KUCHING: Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan says he will pay the fine for not wearing a mask at a recent public event. Awang Tengah said he had been contacted by the police over the matter and acknowledged his mistake. Of course I will pay it," he said at the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation's assembly here on Thursday (April 8). Awang Tengah was responding to a viral video clip which showed him visiting hawker stalls without wearing a face mask during his visit to Matu on March 31. The video also showed him giving money to the hawkers.

Source: The Star April 08, 2021 04:26 UTC