Total touritst arrivals into Malaysia has increased by 5.2%
but Sarawak has registered a drop of 1.5%!!!
What are these two guys doing???
Are they sleeping on the job???
Tourist arrivals in first eight months down
by Johnson K Saai. Posted on November 23, 2010, Tuesday
KUCHING: Overall tourist arrivals into Malaysia in the first eight months this year showed an increase of 5.2 percent compared to the corresponding period last year. But, unfortunately, for Sarawak, it registered a negative growth.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan, who is also Tourism and Heritage Minister, said visitors’ arrivals into Sarawak from January to August this year were 2,063,240. This is a drop of 1.5 percent when compared to the same period last year.
Foreign arrivals decreased by 11.97 percent but domestic arrivals showed an increase of 17 percent during the periods under study.