Recorded video call gives Wee upper hand in cabotage debate

Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong seemed to have the upper hand in last night's debate with former finance minister Lim Guan Eng over the country's cabotage policy on foreign ships that repair submarine cables.

With an edge of having better access through his office, Wee brought into the debate a pre-recorded video of his virtual meeting with Yoshio Sato - the vice-president of global submarine cable company NTT Ltd - to refute allegations that he had caused the country to lose billions of ringgit in...