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Daily Express
6 days ago
- Business
- Daily Express
Sabah records 26.8pc rise in French visitors
Published on: Wednesday, June 04, 2025 Published on: Wed, Jun 04, 2025 Text Size: Hajiji (right) and Eldeen during the courtesy call. Kota Kinabalu: The security level along Sabah's east coast remains at the highest level, with no untoward incidents reported over the past few years, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He gave this assurance to Malaysian Ambassador to France, Datuk Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim, who paid a courtesy call on him at his office in Menara Kinabalu, Tuesday. During the meeting, the Chief Minister expressed his delight at hearing that Sabah continues to be a key destination for French visitors, ranking third in terms of European arrivals to the State, after the United Kingdom and Germany. The number of French visitors in the first quarter this year recorded an increase of 26.8 per cent, reaching 2,116 compared to 1,669 during the same period last year – and the number continues to grow. Hajiji is confident that continuous, more proactive and aggressive promotional efforts will help boost the number of French arrivals to Sabah. Eldeen, who hails from Kuala Lumpur, was appointed as Malaysia Ambassador to France in April 2024. He has held various important positions, including serving as Malaysian Ambassador to Cambodia. Hajiji and Eldeen discussed a range of strategic cooperation opportunities between Sabah and France, including in the tourism sector, which would bring mutual benefits to the people of the State. Also present were State Tourism, Culture and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, who is also Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board (STB); STB Chief Executive Officer Julinus Jeffery Jimit; Tourism Malaysia Director of International Promotion (Americas, Europe and Oceania), Akbal Setia; and Tourism Malaysia Paris Director Zalina Ahmad. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Borneo Post
7 days ago
- Business
- Borneo Post
CM: Security on Sabah's east coast at the highest level
Hajiji (second right) receives a memento from Dr Eldeen. KOTA KINABALU (June 3): Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor has given assurance that the security level on Sabah's east coast remains at its highest, with no untoward incidents occurring in recent years. He made this statement during a courtesy visit by Malaysia's Ambassador to France, Datuk Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim, at his office in Menara Kinabalu on Tuesday. During the meeting, the Chief Minister also expressed his delight in hearing that Sabah continues to be a key destination for French visitors, ranking third in European tourist arrivals to Sabah, after the United Kingdom and Germany. French tourist arrivals in the first quarter of this year recorded a 26.8 percent increase to 2,116 visitors compared to 1,669 in the same period last year, and the number continues to rise. Hajiji is confident that continued, more proactive and aggressive promotional efforts will certainly help to further increase the arrival of French visitors to Sabah. Eldeen Husaini, who hails from Kuala Lumpur, was appointed as Malaysia's Ambassador to France in April 2024. He has previously held various important positions, including Malaysia's Ambassador to Cambodia. Hajiji and Eldeen discussed a range of strategic cooperation opportunities between Sabah and France, including in the field of tourism, which will bring mutual benefits to the people of the state. Also present were Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, who is also chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board (STB), STB Chief Executive Officer Julinus Jeffery Jimit, director of International Promotion (Americas, Europe, Oceania) at Tourism Malaysia, Akbal Setia, and director of Tourism Malaysia Paris, Zalina Ahmad.
The Star
7 days ago
- The Star
No untoward incidents reported in Sabah's east coast in recent years, says Hajiji
KOTA KINABALU: Security in Sabah's east coast remains at the highest level, with no untoward incidents reported in recent years, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister gave the assurance during a courtesy call by Malaysian Ambassador to France, Datuk Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim, at his office in Menara Kinabalu on Tuesday (June 3). During the meeting, Hajiji also welcomed the rise in French tourist arrivals to Sabah, noting that France is now the third-highest source of European visitors to the state, after Britain and Germany. 'French arrivals in the first quarter of this year saw a 26.8% increase, reaching 2,116 visitors compared to 1,669 in the same period last year — and the number continues to grow,' he said in a statement. Hajiji expressed confidence that proactive and aggressive promotion efforts would further boost French tourism to Sabah. He and Eldeen also discussed strategic collaboration opportunities between Sabah and France, particularly in tourism, which they said would benefit the state and its people. Eldeen, a Kuala Lumpur native, was appointed Ambassador to France in April 2024 and has held various key positions, including as Malaysia's envoy to Cambodia. Also present were state Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, who is also Sabah Tourism Board (STB) chairman, STB chief executive officer Julinus Jeffery Jimit, Tourism Malaysia international promotions director Akbal Setia and Tourism Malaysia Paris director Zalina Ahmad. To date, several countries — including the US, Britain, Canada and Australia — continue to maintain travel advisories cautioning against visiting eastern Sabah, particularly coastal and island areas, due to concerns over potential kidnappings and security risks.
