00:00A brief uproar ensued in the Dewan Rakyat today after Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kormeng claimed that 20 tons of rubbish had to be cleared following the anti-Anwar Ibrahim rally last weekend.
00:14Pendang MP Awang Hashim demanded proof of this claim, saying it was impossible for protesters to have left behind that much rubbish as the majority of those who took part in the Turan Anwar gathering on Saturday had only brought bottled water.
00:27Nga, however, said his claim was based on figures provided by the Solid Waste Management and Public Clending Corporation, a government agency.
00:57Several other opposition MPs, including Russell Wahid and Idris Ahmad, then stood to object to Nga's claim.
01:14Yesterday, Nga was reported as saying that sewage and waste management company Alamflora Sundarian Burhart Cleaners only managed to finish cleaning up the litter at 3.30am on Sunday.
