Sarawak party: Federal govt’s decision to re-open Malaysia’s economy shows ‘love of money over love of lives’ | Malay Mail

Parti Bumi Kenyalang president Voon Lee Shan said a medical expert told him it is a grave mistake to re-open the economy at this critical juncture in Sarawak's Covid-19 fight. — Picture by Sulok Tawie

Its president Voon Lee Shan said not every directive on the re-opening of economic sectors from the federal government or prime minister has to be followed when the state is still battling the Covid-19 pandemic. “The state government must know that we are fighting a war against Covid-19 and the war is not even won yet with many frontliners having contracted this deadly virus,” he said, stressing that Covid-19 is an invisible and dangerous enemy.

He added that the virus can spread quickly within the community, which in turn leads to a massive mobilisation of resources to contain it.

Politicians talk without thinking. No money to sustain the health system means more death.

Without money there is no lives

thats a very stupid and immature statement. we just need to keep the balance. i dont think the govt did wrong

Question of affordability, more likely. Trying to give so much when you have so little. They can try issuing more government debts, but it'd not look good on the report card. Bukan gitu?

Malaysia's gross international reserves dropped to US$101.7 billion as of March 31, from US$103 billion on March 13. The reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.7 months of retained imports and is 1.1 times total short-term external debt. Bankruptcy “Doom Day”

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