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EMCEE SCRIPT
28th
MELTA International Conference 2019
Hotel Riverside Majestic, Kuching, Sarawak
13th
– 15th
August 2019
Opening Ceremony
1. PRE-OPENING HOUSEKEEPING
JAROD
Ladies and Gentlemen The opening ceremony will commence shortly.
Please kindly switch off orput your mobile phones onsilent for the smooth
running of today’s ceremony.
We kindly request for everyone to rise on the arrival of
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RAJA NAZHATUL SHIMA
BINTI ALMARHUM SULTAN IDRIS SHAH
And remain standing for Negaraku and Ibu Pertiwiku
At the end, please rise for the departure of her royal highness.
Thank you.

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2. ANNOUNCING ARRIVAL
TINA
Ladies and gentlemen,
Announcing the arrival of
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RAJA NAZHATUL SHIMA
BINTI ALMARHUM SULTAN IDRIS SHAH,
RAJA PUAN BESAR PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN
Accompanied by
THE HONOURABLE DATUK SRI
MICHAEL MANYIN JAWONG
MINISTERFOR EDUCATION,SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGICAL
RESEARCH SARAWAK,
Representing
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
CHIEF MINISTEROF SARAWAK
PROFESSORDOCTORGANAKUMARAN SUBRAMANIAM,
PRESIDENT OF THE MALAYSIAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
ASSOCIATION,MELTA
And distinguished guests.
< VVIPS ENTER & STAND IN FRONT OF SEATS >

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3. NEGARAKU & IBU PERTIWIKU
JAROD
Please remain standing for the national anthem and state anthem.
< NEGARAKUPLAYS >
< IBU PERTIWIKU PLAYS >
Please be seated.
4. VIDEO & WELCOMING DANCE
< DDRM Presentsprogram book to DYTM >
We now invite you to view a video about MELTA.
< MELTA CORPORATE VIDEO PLAYS >
< DANCE STARTS IMMEDIATELY>
Ladies and gentlemen,
for that exuberant Welcoming Dance,
Join us in thanking the dancers from the Sarawak Arts Council.
This dance features the various ethnic groups in Sarawak, in a grand
display of hospitality, welcoming all of us to the land of the hornbill.
Beckoning for us to come for the MELTA conference,but stay for the
good times as Sarawak has got plenty to offer.

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5. SALUTATION
TINA
A very good morning to
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RAJA NAZHATUL SHIMA
BINTI ALMARHUM SULTAN IDRIS SHAH,
RAJA PUAN BESAR PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN
THE HONOURABLE DATUK SRI
MICHAEL MANYIN JAWONG
MINISTERFOR EDUCATION,SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGICAL
RESEARCH SARAWAK
PROFESSORDOCTORGANAKUMARAN SUBRAMANIAM,
THE PRESIDENT OF MELTA
DATO’SULAIMAN BIN WAK
DEPUTY DIRECTORGENERAL OF EDUCATIONMALAYSIA
distinguished guests, presenters,participants, ladies and gentlemen.

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6. WELCOME TO CONFERENCE
JAROD
Welcome, “Selamat Datai Ngagak Kitak Semua”
to the Opening Ceremony
of the 28th
MELTA International Conference 2019.
7. RECITATION OF DU’A
We would like to invite MR AMIR AIZUDDINHASBI
To recite the Du’a.
<DU’A>
Thank you, MR AMIR AIZUDDIN.

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8. WELCOME ADDRESS
TINA
To get things started, we are pleased to invite
PROFESSORDOCTORGANAKUMARAN SUBRAMANIAM
PRESIDENT OF MELTA
to deliver his Welcome Address.
< SPEECH BY PROF GANA >
< DURING SPEECH, MELT-A-HEARTVIDEO >
Thank you, PROFESSOR DOCTOR GANA.
9. OFFICIATING
We have now come to a very important part of today’s ceremony.
We would like to invite
THE HONOURABLE DATUK SRI
MICHAEL MANYIN JAWONG
MINISTERFOR EDUCATION,SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGICAL
RESEARCH SARAWAK,
to presenthis speechand officiate the 28th
MELTAInternational
Conference
< SPEAK & OFFICIATE >
Thank you, THE HONORABLE DATUK SRI.

