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By Ashley Sim
KUCHING, Sept 17: Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg to extend his kuliah (lecture) to all elected representatives and heads of governments.
Abang Johari stated that at a special Federal Cabinet meeting held yesterday at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, he was asked to brief the ministers on the developments in the State.
“Before the meeting began, the Prime Minister requested 30 minutes of my time to teach them how we live and how we develop Sarawak, particularly in the new economy.
“The hydrogen economy is new to them, the green economy is also new to them, so yesterday I became a teacher to teach the Federal Cabinet.
“You know what happened, he used the word kuliah in Malay. Kuliah means lecture. Now he wants me to give a talk again to all the YBs, MPs, and CMs on the new economy that Sarawak has adopted. Sekarang dia ikut kita. Kita tidak ikut dia. (Now they follow us. We don’t follow them.) We are very humble,” he said during Sarawak Central Chiang Hsia Huang Clan Association’s 63rd anniversary event which was livestreamed by Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) on Facebook earlier tonight.
Anwar chaired the Federal Cabinet meeting yesterday at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here.
Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, was greeted by Abang Johari upon his arrival at 2.20pm.
Deputy Prime Ministers Dato Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Dato Sri Fadillah Yusof, also attended the three-hour meeting.
Nearly all Cabinet ministers were present, including Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, and Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
As soon as the meeting concluded at 6pm, Anwar departed for Stadium Perpaduan here to participate in the national-level Malaysia Day 2023 celebration.
The Prime Minister praised Sarawak as the country’s ‘most advanced State’ during his speech at the said celebration, highlighting the outstanding advancements that it has made since the birth of Malaysia.
He emphasised the transformative journey that Sarawak had embarked on since 1963.
Anwar also commended the State’s evolving potential as a pivotal player in green technology, hydrogen production, and various downstream industries within the Asean region.
Amongst those present at tonight’s anniversary celebration were Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Michael Tiang Ming Tee; Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Kuching, Xing Weiping; Bawang Assan assemblyman-cum-Sarawak Central Chiang Hsia Huang Clan Association permanent advisor Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh; and the association’s chairman Wong Ing Huong. — DayakDaily
