Senator Robert Lau.
SIBU (Apr 25): Senator Robert Lau has hailed Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh for speaking up against the federal government’s unfairness towards Sarawak.
However, Lau said instead of targeting the federal Ministry of Health (MoH) over the issue of faulty ventilators being delivered to Sibu Hospital, Wong chose to aim his anger at the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP).
“He should have helped the Sarawak government voice the unfair practices against Sarawak done by the federal government, rather than attacking fellow Sarawakians when we should all stand united.
“He should have done so much earlier when he was the second most senior minister in Sarawak Cabinet, having the ear and support from the then chief minister,” said Lau, who is Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan chairman.
He then questioned how many times Wong spoke out in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) about the lack of investment in Sibu Hospital.
According to Lau, when Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over the federal government in 2018 and Wong was still a senior member of the Sarawak Cabinet, he (Wong) had met then prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad three times.
“In the two sittings of the Senate where I had the opportunity to attend and highlight issues of importance, I spoke up about the unequal treatment and also Sibu Hospital’s lack of development grants – once in my maiden speech, and later during the debate on the 2021 Budget,” Lau said.