Home Ministry to review Forbes report naming KL as fifth most dangerous city to visit in Southeast Asia

• "Regardless of the analysis, the commitment of the Royal Malaysian Police is towards ensuring public safety and order, and this is under our purview.”

PUTRAJAYA (July 23): Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on Tuesday said that his ministry will be reviewing the Forbes Advisor report that listed Kuala Lumpur as the fifth most dangerous city to visit in Southeast Asia.

He said that the report contradicted the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024 released by the Institute for Economics and Peace in June, which reported that Malaysia ranked 10th as one of the most peaceful countries in the world.

“I take it (the Forbes Advisor report) as a statement made by Forbes. Regardless of the analysis, the commitment of the Royal Malaysian Police is towards ensuring public safety and order, and this is under our purview,” he told a press conference after the ministry’s monthly assembly here.

Forbes Advisor in its latest report ranked Kuala Lumpur as the fifth most dangerous city to visit in Southeast Asia.

Other cities named in the same category were Yangon, Myanmar; Manila, the Philippines; Jakarta, Indonesia; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; and Bangkok, Thailand.

Saifuddin said that while the GPI metrics were clear, his ministry needs to review the Forbes Advisor metrics before giving further comments.

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