00:01A wiresand assemblyman has slammed Sabah Industrial Development Minister Pung Jun Tzu's explanation
00:07after delays in the RM31 billion, a steel enterprise steel project, calling it misleading and irresponsible.
00:15Elapura Assemblyman Kelvin Chong also asked how such a major project could be announced in November 2022
00:22without confirmed approvals, especially given the federal moratorium on manufacturing licenses for the steel industry at the time.
00:30He said Pung's claim that the project timeline was based on assumptions is baffling and irresponsible,
00:36questioning whether Pung truly grasped the scale and implications of a RM31 billion investment,
00:41the largest in Sabah's history and in Malaysia since independence.
00:47Chong called on the state government to disclose all agreements and terms involving a steel enterprise,
00:52saying the public deserves full transparency on a project of such scale.
00:56On Monday, Pung said the delay in the RM31 billion steel project was due to setbacks in obtaining the necessary approvals
01:04and securing a supply of natural gas.
01:08He said the initial projection for a steel enterprise's factory to begin operations in the fourth quarter of this year
01:14was based on the assumption that approvals would be obtained without delay.
01:17Narmtha Raja FM TV
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