KUCHING, Oct 19: Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong Wui Wui called Sarawak’s Transport Minister Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin a “political coward” during the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUS) sitting today, accusing him of criticising the suspended Padungan assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen while he was absent from the House.
The exchange erupted during Lee’s winding-up speech when he responded to Padungan’s call for the Sarawak government to abandon the proposed New Kuching International Airport (NKIA) and other major strategic infrastructure projects due to their substantial development costs.
Lee, who is also Senadin assemblyman, described Padungan’s argument as “short-sighted” and an example of “political double standards”, prompting Yong to raise Standing Order 32(6).
