00:01Opposition leaders in Sarawak have called on the state government to reveal the total cost of the complex Satya Pertiwi project, as well as details of how much each item costs, in the name of transparency.
00:13The Satya Pertiwi, the state government's new administrative complex, also dubbed the White House of Sarawak, was declared open by Yang Dipertuan Negeri Wanjunaidi Tuanku Jaafar in conjunction with State Premier Abang Juhari Openg's birthday on August 4.
00:27DAP's Padungan Assemblyman and Stampin MP Chong Chengzhen told FMT the state government should be transparent in its use of public funds.
00:38Chong noted that the state government currently lumps funding for projects under development expenditure without a breakdown of costs for specific items.
00:46His party colleague Violet Yong, who is pending assemblyman, pointed out that if the state government has nothing to hide, there should be no hesitation in making this information public.
00:57Yong said the GPS government has been pouring huge sums of money into high-profile showpiece projects, while ordinary Sarawakians wait for years, if not decades, for basic infrastructure and essential services.
01:10Yong also criticized Abang Juhari for saying the previous government office, Wisma Bapa Malaysia, was open to the public and therefore posed a significant security risk.
01:21She questioned why security could not simply have been tightened there instead.
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