KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has dismissed a news report claiming he forcibly entered the Kuala Lumpur International Airport arrival hall to demand for a tourist’s release, saying that he had a valid pass to be in the area and was there on a work visit at the time.
The minister of tourism, arts and culture questioned the news outlet’s intention in giving the “wrong perception” through its report that alleged he had entered the arrival hall without applying for a pass. Tiong suggested that the news report with accompanying photographs that went viral may have been done with the intention to conceal alleged corruption, before calling for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate activities at KLIA’s Terminal 1.