KUALA LUMPUR: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has caused business in hotels and airline companies to drop by between 30% and 40% this month.
The effect of SARS on tourism is worse than that inflicted by the Sept 11 attack, the Bali bombing and the war in Iraq, said Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Datuk Kadir Sheikh Fadzir.
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