Go beyond the norm in tourism, says Tiong


Travel partners: (From left) Star Media Group chief content officer Datin Paduka Esther Ng, Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry deputy secretary-general (Tourism) Chua Choon Hwa, SMG chief operating officer Lydia Wang, Tiong, SMG group chief executive officer Chan Seng Fatt, Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Manoharan Periasamy, Tourism Malaysia senior director (tourism & events division) Datin Rafidah Idris and SMG managing editor Brian Martin at the launch of the Star Karnival Cuti-Cuti Malaysia at Menara Star. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian traders should not increase their prices when selling to tourists, says Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.

Such practices, he said, can give the country a bad reputation, citing cases when tourists had to fork out RM15 for roti canai and RM10 for three pieces of pisang goreng.

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