WE are delightfully elated to learn of the impending visit by their Royal Highnesses Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla to Sarawak, and we are looking forward to hearing what the future heir to the British throne has to say about our lovely Fairland Sarawak.
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PRINCE CHARLES AND CAMILLA TO VISIT MALAYSIA NEXT MONTH
In Sarawak, Prince Charles and Camilla will see first-hand the work being done to promote wildlife conservation and the protection of biodiversity.
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| The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will make their maiden official visit here next month, celebrating the United Kingdom’s partnership with Malaysia on shared priorities ahead of the Commonwealth Summit in April 2018. Photo: Hugo Burnand/NST |
KUALA LUMPUR, OCTOBER 4, 2017 –
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will make their maiden official visit here next month, celebrating the United Kingdom’s partnership with Malaysia on shared priorities ahead of the Commonwealth Summit in April 2018.
The visit is part of a tour of Malaysia, Singapore and India as Commonwealth nations and will be held from October 30 to November 9, said Clarence House.
The tour will kick off in Singapore on October 31, after which Prince Charles, who is the next heir to the British throne, and his wife will arrive here, before visiting Sarawak, Perak and Penang, and then proceeding to India.
Key events in the programme include a gala dinner celebrating 60 years of diplomatic ties between the UK and Malaysia, attended by senior dignitaries in Malaysia as well as key figures from business, arts, culture and media.
The programme also includes a celebration of the Commonwealth in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Summits to be held in the UK in 2018 and Malaysia in 2020.
In Sarawak, Prince Charles and Camilla will see first-hand the work being done to promote wildlife conservation and the protection of biodiversity.
The pair is also expected to meet members of Sarawak's diverse indigenous communities.
The Duchess of Cornwall will meet representatives of Purple Lily, a non-governmental organisation committed to inspiring and empowering disadvantaged women and young girls by providing life skills training and financial education.
“Their Royal Highnesses will end their visit to Malaysia in George Town, originally named Prince of Wales Island.
“The Prince and The Duchess will have the opportunity to meet members of the different religious and ethnic communities who live side-by-side in the UNESCO World Heritage site, and to experience its rich cultural heritage," said Clarence House in a statement.
The visits would highlight key themes including celebrating community, cultural diversity and promoting business innovation.
In Singapore, Prince Charles and Camilla will meet newly-elected President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong while in India, they are scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
('Prince Charles and Camilla to Visit Malaysia Next Month.' – New Straits Times, October 4, 2017)
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PRINCE CHARLES, CAMILLA TO VISIT MALAYSIA NEXT NOVEMBER
Also on the agenda for Prince Charles and Camilla is a meeting with members of Sarawak’s diverse indigenous communities.
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| The Prince and the Duchess will also visit Sarawak and Perak where they will see first-hand the work being done to promote wildlife conservation and the protection of biodiversity. Photo: Free Malaysia Today |
KUALA LUMPUR, OCTOBER 4, 2017 –
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will be visiting Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Perak and Penang on their first official trip to Malaysia next month.
The visit is part of their tour to celebrate Britain’s partnership with Commonwealth nations in the region and will include a trip to India and Singapore, a statement posted on the Prince of Wales’ official website said.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will start their visit to Kuala Lumpur on November 3, after their trip to Singapore on October 31.
The statement said the royal couple will attend a gala dinner celebrating 60 years of diplomatic ties between Britain and Malaysia. The dinner will be attended by senior dignitaries in Malaysia as well as key figures from the sectors of business, arts, culture and media.
The programme includes a celebration of the Commonwealth in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Summits to be held in Britain in 2018 and Malaysia in 2020.
The Prince and the Duchess will also visit Sarawak and Perak where they will see first-hand the work being done to promote wildlife conservation and the protection of biodiversity.
Also on the agenda for Prince Charles and Camilla is a meeting with members of Sarawak’s diverse indigenous communities. The Duchess will meet representatives of Purple Lily, a non-governmental organisation committed to inspiring and empowering disadvantaged women and young girls by providing life skills training and financial education.
They will end their visit to Malaysia with a trip to George Town, Penang, originally named Prince of Wales Island. The Prince and the Duchess will have the opportunity to meet members of the different religious and ethnic communities who live side-by-side in the Unesco World Heritage site, and to experience its rich cultural heritage, the statement said.
Meanwhile, in Singapore, the royal couple will be welcomed by President Halimah Yacob at a ceremony at the Istana, the official residence and office of the President of Singapore.
