JOHOR BARU: New customary working procedures (SOP) are anticipated to be announced quickly to enhance the protection of tourists and divers in the islands round Mersing.
Tourism Johor director Suhairi Hashim mentioned that state tourism, atmosphere, heritage and tradition committee chairman Ok. Raven Kumar would be chairing a gathering with tourism trade gamers in Mersing to focus on the brand new SOP.
“We can have the assembly tomorrow to focus on additional the SOP with trade gamers and all of the businesses concerned.
“Following that, an announcement with extra particulars is predicted to be made by the state government councillor,” he mentioned when met by reporters after attending a go to by the Melaka tourism, heritage, and tradition committee chairman Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis at Johor Baru Sentral right here on Friday (April 15).
He mentioned that the tour boats in Mersing had been receiving a rise in bookings from the general public following the reopening of the border.
“The state government councillor has made the initiative to enhance the SOP and dialogue would be made with these concerned throughout the assembly,” he mentioned.
Last Thursday (April 7), Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar known as for all diving actions off Mersing to be banned briefly, following the disappearance of 4 overseas divers off Mersing islands.
The Sultan issued the decree after the incident occurred off Pulau Tokong Sanggul, close to Pulau Sibu on Wednesday (April 6).
“I would like all diving actions in the waters off Mersing to be briefly halted till we all know for positive what occurred to the unlucky divers.
“We can’t enable diving to proceed if security measures are compromised.
“Diving guidelines and laws should additionally be reviewed in their entirety earlier than these actions can be allowed to resume,” His Majesty mentioned.
Sultan Ibrahim added that the evaluations should be made public as soon as they’re accomplished to restore public and vacationer confidence
Three of the 4 divers had been discovered protected between April 7 and eight whereas one stays lacking and presumed to be useless by his father, who was additionally one of many divers concerned in the tragedy.
