Sunday March 22, 2009
Don’t let tourists shy away from Malaysia
READ with disgust and anger the letter by a foreigner in “Tourist abused by cabby who refused to engage meter” (The Star, March 20). Is this the way Malaysians treat our visitors? How can the taximan be so rough on foreigners? I am deeply disturbed by this trend.
Such behaviour must be strongly condemned. It is not acceptable, especially when Malaysia needs the tourist dollar to keep from sinking into a recession.
There have been far too many reports of errant taximen, from locals and tourists, and nothing seems to be done to address this.
I hope the authorities will act on the foreigner’s complaint as we have to send the right signal that visiting Malaysia is a beautiful experience for tourists.
If our behaviours are allowed to continue like the taxi driver, no visitors will come to our country and we, Malaysians, will end up the ultimate losers.
BULBIR SINGH,
Seremban.
News Poll
- Court ruling takes bite out of local council summonses
- Girl and stepmum held over bid to kill first wife
- New evidence on MCA snoop squad case arrives at doorstep
- Chin Peng apologises for death of innocents
- Biggest karaoke session a blast
- Teoh’s body exhumed for second autopsy today
- Victim’s dad nabs kidnapper
- Puad faces flak over ‘use Bahasa only’ remark
- Foreigner falls to her death from condominium
- Big impact in ‘small’ man’s win
- Court ruling takes bite out of local council summonses
- Johor set to be a medical hub
- Joy for 2,500 housebuyers as SPNB takes over project
- Indonesia seizes ammonium nitrate shipment from Malaysia
- Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate
- Latest news from AP Wire
- Coal mine blast kills 42 in China, 66 trapped
- Mumbai still vulnerable one year after attack
- Jackson moonwalk glove sells for $350K in NYC
- Novelist and his stripes
RSS
