Turning Langkawi into a preferred tourism destination for Muslims On 24 June 2024, Khairul Firdaus made a speech in
Parliament, proposing and claiming that his ministry would possibly turn and position
Langkawi as a preferred tourism destination for
Muslims, the adherents of the
Islam religion who make up of the religious majority in the state of
Kedah and nation of
Malaysia. The following day, Member of the
Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in charge of Tourism, Culture and Entrepreneurship
Mohd Salleh Saidin praised the proposal and stressing that it is in line with the plan of the '2025 Kedah Tourism Year'. It was however criticised by
Zaid Ibrahim as controversial in the non-Muslim community. On 29 June 2024, Minister
Tiong King Sing apologised to
Malaysians for the statement by Khairul Firdaus, highlighting that no tourism destinations should be made to satisfy the needs of the followers of a single religion and that inclusivity was the key of cultural tourism strategy that must be upheld. == Election results ==