KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 15 -- Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Christina Liew requested the Japanese government to further review the travel advisory barring its citizens from visiting the islands on Sabah's east coast.
She made the request when the Ambassador of Japan to Malaysia, Shikata Noriyuki, paid a courtesy call on her early this week.
"There are still some travel restrictions issued by the government of Japan. We need to continue to receive the objective assessment of the current situation, and if the situation is deemed to have significantly improved, the Japanese government could review her policy in an appropriate way. So, we hope there will be continuing provision of relevant information from Sabah to us," Shi...