ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - ENRIQUE FORCED OUT OF HONK KONG AND MANILA

Spanish pop hunk ENRIQUE IGLESIAS has been forced to scrap tour dates in Hong Kong and Manila due to Visa problems.

The 28-year-old HERO singer had to cancel parts of his Asian tour when Malaysia was slow to issue the required working permits.

NIGEL PETERS from Enrique's MIDAS PROMOTIONS says, "When you're moving 25 tons of equipment and nearly 55 people, you can't just keep changing the schedule.

"It reached a position where it just wasn't cost-effective for the artist. If it's just a small group and a couple of crates of equipment, it's no problem.

"I guess we're just victims of the circumstances."