SIBU, Aug. 17 -- Immediate reforms are needed to safeguard tourist safety in Sabah, said Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture DatukSeri Tiong King Sing.

He advised Sabah authorities to step up the necessary actions to enhance the state's tourism image.

"Following a two-day joint sea and land enforcement operation, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture held a meeting with the Sabah Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment and relevant enforcement agencies to address tourism safety issues, illegal operations and enforcement in Sabah.

"In that meeting, I raised several serious weaknesses regarding tourism safety in Sabah, where the safety of tourists is seen as insufficiently protected," he said in a statement.

According to him,...