KUCHING (May 23): Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Padungan) has called on the Sarawak government to be transparent by disclosing details of its official overseas trips.

During a heated debate at today’s Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting, Chong expressed concerns over the Supplementary Supply Bill, which was recently passed with a total allocation of RM237.66 billion.

He highlighted that the Premier’s Department had requested an additional RM100 million specifically for travel expenses.

“I think spending RM100 million on travelling overseas is extravagant – it is too extravagant,” he said.

He also drew attention to a written question by Violet Yong (DAP-Pending), which was ruled out, for asking for a breakdown of official overseas travel expenses incurred by the Premier, ministers, deputy ministers, and state ministries over the past five years.

The question was rejected on the grounds that it contravened public policy, Chong explained.

“What contravenes public policy – is it the act of asking the question, or the act of spending too much money to go overseas?” Chong further questioned.

“Don’t treat us like three-year-old kids, we are not asking for the itinerary of the Premier. She (Yong) is asking for the information on the expenses for the past five years for overseas trips,” he added.

Calling Yong’s query a reasonable request, Chong later told a press conference that the Premier’s Office should publish such information on its official website.

“The answer that was given by the Deputy Speaker Datuk Idris Buang is totally unacceptable, as he said this was due to security reasons.

“I directly confronted him, brushed aside such explanation so that you don’t treat us as three-year-old kids,” he said.

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Makan sedap pun tak boleh.

Songlap and borneo berpisah tiada

Usually minister travel whole family and their close relatives together … and their ground tour and fnb + shopping expenses will claim as well …

And ask rakyat to berjimat lol

Chartered flights

This I applaud. I sokong dap on this matter. Calling a spade as a spade.

Ministers made 236 overseas trips in 2024, cost RM44m, Parliament told

https://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/malaysia...ent-told/167202

Madani ministers travel spend less

then sarahan Semenanjung for their so called poverty kek

Basically its just Janji Orang Kite Borneo Version 👀🫣

somemore talking about secession

they will either become zimbabwe or venezuela..

thing is, sarawak got same mentality with pas supporters in kelantan/terengganu


janji bukan Semenanjung pepol

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: May 25 2025, 12:58 PM

if u write this on soc med, chances you will kena ban from entering sarawak in no time

they really think their oil, trees supplies are unlimited

"oh yesh we are the richest in malaysia but semenanjung ppl treat us bad " yada yada



This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: May 25 2025, 01:01 PM

Should be like that, coz its cheaper to start traveling from KLIA, less likely to change flight.

Even shipping shopee items also cost more. Therefore traveling will also cost more.

There are pretty good real life example nearby:



This one lagi kesian, fight tooth and nail independent from Indo, need Aussie peacekeeping armies in its territories… aussie cekup their oil and gas cukup2….

Shaddup la DAP Sarawak u r irrelevant

U won’t get support from dap central or BMX

Must be salah Semenanjung

Travel by private jet is expensive.

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