By Joniston Bangkuai
KOTA KINABALU: TOURIST arrivals in Sabah have not declined despite travel advisories by Australia and United States warning their citizens against visiting the State.
Sabah Tourism Board chairman Datuk Tengku Zainal Adlin said this year's tourist arrivals have exceeded last year's figures.
May recorded 768,736 tourists arrivals, compared with last year's figure of 687,939.
The US and Australia had warned their citizens against traveling to the east coast of Sabah, claiming that terrorists were planning to kidnap foreigners there.
Adlin said a group of some 40 divers who visited Mabul island, near Sipadan for two weeks, had given good reports on the area and the safety precautions taken by the Malaysian Government.
He was speaking at a Press conference announcing Malaysia Airlines increased direct flights between Kota Kinabalu and Tokyo.
Courtesy of: New Straits Times
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