Cambodian Minister: Incident should serve as lesson for everyone
February 17, 2019 by dinobeano
Bernama | Published: 16 Feb 2019, 9:19 pm
The incident involving 47 Malaysians detained at the Banteay Mancheay prison in Cambodia should serve as a lesson for everyone, said Special Duties Minister in the Cambodian Prime Minister's Department Othsman Hassan.
He said such a mistake should not be repeated in the future as the lucrative salary offered was too good to be true.
"If it is true that such lucrative salary to be paid, certainly the Cambodians will be employed first," he said this during the symbolic handover of 47 detainees from the Cambodian government to the Malaysia and Sarawak governments in Siem Reap today.
Othsman represented the Cambodian government while Malaysia and Sarawak were represented by Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Fatimah Abdullah.
Also present were Santubong MP Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Temporary Charge de Affairs at the Malaysian Embassy in Phnom Penh Ruzaimi Mohamad and director of the Sarawak regional office of the Foreign Ministry Deddy Faisal Ahmad Salleh.
Meanwhile, Fatimah expressed her gratitude to the Cambodian government for providing good cooperation to the Malaysian government during the negotiating process to bring home all the detainees.
"With the power of Almighty Allah we have met with people such as Datuk Othsman and his friends who are sincere in helping us to secure the release of the detainees, as well as the Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and Foreign Ministry secretary-general," she said.
Fatimah said the Malaysian government was in the midst of arranging the transportation to bring all 47 Malaysians home.
"Initially, we are planning to bring them home in stages, but it is better if all can return home in one group," she said.
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4 thoughts on "Cambodian Minister: Incident should serve as lesson for everyone"
dinobeano says:	 February 17, 2019 at 4:39 am
This is one embarrassing incident we want to put behind us.They should be punished so that it will not be repeated.–Din Merican
orang malaya says:	 February 17, 2019 at 8:00 am
A preview of things to come in the future, Malaysians seeking jobs enmasse in neighboring countries due to poor governance and economy. PH component parties should stop politicking and instead start governing. You are now in the drivers seat and have to shoulder the blame should the country fail Can no longer blame BN.
Zulkifly Said says:	 February 17, 2019 at 3:23 pm
There is a sucker born every minute.
katasayang says:	 February 18, 2019 at 3:26 am
It is just doing what we have been groomed to do. Jho Low once spoke in his alma mater, be like him. We are like him. 1PM agrees. With Tun Dr, we look up to others.