Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing has refuted claims by Masjid Tanah MP Mas Ermieyati Samsudin that alcoholic beverages were served at a government-hosted function, stating instead it was a privately funded dinner by industry players.

He said the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia), as organiser of the two-and-a-half-day Global Travel Meet, had “borrowed a platform” offered by tourism industry players.

“The dinner raised by YB Mas Ermieyati was actually...