THE economic stimulus package to be announced on February 27 will focus on domestic tourism development, said Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

She said the government was currently working on the best package to boost the sector, one of those hit by the Covid-19 outbreak in China.           

“We want to boost our domestic tourism,” she told reporters when met after visiting projects under the DPM’s special allocation at Masjid Jamek Tuan Haji Abdul Latif in Permatang Pasir today.

Yesterday, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will announce an economic stimulus package to mitigate the external economic impacts on Malaysia following the Covid-19 outbreak.

Lim said under the package, assistance would be given to the affected sectors. – Bernama, February 15, 2020.