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10. ROYAL LECTURE
JAROD
It is not very often, in Sarawak, that we get the presence of royalty. We
are delighted to be graced with the presence of your royal highness.
Ladies and gentlemen,it is time for her royal lecture.
We would like to invite
YANG MULIA DATIN DR RAJA MAZUIN
BINTI RAJA ABDUL AZIZ
VICE PRESIDENT OF MELTA
to introduce
Her Royal Highness
<DDRM Invites HRH to deliverher royallecture>
< Speech by DYTM >
<DDRM Thanks>
11. MOU EXCHANGE
Thank you, your royal highness.
We now invite
THE MINISTERFOR EDUCATION,SCIENCE,AND
TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH SARAWAK
and THE PRESIDENT OF MELTA
to join HER ROYAL HIGHNESS
on stage for the awards ceremony.

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<GO ON STAGE >
TINA
Memorandum of Understanding Exchange
The first exchange is between SASBADIHOLDINGS BERHAD and
MELTA to fulfil this exchange we would like to invite
MR LAU KING HUI,
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SASBADI.
This MOU marks the collaboration between these two established
partners in bringing to life two English upskilling programs for Malaysian
teachers, known as
the “ProfessionalEnglish for Teachers”
and the “Mentoring for English Language Teachers”
professional development programs.
< Mr Lau exchangesMOU>
Thank you, MR LAU.
We now invite
MR SAZALI ABDUL RAHMAN,
DIRECTOR OF CAHAYA EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACADEMY
SARAWAK.
This MOU marks the collaboration between MELTA and CETA in
developing English language training programs in Malaysia.
< Mr Sazaliexchanges MOU>
Thank you, MR SAZALI.
It’s not often that professionalorganizations engage in an initiative that
has an impact on wider society.

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12. MELTA RECOGNITION AWARD
JAROD
The MELTA RECOGNITIONAWARD
This award is presented to organizations
which have contributed significantly over the years
to MELTA’s cause to improve English Language education in Malaysia.
To receive this award, it is our pleasure to invite…
**refer to list**
<RECEIPIENTS WILLRECEIVE & LEAVE STAGE >
13. THE MELTA HYACINTH GAUDART
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER AWARD
The MELTA Hyacinth Gaudart English Language Teacher Award
To read the citation for the recipient, we invite
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORDATIN DOCTORCYNTHIA DOSS
<DR C READS BIODATA AND ANNOUNCES WINNER>
We invite the Pearson Education Group representative Madam Cheah
Sui Ming to accompanythe recipient.
<WINNER RECEIVES AWARD>
Congratulations, MS HO JIA YING!
We are delighted that a Sarawakian has been chosen forthis honor.

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14. THE MELTA LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD
TINA
THE MELTA LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD
To read the citation for the recipient, we invite
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORDOCTORRAMESH NAIR
We are delighted that a renowned educationistfrom Sarawak is the
recipient of the award.
Congratulations, DATO’SULAIMAN BIN WAK!
15. RAJA ZARITH SOFIAH CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AWARD
And now we’ve come to the highlight of the morning,
the Raja Zarith Sofiah Corporate Social Responsibility Award
To read the citation for the recipient, we invite
ASLAM KHAN BIN SAMAHS KHAN (DOCTORHONORIS CAUSA)
VICE PRESIDENT OF MELTA
to do the honors.
<MR ASLAM READSBACKGROUNDAND ANNOUNCES WINNER>
<WINNER RECEIVES AWARD>

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16. SOUVENIRS PRESENTATION
JAROD
To conclude the opening ceremony,we would like to invite
THE PRESIDENT OF MELTA
to presenta token of our appreciation to
THE HONOURABLE DATUK SRI
MICHAEL MANYIN JAWONG
MINISTERFOR EDUCATION,SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGICAL
RESEARCH SARAWAK
<DR GANA PRESENTS GIFT TO MINISTER>
Last but not least, we invite
THE PRESIDENT OF MELTA
to presenta token of our utmost appreciation to
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RAJA NAZHATUL SHIMA
BINTI ALMARHUM SULTAN IDRIS SHAH
<DR GANA PRESENTS GIFT TO RAJA NAZATHUL>
<AFTER VVIPS SEATED>
Thank you, Your Royal Highness.

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17. END
TINA
This concludes, our Opening Ceremony
for the 28th
MELTA International Conference2019.
May the coming days be filled with new discoveries, enriching
discussions, fulfilling friendships,and the rekindling of the teaching spirit.
Let’s not forgetto leave the four walls of this hotel to explore the many
wonders that Kuching has to offer.
We would like to extend our gratitude to
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RAJA NAZHATUL SHIMA
BINTI ALMARHUM SULTAN IDRIS SHAH
for gracing this occasion.
Thank you, YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS.
We would also like to thank the governmentof Sarawak for their
unrelenting supportof English developmentin the state.
We wish you an enjoyable and fruitful conference.Thank you.
<VVIPS LEAVE>
**AD-HOC ANNOUNCEMENTS**