Wee to woo the tourists


Community spirit: Wee believes his biggest strength is his Kelantanese background. The state is well known for its gracious hospitality. — MOHD SAHAR MISNI / The Star

“YOU know, I was walking around the night market in Chiang Mai (Thailand) when I suddenly felt something falling on my head!” former political maverick Wee Choo Keong says animatedly.

He says he immediately looked up, wanting to find the culprit whom he assumed had thrown something down from an apartment.

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