MALACCA: FORMER prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s criticism of the Melaka Gateway mega project goes against his very own goals in Vision 2020. “It (Melaka Gateway) is a sheer economic strategy after careful consideration by all parties. Dr Mahathir had hit out at the RM43 billion Melaka Gateway port project as yet another sign that the Federal Government was “ceding sovereignty to China for short-term political gains”. This (Melaka Gateway) is unnecessary,” the 91-year-old was quoted as saying in the South China Morning Post last month. Earlier this year, Dr Mahathir repeated his criticism of Chinese investments in Johor’s Forest City, insisting that foreign land ownership would undermine national sovereignty.

Source: New Strait Times April 16, 2017 23:48 UTC