MP slams govt for giving in to rhetoric over Timah controversy

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has slammed the government for giving in to "extreme rhetoric and sentiments" perpetrated by certain quarters over the controversy surrounding the name of local whiskey brand Timah.

His criticism came after the company manufacturing the homegrown whiskey agreed to consider changing its name and image on its label.

“There are so many other important matters the country is grappling...