They are also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong before attending an official dinner.
Their visit will also include a meeting with leaders from Singapore’s 10 national religions aimed at highlighting the republic’s innovative approach to community cohesion.
Prince Charles and Camilla head to India on November 8 where they will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and undertake various engagements to celebrate the UK/India Year of Culture.
('Prince Charles, Camilla to Visit Malaysia Next November.' – Free Malaysia Today, October 4, 2017)
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PRINCE CHARLES AND CAMILLA CANCEL BURMA TRIP AMID 'ETHNIC CLEANSING' OF ROHINGYAS
Campaigners had warned against royal visit to country where 500,000 have fled murder, gang rape, and burning of villages.
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| The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall met Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi at Clarence House in May. Photo: PA Wire/The Independent |
LONDON, OCTOBER 4, 2017 –
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have pulled out of a planned trip to Burma amid an international outcry over "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims.
The royals will visit Singapore, Malaysia and India this autumn in an Asian tour on behalf of the British government, Clarence House has announced. But Burma was omitted from their schedule despite once forming part of the plans.
It had been widely speculated the heir to the throne and his wife would visit the south-east Asian country during their traditional autumn tour, despite violence and turmoil in parts of the nation.
Burma has faced widespread condemnation from the international community after more than half a million Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh to escape a military operation described by the United Nations as "ethnic cleansing".
The crackdown was launched response to a series of deadly attacks on security posts by Rohingya insurgents.
The Prince and Duchess will make an 11-day trip starting in Singapore on October 30 before moving on to Malaysia and ending in India, Clarence House announced at a press briefing.
Scott Furssedonn-Wood, the Prince's deputy private secretary for foreign and Commonwealth affairs, said the visit was planned at the request of the Government.
He added: "Their royal highnesses are delighted to be returning to India, and to be visiting Singapore and Malaysia for the first time together."
The deputy private secretary said Charles and Camilla "will undertake nearly 50 engagements that showcase the breadth and depth of the United Kingdom's relationship with these key Commonwealth partners in advance of a Commonwealth summit in London next April".
Philip Malone, south-east Asia department director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), was asked at the press briefing why and when Burma had been rejected.
He replied: "For a tour like this you look at a range of options and we decided to go with Singapore and Malaysia."
Pressed about when Burma was dropped from the tour, he said only: "These visits are planned over a number of months, preparations are made and you get to the point, working with Scott and his team here, where we decide on the ones that we will pursue for the visit."
Charles and Camilla met Burma's de facto leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for talks at their official London home in May, before the country's military began the offensive on the Rohingya.
Ms Suu Kyi, whose position as state counsellor does not give her authority over the military, has faced international criticism for her failure to speak out against alleged human rights abuses including mass killings, gang rapes, and the burning of villages.
More than 500,000 of the persecuted minority have fled from Burma to Bangladeshi in the past month, with many facing desperate conditions in refugee camps.
Last month Britain suspended its training programme for the military in Burma because of the violence, and diplomatic relations have deteriorated.
Rights campaigners had argued against a royal visit to Burma.
“To have someone of Prince Charles’s stature go to visit the country would be seen as a reward, and giving legitimacy to the government and the military that are currently violating international law,” said Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called on Ms Suu Kyi to "show the leadership she is capable of to try to heal that terrible situation".
The Prince knew the Burmese leader's late husband Michael Aris, a Tibetan scholar who endured years without his wife when she was under house arrest during her fight to end military rule in her country.
Mr Aris, 53, died of prostate cancer in 1999 and later that year Charles became patron of the Michael Aris Memorial Trust for Tibetan and Himalayan Studies.
During their autumn tour, Charles and Camilla will be flown in the ministerial Voyager jet, a dual purpose refuelling aircraft that has also been refurbished to carry senior government ministers and members of the monarchy on official trips.
The Duchess will arrive in Singapore separately for the start of the tour after spending a few days on a private holiday.
This week 13 UK charities launched a major fundraising appeal to help provide food, medical care and shelter to Rohingya fleeing persecution in Burma.
The UK government pledged to match the first £3m donated by the public to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal.
Rohingya Muslims have faced decades of persecution in Burma, where many of the Buddhist majority consider them illegal immigrants.
('Prince Charles and Camilla Cancel Burma Trip Amid 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Rohingyas.' – The Independent, October 4, 2017)
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