Associations: Illegal hotel issue needs to be addressed quickly


Sort out the issue: Shaharuddin and Cheah are hoping the government takes quick action on the illegal hotels problem.

PETALING JAYA: The government has to act quickly in addressing problems about illegal hotels, says Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners executive director Shaharuddin M. Saaid.

“Illegal hotels are rampant in Malaysia. I think the illegal ones are more than the legal ones. It is getting out of hand.”

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