KANGAR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Efforts by Perlis to develop tourist destinations like Wang Kelian near the Malaysia-Thai border have been hampered by a ruling last month to restrict free movement.
Tourism Committee Chairman Ahmad Bakri Ali said the state government was discussing with the federal government to relax the ruling imposed on Wang Kelian which is famous for its beautiful landscape.
Replying to a question from Khairi Hassan (BN-Mata Ayer) in the State Assembly here today, he said Malaysians and Thais had for years been commuting freely between Wang Kelian and Wang Prachan.
Perlis was also developing tourist destinations based on agrotourism, ecotourism and food.
Ahmad Bakri said the state planned to develop Wang Kelian, Gua Kelam and Bukit Ayer as an integrated ecotourism destination while the Bukit Temiang Agriculture Complex was slated as an agrotourism site.
The state government would also develop Kuala Perlis into a food destination complete with a 'grilled fish' floating restaurant to be completed by year end.
It would also launch a study tour programme where students would be taken to visit interesting sites and agriculture farms like the harumanis mango, grape, herbs, sugar cane plantation and also the camping site at Gua Kelam.
Ahmad Bakri said Perlis hoped to attract one million tourists by 2010 compared to only 65,000 last year.
Industry and Investment Committee Chairman Datuk Seri Diraja Syed Razlan Jamalullail said the State Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) would develop real estate projects in Padang Besar, Bukit Keteri, Mata Ayer, Bintong and Pauh.
He told Mansor Jusoh (BN-Chuping) the projects were to balance development between urban areas and towns.
Perlis SEDC also planned to develop areas in the vicinity of the Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) campus at Pauh with industries, housing and commercial areas.
-- BERNAMA
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