Baiting tourists with a click


A menace: Photographers are seen approaching tourists around the KLCC area in Kuala Lumpur. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: It’s certainly one for the album – a tourist having a photograph taken in front of the iconic PETRONAS Twin Towers. In terms of a scenic shot, the 88-storey skyscrapers are undoubtedly among the most “valued” in the country.

And it is no wonder why this has led to many individuals preying on tourists on the grounds below. They are persistent in wanting to take photographs for the tourists.

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