<figure id="attachment_3228713" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3228713" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3228713" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/f66ec036-puncak-borneo-mp-willie-mongin-bung-moktar-radin-tile-pic-61225.webp" alt="Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin Bung Moktar Radin" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3228713" class="wp-caption-text">Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin said he and the late Bung Moktar Radin became good friends after the latter&#8217;s controversial outburst in Parliament in 2018.</figcaption></figure>
PETALING JAYA: Willie Mongin has shared what transpired behind the scenes following the late Bung Moktar Radin&#8217;s <a href="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/08/07/bung-moktar-says-f-you-in-dewan-rakyat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vulgar outburst</a> at the Puncak Borneo MP during Dewan Rakyat proceedings in 2018.
Willie, formerly of PKR, said many had assumed that he and Bung held a vendetta against each other after the incident, but that was not the case.
&#8220;He apologised in Parliament and after he exited the house, I went to see him. We hugged and shook hands, and he said: &#8216;Young man, I know you&#8217;re a good leader. There are still many things you have to learn, but don&#8217;t be angry, we&#8217;re both from Borneo.&#8217;
&#8220;After that incident, we became close. In fact, in another incident (in 2020) where I was accused of showing the middle finger, Bung stood up to defend me and deny that I did so.
&#8220;Since then, we’d shared a really strong &#8216;Borneo spirit&#8217;. We were good friends,&#8221; said the Gabungan Parti Sarawak MP.
In 2018, Bung had uttered a vulgar phrase at Willie through his microphone in the Dewan Rakyat after the latter asked him if he had gone to a casino.
That moment has since been immortalised in an internet meme, with netizens seeing the humour in Bung’s unexpected outburst.
Willie said he had last shared a meal with Bung in Parliament two weeks ago, with the six-term Kinabatangan MP sharing stories that had left him in stitches.
He said Bung was both a funny and stern man, and pointed out that the Sabah Umno chief&#8217;s debates in the Dewan Rakyat were always spontaneous, with no prepared speech text.
&#8220;He will be remembered as a leader who was firm, frank and committed in fighting for the interests of Sabahans. May his contributions and sacrifices live on,&#8221; said Willie.

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