RM392mil in economic returns from Rain Rave festival, says Tiong

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The Rain Rave Water Music Festival 2026 generated an estimated RM392.33 million in economic returns, with about 415,000 visitors nationwide, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing told the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (June 23).   The Bukit Bintang flagship event alone drew 250,000 visitors and RM320.43 million in returns.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4r5bu6fe  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:01The Rain Rave Water Music Festival pulled in nearly 400 million ringgit for Malaysia's economy, according to figures tabled in

00:09Parliament.

00:10Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tiongking Singh told the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday that the flagship event at Bukit Bintang alone

00:17attracted 150,000 local and 100,000 foreign visitors, generating 320.43 million ringgit.

00:25A further 71.9 million ringgit came from related events held across Terengganu, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Labuan and Langkawi.

00:36Tiong said the festival cost 15 million ringgit to organise, 11 million from the government and 4 million from the

00:42private sector, with every ringgit spent generating about 36 ringgit in returns.

00:48Responding to a question on the event's suitability, Tiong said the festival was open to everyone, regardless of race or

00:54religion.

01:15The Minister says the festival reflects the government's broader strategy to boost tourism under the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign.

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