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PKFZ spat tarnishing image of govt, says DPM

August 14, 2009

PUTRAJAYA, 14 Aug 2009: The public spat between Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) financial fiasco has tarnished the image of the government and the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

He said the two leaders must understand this fact before coming out with statements against each other in the media.

“At the moment, everything is made public. Both of them are talking. I will leave the issue to them. They have both made allegations and have lodged police reports.”

This, he said, had not helped improve the image of the government, and they should stop washing dirty linen in public as there were various other avenues for them to clear the air on the issue.

“As leaders they should know better. They should lead by example and let the public make the assessment. It is important for them to understand the situation … they should understand the implications of such a spat on the government,” Muhyiddin added.

The two leaders have been involved in a public spat on the PKFZ issue with Tiong alleging that Ong, who is also MCA president, had received RM10 million from Tiong, who is the chief executive officer of Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd, the turnkey contractor of the PKFZ.

Ong responded to this allegation by lodging a police report against Tiong yesterday, and later revealed to the media that he had also instructed his lawyers to send Tiong a letter of demand.

Tiong made the allegation on Wednesday, saying that the payment of the money was done in three instalments last year for MCA activities. — Bernama

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  1. wj says

    August 14, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    Should stop washing dirty linen in public. Is this [what it] means? Both Ong and Tiong should discuss all those issues behind [closed] door and achieve a win-win situation? What a pity for the rakyat! Hidup Muyhiddin for encouraging political deals behind the door!

  2. kanna says

    August 14, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    DPM with the typical BN formula for the Umnoputras and BNputras while the rakyat can go to h…. It’s a proven formula …..52 years of excellent results for them. Why destroy it now ..bravo DPM!!!

  3. BS says

    August 17, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    That’s how he does the work.. all dirty linen sweep under the carpet.. marvellous..brilliant..as though we are all stupid and idiotic.. please continue to act like this until GE13..then the PR guys [and gals] will clear all those dirty linen for you once and for all…

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