Ismail Sabri ‘regrets’ comments


  • Nation
  • Friday, 13 Feb 2015

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has expressed regret that his recent comments on Chinese traders had stirred racial sentiment and led to uneasiness.

“It was never my intention to cause tension and racial polarisation. My remarks were only directed at traders who continued to refuse to bring down the prices of goods regardless of their race.

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