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LO WEI XING
Jul 18, 2023
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Penang as the best tourist destination has been challenged

GEORGE TOWN : Association of tourist attraction penang (Atap) chairman Ch’ng Huck Theng stood up for penang as the Statistics Department (DOSM) did not place Penang in the top 5 popular tourist destinations list in 2022.

“The methodology and the adequacy of the sample size are questionable” he said.In the data for 2022,DOSM listed Selangor as No. 1 with 22 million visitors, followed by the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur (16.9 million), Sarawak (15.5 million), Perak (14.6 million) and Pahang (13.2 million).

He also mentioned that Penang is a state that is rich in arts, culture and the main attractions will be its beverages and environment. Including visiting for entertainment, investment and medical purposes.

“ The definition of a domestic visitor is too wide,” he mentioned that the data is not credible as it can be visitation of friends or returning to hometown.According to DOSM finding, there were 171.6 million domestic visitors, with 207.8 million trips recorded and RM64.1bil in total expenditure.

The year 2019 recorded the highest amount of total domestic tourism expenditure at RM103.2bil while the lowest was in 2021 at RM18.4bil.

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Zaliha : Shorten of quarantine days

PETALING JAYA : The isolation for covid-19 patients will be shortened to five days.

Starting from July 5, the isolation days for covid - 19 patients has been changed from 7 days to 5 days.

This is because studies proven that the symptoms infection of the covid - 19 virus will occurs in the first five days only,

By shortening quarantine days seems to be like loosening the rules for covid-19, it was not loosen but just made some changes to the Covid-19 SOP.

Face masks will no longer be mandatory on public transportation and healthcare facilities, but face masks are still highly recommended. Even Though there are some changes on the covid-19 SOP, rules like individuals who got positive for covid - 19 are still required to wear a face mask.Especially senior citizens and those with chronic diseases.

Other than individuals, the areas that the individuals are at like crowded places and areas with poor ventilation are also recommended to wear masks. As the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration and the coming state elections are coming soon, she reminds the people to wear a face mask when participating in these events.