An aide to International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali today came to his defence against criticisms over remarks about Malaysia being selective in accepting foreign direct investments (FDI).

Dr Afif Bahardin (above) in a statement lambasted former second finance minister Johari Abdul Ghani, who yesterday labelled Azmin's remarks as "nonsense".

The Seberang Jaya assemblyperson claimed that Johari was being "selective" in presenting facts about the country's economy to...