ANTIDOTE Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud raised eyebrows, and a few laughs, when he lost his temper very visibly on Dec 17 last year. A reporter asked him in passing about NGO allegations of corruption and calls for his arrest.

Eyewitnesses say Taib yelled “That’s a lie!” and then left the ‘Halal Transformation’ promotion he had graced with his appearance. His bodyguard later returned, and demanded to know which newspaper the reporter was from.