Gridlock causes drop in S’pore visitors


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 06 Apr 2019

Rising above: Muhammad Bakhtiar (second from right) visiting ‘The Top’ stall as MATTA president Datuk Tan Kok Liang looks on in Penang. — Bernama

GEORGE TOWN: Congestion at the Causeway checkpoints may be the reason that saw a drop in Singapo­rean tourists visiting Malaysia.

Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik said the number of Singapo­rean tourist arrivals in Malaysia dropped to 10.2 million last year from 12 million in 2017.

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