So much noise about Timah, what about RM620mil in wasted funds, asks MP


KUALA LUMPUR: Following the Timah whisky brand controversy that triggered a lot of public discourse recently, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (IND-Muar) has suggested that parliamentary priorities may have been misplaced.

He pointed out that there were other pressing issues that needed to be debated in Parliament, but they were overshadowed by responses from ministers and MPs to the Timah issue.

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