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NEWS Transformation Plan, Human Capital briefings on the history, economics, a whole. It is our hope that the experi- Development and Environmental cultural and political aspects of Perak ence and knowledge gained will assist Policies in Malaysia. The participants from the Perak Economic Planning them in preparing to become a new also attended the Human Rights Day Unit and the Northern Corridor member of ASEAN. 2014. Economic Region. Apart from the substantive elements, Overall, the aim and objectives of the the participants also visited the Parlia- programme were met. The partici- ment as part of the introduction to pants unanimously expressed their Malaysia’s governance system. They appreciation for all the arrangements were also introduced to Malaysia’s made and they were confident that the State Governance system through a programme was an opportunity and a visit conducted to the state of Perak. window for the professional develop- While there, they received introductory ment of individuals and Timor-Leste as MTCP: English Language Course for Diplomacy The main objective of the English Language: Pronunciation, Pre- programme was to raise sentation Skills and Public Speaking participants’ awareness and Speech Drafting. and understanding of the nature and diplomat- In addition, the participants were ic issues of English. As privileged to experience state level such, the programme governance when they spent a few was tailored to further days in the city of Johor. They also had improve participants’ the opportunity to experience Malay- proficiency in the use of sian culture during visits to Kuala English in the area of Lumpur Craft Complex, Petronas Twin diplomacy and inter- Tower and the city tour around Kuala national relations, speci- Lumpur. fically in the four skills areas of listening, speak- Overall, the programme received IDFR conducted the MTCP: English ing, reading comprehension and positive feedback from the partici- Language Course for Diplomacy writing. pants in terms of the quality of the 2/2014 from 27 October to 7 Novem- modules offered, credibility of speak- ber 2014. The two-week programme In line with the main objectives of the ers and the smooth running of the was attended by 19 participants, programme, the Training Division with programme. The participants’ feed- namely, from Burkina Faso, Burundi, the cooperation of the Language back helped to strengthen such Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Division arranged and conducted training programmes in the future from Cote D’Ivoire, Georgia, Iran, Jordan, interactive and contemporary modules the substantive, relevancy and imple- Lao PDR, Mauritania, Mauritius, The such as Active Listening, Writing mentation aspects. Philippines, Seychelles, Uzbekistan, Diplomatically: Sentence Structure Vietnam and Malaysia. and Applying Grammar, The Sound of MTCP: Diplomatic Training Course for International Participants 2/2014 IDFR, through the Malaysian Technical Twenty-one participants took part in Southeast Asia. From Malaysia, there Cooperation Programme (MTCP), this course, comprising country repre- were four local participants; two from organised a three-week Diplomatic sentatives from various regions the Prime Minister’s Department and Training Course for International around the world, including East two from the Ministry of Foreign Participants from 3 to 21 November Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Affairs, Malaysia. 2014. Central Asia, Latin America and 22 bulletin@idfr.gov.my