KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27 -- Long-serving Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) senior executive Manoharan Periasamy has been named as the board's new director-general, replacing Datuk Ammar Abd Ghapar who was controversially demoted last week.

In a post shared on Tourism Malaysia's Facebook page yesterday, the board congratulated Manoharan after his appointment as director-general effective yesterday.

Manoharan had previously served as Tourism Malaysia's director for India and prior to the top post, as senior director for international promotion (Asia and Africa).

Last Friday, Ammar confirmed to Malay Mail that he had received a letter from Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing regarding his demotio...