Mewa means 'stupid': Ministry's new acronym still under discussion

The acronym for the Ministry of Environment and Water is still under discussion and will only be decided at a cabinet meeting later, revealed its minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

The PAS deputy president told Malaysiakini this, following an allegation that the acronym for the ministry, Mewa, is akin to the Kelantan dialect word “mewa” which means confused or stupid (bingung atau bodoh)....