Kuala Lampur, May 1 -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 - Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said tourist arrivals in Malaysia continue to grow despite the Middle East conflict.

Tiong said this during a press conference with local media following the launch of the Rain Rave Water Music Festival (RRWMF) at Bukit Bintang last night.

"Up until today, our tourist numbers continue to grow, thank God for helping us.

"Although there is a dip in tourists from the Middle East, there is a slight increase in the number of tourists coming from Asian and European countries," Tiong said.

He added that the decline in tourist numbers from the Middle East is due to the current US-Israel conflict with Iran, which is contributing to a glob...