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Borneo Post
23-04-2025
- Borneo Post
Satta files complaint against unlicensed social media tour operator
Liaw (right) filing the complaint to the Motac Sabah office. KOTA KINABALU (April 23): The Sabah Tour and Travel Agents Association (Satta) has filed a formal complaint against a social media operator soliciting tours without a proper licence. Satta chairman Datuk Seri Winston Liaw claimed that the local operator had been using Xinjiang China International Travel Service to solicit tour members to deal with Xinjiang CITS, which is not legitimate within Malaysian laws. Liaw reminded that in Malaysia, the operation of any tour and travel activities must have valid licence issued by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC). According to Section 5(2) of the Tourism Industry Act (Act 482), no person shall carry on or operate, or hold himself out as carrying on or operating a tour operating and travel agency business unless it is a company and holds a valid licence. The act also states that anyone who is found guilty will be liable to a fine not exceeding RM500,000 or 10 years jail, or both, for the first offence and a fine of not more than RM5,000 for each day the offence continues to be committed. 'Satta urges the authority to further strengthen the laws by imposing a RM10,000 fine on those tour members who are involved in such activities, applying the 'No Buyers, No Hunters' principle. 'We also urge Xinjiang CITS not to deal with individual social media operators. 'We welcome interaction through any China-Sabah tourism activities within a legitimate framework,' Liaw said after filing the report with Satta secretary-general Henry Yee at the Motac Sabah office here recently.
Daily Express
23-04-2025
- Daily Express
Satta lodges report against illegal social media operator
Published on: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Published on: Wed, Apr 23, 2025 By: Wu Vui Tek Text Size: Liaw (right) and Yee lodged a report against an unlicensed social media operator at Motac Sabah office. Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah travel agencies has lodged a report with the authorities against a local social media operator for promoting and selling tour packages without a licence. The complaint was filed by the Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Satta) Chairman, Dato' Seri Winston Liaw and Secretary-General Henry Yee at the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Sabah office here. 'The illegal operator is using Xinjiang China International Travel Service to solicit tour members to deal with Xinjiang CITS, which is not recognised under Malaysian law,' said Liaw. In Malaysia, operating travel and tour activities requires a valid licence issued by Motac, he said. 'Offenders will face severe punishment, a fine of RM500,000 or 10 years' imprisonment,' he said. Satta has urged the authorities to further strengthen the laws and to impose a fine of RM10,000 on tour members who participate, applying the principle of 'No Buyers, No Hunters'. 'We also urge Xinjiang CITS not to deal with individual social media operators. 'Satta welcomes interaction between China and Sabah in tourism-related activities, but only within a legitimate framework,' he added. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * 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
