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PARLIAMENT | Langkawi MP Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah this morning apologised openly in the Dewan Rakyat over his invite to a female colleague to visit the island’s beaches “wearing nothing”.
— malaysiakini.com (@malaysiakini) November 9, 2023
He addressed the apology to Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul and all MPs who felt insulted by… pic.twitter.com/tFRyjXek6y
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MP mohon maaf kerana undang Teresa ‘berbogel’ ke Langkawi https://t.co/WjiCrCkb2K
— Malaysiakini (BM) (@mkini_bm) November 9, 2023
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2. LTA's CEO, Zainudin Kadir, says that Deepavali hotel bookings were at just 10% for three-star hotels which is worse than 2022, with anticipated losses of up to 58%.
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) November 7, 2023
The decline in tourists may be linked to ferry shortages and social media reports on high food prices, he says.
4. The decline in tourist numbers is also due to a lack of new promotions to rejuvenate the tourism industry, Zainudin adds.
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) November 7, 2023
He also highlights that the public are opting for Hatyai, Thailand, instead of Langkawi due to its more affordable food and lodging.
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1. The dwindling number of tourists to Langkawi is due to lack of direct flights to the island, says Kedah Menter Besar Sanusi Nor.
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) November 9, 2023
"Direct flights to Langkawi have not started and still there are not many (only from Singapore)," he said. https://t.co/oQ47NIDAhE pic.twitter.com/rsVsK4Aw9d
3. "Hopefully, this matter gets the attention of the Federal government," Sanusi said.
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) November 9, 2023
He also noted that a total of 2.2 million tourists have entered Langkawi as of last month, compared to the 3.2 million targeted for this year.
5. "Should the minister disapprove the tourism destination, I hope he is reassigned to a different ministry," Sanusi said.
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) November 9, 2023
This is in reference to Tourism Minister Tiong King Sing's claims that non-Muslim visitors to Langkawi were barred from wearing shorts and buying alcohol. https://t.co/aiqLgpCEfA
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