Minister insists on right to hand out RM1k aid to Tg Piai fishermen


KUALA LUMPUR: Let the courts decide if handing out RM1,000 cash to fishermen in Tanjung Piai next week amounts to vote buying, says Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Salahuddin Ayub.

"At times, there are differing interpretations and only the courts can decide this.

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