SG BAKAP BY-ELECTION | Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has revealed that the government was forced to make difficult choices between upgrading airports or funding essential services such as schools and hospitals.

He said maintaining a school costs RM40 to RM50 million a year, while a hospital costs RM500 million, and if RM2 to RM3 billion were set aside for airport upgrades a year, school budgets would have to be cut.

“If we upgrade one airport...