Speaker says ministers Ka Siong, Annuar did not ‘confuse’ Dewan Rakyat on cabotage policy
Referring to the two ministers’ statements regarding the Apricot Subsea Cable System Project and the omission of Malaysia from the project, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun claimed that they were not contradicting each other. — Bernama pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Both Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong and Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa had not “confused” Parliament about Malaysia’s cabotage exemption policy; neither did they contradict each other on this issue, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun has said.
Azhar said this in his written reply dated October 22 to two Opposition MPs, namely former finance minister Lim Guan Eng and former youth and sports deputy minister Steven Sim.
Azhar noted that he had asked both Wee and Annuar to provide their explanations, adding that he had considered their explanations, along with the September 30 Hansard which had recorded Dewan Rakyat debates on that day as well as Annuar’s October 5 written reply on that matter.
“In line with that, I find that the Transport Minister and the Communications and Multimedia Minister had not issued statements that confuse the Dewan under Standing Order 36(12) when answering the questions directed towards them,” Azhar wrote in his October 22 letter that was made available to the media today by Sim.
The Dewan Rakyat’s Standing Order 36(12) states that “Any member who imputes statements that mislead the House is deemed to be in contempt of the House and the member may be referred to the Committee of Privileges for the offence.”
Referring to the two ministers’ statements regarding the Apricot Subsea Cable System Project and the omission of Malaysia from the project, Azhar claimed that they were not contradicting each other.
“Therefore, I find those two statements are not contradictory or confusing,” he said in the letter.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Both Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong and Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa had not “confused” Parliament about Malaysia’s cabotage exemption policy; neither did they contradict each other on this issue, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun has said.
Azhar said this in his written reply dated October 22 to two Opposition MPs, namely former finance minister Lim Guan Eng and former youth and sports deputy minister Steven Sim.
Azhar noted that he had asked both Wee and Annuar to provide their explanations, adding that he had considered their explanations, along with the September 30 Hansard which had recorded Dewan Rakyat debates on that day as well as Annuar’s October 5 written reply on that matter.
“In line with that, I find that the Transport Minister and the Communications and Multimedia Minister had not issued statements that confuse the Dewan under Standing Order 36(12) when answering the questions directed towards them,” Azhar wrote in his October 22 letter that was made available to the media today by Sim.
The Dewan Rakyat’s Standing Order 36(12) states that “Any member who imputes statements that mislead the House is deemed to be in contempt of the House and the member may be referred to the Committee of Privileges for the offence.”
Referring to the two ministers’ statements regarding the Apricot Subsea Cable System Project and the omission of Malaysia from the project, Azhar claimed that they were not contradicting each other.
“Therefore, I find those two statements are not contradictory or confusing,” he said in the letter.
As he has done many times, Art Harun is just a Bullshitting Artful Dodger.
ReplyDeleteAnnuar Musa's written statement
"The selection of countries to participate in the installation of the Apricot internet subsea cables is the decision of Facebook and Google."
"Malaysia was not listed (bypassed) as one of the countries involved for a cable landing station was in view that the cabotage exemption policy has yet to be resolved."
So how do you match that with Wee Khat Sial ?
"Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said Facebook and Google's decision to skip Malaysia for their undersea internet cable had nothing to do with the PN government's cabotage policy on foreign ships repairing them."
Dewan Rakyat Speaker orders transport minister to explain conflicting statement on cabotage in Parliament
ReplyDeleteThursday, 14 Oct 2021 12:30 PM MYT
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong addresses members of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur September 23, 2021. — Bernama pic
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong addresses members of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur September 23, 2021. — Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong has been told to clarify his remarks on the cabotage policy following conflicting explanations given in Parliament recently.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun gave the order to Wee in a letter dated October 11, and told the latter to include supporting documents too.
In the letter, Azhar noted that Wee’s explanation in Parliament on September 30 contradicted the written answers given by Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa on Wee the Apricot Subsea Cable System Project.