Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim said he has received confirmation from Communications and Multimedia Minister Annuar Musa that Google and Facebook had bypassed Malaysia for the Apricot internet subsea cable project due to the unresolved cabotage policy.

He said this was despite Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong, who reinstated the cabotage policy on foreign ships engaged in the repair of undersea cables, insisting that the policy had not impacted internet investments in the country.

"On Sept 30, Wee, in replying to questions from Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng, gave various excuses to deny that his decision to revoke...