Cats Around The World to Promote Kuching and Sarawak

22nd JULY, 2022 – A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between YAST Group and Farley Group, to promote Kuching
and Sarawak to the world through Cats Around The World events.

Cats Around The World will be held at Farley Mall Kuching from 20th Nov to 22nd Nov in conjunction with the 25th Miss Tourism
International (MTI) World Final 2022/2023*.

The MoU signing is part of series of activities prior to the 25th Miss Tourism International (MTI) World Final 2022/2023 organized by
YAST Group and D’Touch International (MTI brand owner).

* The 25th Miss Tourism International World Final 2022/2023 is one of the home grown major international beauty pageants. The
18-days event will be held in Kuching from 10th to 27th November. Themed “Bringing the World to Sarawak”, beauty queens from
about 60 countries will come here for the World Final.

Welcoming Speech by Madam Esther Law Lee Poh

Madam Esther Law Lee Poh, Founder and Chairlady of YAST Group, greeted the audience with a “Meow”, representing the sound of a
cat (kucing)*. As an anak Sarawak who wishes to contribute back to her homeland, Madam Esther Law, a portfolio entrepreneur,
initiated this Cats Around the World brand which is align to her wishes of “Bringing the World to Sarawak, and Bringing
Sarawak to the World“.

* The purpose of Cats Around The World event is to promote Kuching, Sarawak. The representative mascot of Kuching is a cat,
and the Malay word for cat is “kucing”, which is homophonic with “Kuching”.

Madam Esther Law also shared with audience a sneak preview of Digital Cat Palace, formulated by YASTECH, a subsidiary of YAST Group,
which is to be further announced soon.

Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew, the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, shared his views and comments
before the signing ceremony. He noted the virtual gallery planned for the Cats Around the World event is also in line with the Premier Datuk
Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg’s vision to digitalize Sarawak.

“For us in the ministry, we are very supportive. This Miss Tourism International event involves tourism with 60 beauty queens coming here
and there will be people coming to witness the event as well. Secondly, it will be promoting our cultures and, of course, it is also promoting
our creative industry,” he said.

MoU Signing Between YAST Group and Farley Group

The signing of the MoU is witnessed by the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts of Sarawak,
YB Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew.

Official Partnership Certificate

About Cats Around the World

Cats Around the World is a brand and ecosystem that is part of the effort to bring the world to Sarawak and bring Sarawak to the world,
besides 25th Miss Tourism International World Final 2022/2023.

Strategically putting together beauty queens and the cats from 60 countries , we have the moments of beauty queens and cats from
around the world.

On Sarawak Day, 22 July 2022, we witnessed the MoU signing between YAST Group and Farley Group, to further extend the branding
effect through Cats Fespo (Festival+Expo), the first of its kind cats related event in the world that happens alongside a global beauty
pageant event.

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