MALAYSIA -Bukit Bintang Will Never Become Pat Pong, Says Tourism Minister

Bernama.com.my, November 25, 2006

KOTA BAHARU, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's most modern and popular tourist spot, is not a red light district and will never be one, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said here.

"It's not fair (to compare Bukit Bintang with Pat Pong in Thailand). You see in Pat Pong, (they) even have dancing on tables and striptease shows. We don't have such a thing in Bukit Bintang," he told reporters after attending the Kelantan Tourism Awards ceremony last night.

"You cannot compare Bangkok with Kuala Lumpur. We are not extreme at all," he said.

He also said that tourists know that Malaysia offers mainly family and leisure-oriented tourism products and that the country is not a sex-tourism destination.

"Tourists coming to Malaysia don't expect to see or experience the products available in Bangkok, Jakarta, Bandung or Bali," he said.

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