KUALA LUMPUR: City police have made preparations concerning safety and security ahead of Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026).
Besides setting up a tourist police unit, Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa (pic) said sufficient personnel and officers would be deployed for VM2026 next year.
“Police personnel will be stationed at major tourist spots such as Lake Garden (Taman Botani Perdana) as well as Bukit Bintang.
“We will watch out for crimes such as snatch thefts and pickpocketing targeting tourists,” he said when contacted yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur police, he said, would use all resources to ensure that the people including tourists – foreign and local – were safe in the city.
“The focus is to prevent crimes targeting tourists.
“The police will increase patrols as well as carry out surveillance using CCTVs at several spots in the city,” he said.
Should a tourist fall victim to a crime, the police would prioritise the case to get justice for those involved, said Comm Rusdi.
“If a foreign tourist loses travel or identification documents, our officers will be on hand to facilitate the replacement of such documents with the respective embassies or consulates,” he said, adding that he hopes this will build tourists’ confidence in KL police.
