KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 -- DAP leader Lim Guan Eng has labelled his rival and Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong a "failed minister" as he blamed the MCA president for Facebook and Google's move to pull out investments worth billions.

Lim, a former finance minister, claimed Wee's decision to reverse the cabotage exemption made by the then Pakatan Harapan administration forced the two tech giants to sideline the country.

"Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong is a failed minister for stubbornly clinging on to failed policies, causing catastrophic losses of billions of ringgit of critical investments in the digital technology sector," Lim said in a statement.

"Even the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation(MDEC) has called for the restor...