Tourists stop in Terengganu to pee

Tourists stop in Terengganu to pee

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): High prices mean tourists are only stopping in Malaysia's Terengganu state long enough to use the toilets before speeding off to a neighboring state to shop, a state politician complained on Monday.

"Nowadays tourists are coming only to relieve themselves in Terengganu whereas they buy things in Kelantan as they feel the goods here are very expensive," said Terengganu's councillor for entrepreneur development, Mohammad Abdul Wahid Endut, according to the Bernama news service.

Northeastern Kelantan and Terengganu states are among Malaysia's least developed areas.

Mohammad Abdul said the government received many complaints about high prices and urged vendors to practice "responsible business ethics".

The government says 1.4 million tourists visited the state in 2000, up from 1.1 million in 1999.