and Security for lomacy and Environmental Issues, discussion on Managing Human Senior Government Officials 2014 Terror, Counter-Terrorism and Moral Issues in Respect of MH370. The from 25 to 29 August 2014. The Dilemma, Malaysia’s-UN Peacekeep- discussion was moderated by Dato’ programme, conducted under the ing, Maritime Non-traditional Issues, Hussin Nayan, the Director General of Malaysian Technical Cooperation Malaysia’s Foreign Policy, ASEAN IDFR while the panelists were Ambas- Programme (MTCP), was attended by Community 2015, The Role of Media sador Rahimi Harun from the Ministry nine senior government officials from during Crisis, The Role of Global of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia; Mr. Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Movement of Moderates in Establish- Ahmad Nizar Zolfakar from Depart- Myanmar and Pakistan. ing Stability, Diplomacy in Crisis ment of Civil Aviation (DCA) and Management and Sharing of Experi- Madam Juwairiyah Jaafar, a psycholo- The objectives of the course were ences on Evacuation Process during gist from the Malaysian Crisis Inter- mainly to provide the participants with Crisis. vention Team (MCIT). The panelists an exposure to Malaysia’s experience shared their experiences on how they in managing its foreign policy, interna- One of the many interesting modules handled the tragedy of this magnitude, tional relations and security, to provide was the Dinner Talk on The Role of specifically in dealing with the ideas, concept and hands-on experi- Media during Crisis which was next-of-kin of the victims. ence of Malaysia’s economic, infra- presented by Mr. Kamarul Bahrin structure and social development and Haron, TV journalist and editor from The participants also went on a to enable the participants to network Astro Awani. Mr. Kamarul highlighted number of study visits, such as to the among themselves as well as with three main crises as case studies; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, members of Malaysia’s public sector. case of the 12 Malaysians abducted Federal Administrative Centre of th The networking would prove to be on Mavi Marmara, the 12 Malaysia‘s Putrajaya, National Palace, National invaluable in the years ahead. General Election and the MH 370 Monument, National Palace Royale incident. Mr. Kamarul stressed that as Museum, Petronas Twin Towers and The one-week course included several journalists or reporters, they would do KL Tower. substantive topics on Intelligence and whatever it takes to get news for the National Security, South China Sea: public. MTCP: Strategic Analysis Course for International Participants 2014 (MTCP). The objectives of As an introduction to the state level the course was to governance, a three-day visit to Mela- enhance the participants’ ka and one day visit to Johor were also knowledge in strategic organised with the aim of providing thinking and security exposure to the participants on the analysis focusing on variety of cultural exchange, diversity areas such as country risk and historical linkages of not only analysis, national and Melaka, but Malaysia as a whole. Me- international security, laka was chosen because of its unique strategic communication, history and heritage as well as its eco- The MTCP: Strategic Analysis Course defence strategy, strategic planning nomic achievement. Meanwhile, Jo- for International Participants 2014 was and thinking as well as regional and hor was chosen because of its vast organised by IDFR from 8 to 26 international political issues. Mr. and rapid changes in developing eco- September 2014. The three-week Thomas K. Samuel, Director of nomy and infrastructure. course was attended by 16 partici- Research and Publication Division at pants from nine countries, namely, the Southeast Asia Regional Centre Generally, the participants had bene- Albania, Brunei Darussalam, Cambo- for Counter Terrorism; Dr. Rahim Said, fitted from the course. The Strategic dia, Laos, Oman, Pakistan, Vietnam, Adjunct Professor of HELP University; Analysis Course 2014 provided them Yemen and Malaysia. and Madam Norani Ibrahim, Director with the opportunity to analyse a of Special Projects, IDFR were among variety of issues and topics such as The course was funded by the Malay- the speakers who imparted their future studies, security analysis and sian Government under the Malaysian knowledge and invaluable experi- diplomacy from the Malaysian per- Technical Cooperation Programme ences to the participants. spective. 26 bulletin@idfr.gov.my