During a press conference on Tuesday, state Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah slammed ‘overzealous’ officers as ‘smartasses’ for putting entertainer Dayang Nurfaizah under quarantine upon her arrival from the peninsula on December 28. ― Picture by Sulok Tawie
Its chief Saifunnizam Sam said Abdul Karim’s use of the word was disgraceful and uncalled for, especially when it was uttered by a minister to describe government officers who were just doing their job to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Sarawak. During a press conference on Tuesday, Abdul Karim slammed “overzealous” officers as “smartasses” for putting entertainer Dayang Nurfaizah under quarantine upon her arrival from the peninsula on December 28.