PETALING JAYA: Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz stressed that the ministry has no intention to change the recently launched Visit Malaysia Year 2020 (VMY2020) logo, despite social media being abuzz with criticisms of the logo.

Nazri explained that the logo, launched during the Asean Tourism Forum 2018 (ATF), was well received by everyone at the forum as well as supported by foreign tourists.

"Those criticisms are normal, it was not meant for them.

"We have no intention to change to a new logo or make any changes to the existing one," Nazri said when contacted.

He even claimed that the VMY2020 is expected to welcome some 36 million tourists to the country and register RM168 billion in tourist receipts, so there would not be any issue here.

Nazri was commenting on the issue of the VMY2020 logo because it received flak from social media users, with many claiming that it was a joke for the nation and a disgrace for the graphic design industry for a badly done design for an important programme to promote the country.

Some even said that the Petronas Twin Towers, orangutans and turtles, that were featured in the design should take legal action against those responsible for the design.

The logo, which is designed to look like a postage stamp, features a cartoonish orangutan in sunglasses hugging a proboscis monkey, a silhouette of the Petronas Twin Towers and a turtle on a beach who is also wearing sunglasses, with the tagline of 'Travel. Enjoy. Respect'.