DPM defends Bakun dam sale, not a bailout

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Malaysia on Monday defended its plan to sell the troubled Bakun dam in Borneo, denying it was a bailout for the controversial multi-billion-dollar project.

The mega-dam in Sarawak state, which is nearing completion after nearly two decades of setbacks and delays, has long been condemned as a catastrophe for the environment and tribal people.

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