Sabah's east coast sees increase in tourist arrivals as security tightens


KOTA KINABALU: Resorts on Sabah's east coast are seeing an increase in tourists with the increased security under the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom), says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

"It is estimated that 156,363 foreign tourists have entered the five Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) tourist destinations, based on records of arrivals from January to September," the Home Minister said at the launch of a halfway house for recently-released inmates in Tuaran, about 30km from here, on Monday (Oct 16).

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