PARLIAMENT | A Sarawak MP has urged federal ministers to resolve their differences over the Rural and Regional Development Ministry’s allocation behind closed doors, saying their public exchanges have left MPs and the public confused.

Willie Mongin (GPS-Puncak Borneo) made the call amid an ongoing dispute between the ministry, headed by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, and the Finance Ministry, headed by its minister Anwar Ibrahim, over allegations that the former had overspent its budget.

He said the conflicting accounts had also confused MPs in East Malaysia, particularly after...

He said the conflicting accounts had also confused MPs in East Malaysia, particularly after Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan recently told the Dewan Rakyat that no road projects had been cancelled, despite contractors in Willie's constituency claiming otherwise.