January-February tourist arrivals to M'sia surge to 6.7 million


SANDAKAN: Tourist arrivals to Malaysia in the first two months of this year surged by 31.3% to 6.7 million compared to the same period last year, says Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan.

He said this also marked a 14.5 per cent increase from the pre-pandemic levels in 2019, with Singapore accounting for the bulk of arrivals at 3.1 million, followed by China, Indonesia, Thailand and Brunei.

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