Govt mulls making island the ‘Monaco of the East’ for luxury tourism


People’s leader: Najib sharing a light moment with some youths during the launch of the Langkawi Digital Carnival at Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC). — Bernama

LANGKAWI: Plans are being made to further improve tourism in Langkawi with the implementation of luxury tourism and the promotion of people’s tourism concepts for the island, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He added that the Government was considering two concepts in further developing Langkawi as a tourist destination, one of which was to make it the “Monaco of the East” for luxury tourism and the other to promote people’s tourism.

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