Sarawak tourism minister says not cowed by Nazri’s ‘samseng’ remark


Bede Hong

SARAWAK tourism minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said he would not be “cowed” by the disparaging remarks from his federal counterpart, regarding the former’s call to defer the tourism tax.

“Thank you for your support guys. I will not be cowed by the arrogant and uncouth response from this minister,” Karim said in a message to journalists on WhatsApp.


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Comments


  • We should not encourage tourism. It's bad for the environment.

    Let people come on their own.

    In fact, we should impose tourist visas.

    Look at India. It does not encourage tourism. New Delhi believes India needs no promotion.

    All tourism promotions are inherently fraudulent.

    Posted 6 years ago by Joe Fernandez