TOURISM officials have expressed concerns that the media is playing up stories about snatch thefts and this could hurt the tourism industry.
Some officials fear that the local reports would be picked up by the foreign press and foreigners would be deterred from visiting Malaysia. Tourism officials feel snatch theft is not a serious problem.
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