JOHOR BARU, Feb. 21 -- The Johor government will be holding a town hall session on February 23 to communicate its plans to boost state tourism to industry players who have been hit hard by the global outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

State Tourism, Women, Family and Community Development Committee chairman Liow Cai Tung said the town hall will be at Fraser Place in Puteri Harbour, and is organised with the cooperation of the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry and the agencies under it.

"Due to the drop in the tourism market since the Covid-19 outbreak earlier this year, the government has taken proactive measures by meeting with industry players and non-governmental organisations to get the latest updates about the tourism industry,...