JOHOR POLLS | Bersatu supreme council member Azmin Ali, who hit the campaign trail in the Johor polls today, has emphasised to the public his efforts to preserve the economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic and recalled how some critics had mocked him.

Azmin said he remembered one stinging remark that insinuated he was "opening the backdoor" as he allowed some businesses to continue operating during the pandemic.

The international trade and industry minister did not mention names but the...