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Equal opportunity, you say? Study finds race trumps skills in job hunt

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Photo from Centre for Governance and Political Studies Twitter (@CentGPS).

A recent report from the Center for Governance and Political Studies (Cent-GPS), a Kuala Lumpur based behavioral and social science research firm, concluded that private companies are least likely to respond to applications of Indians and Malays when they send in their resumes.

Drawing from a similar 2016 research by Hwok Aun Lee and Muhammed Abdul Khalid, the 2019 Cent-GPS study hypothesized three major factors that affect judgement in hiring applicants: 1) Malays are at an ethnic disadvantage in the application process; 2) Women’s chances at getting hired are influenced by whether they wear a hijab or tudung; and 3) Mandarin proficiency is a necessary skill in the job hunt.

The Centre sent out 3,829 resumes of seven different people to 547 private companies. Each resume was formatted similarly, including the applicant’s educational background, fresh graduate working experience, residence, and language proficiency (Bahasa Malaysia, English, and Mandarin Chinese). The resumes, however, varied in religious affiliations.

The resulting employment trends from the 2019 research are alarming and did not vary much from the 2016 study.

“Both our female and male Chinese candidates obtained more job callbacks than their Malay and Indian counterparts combined.”

The two ethnic Chinese applicants, Nicola Yeoh and Gabriel Liew, received the most responses from companies at 240 and 179 respectively. Muhammad Saddiq Azmi received 43 responses while Thivakar Gunasegaran fared worst among all at only 20 responses.

Nur Sakinah, who wore a hijab on her resume photo, got 50 responses from the companies at a 9.14 percent response rate. Zulaikha Asyiqin Rashidi, who did not wear a hijab, received 70 responses and fared at 12.8 percent response rate. Kavitha Muthusamy got the least number of responses among the women with only 49.

All seven applicants indicated an “intermediate” proficiency in Mandarin, but only the two ethnic Chinese applicants received the highest number of responses from the companies in which they applied.

The Cent-GPS report concluded that “when companies list ‘Mandarin required’ in their advertisement, it is just a filter to hire Chinese candidates.”

Should these obviously discriminatory employment trends continue, greater numbers of equally qualified Malay and Indian graduates would find it more difficult to secure work in an already cutthroat global job market.

 

Unpaid migrant workers to negotiate with their employer

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The Independent
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On March 6, a group of migrant labourers assembled in front of the old Central Provident Fund building to protest Stargood Construction’s failure to pay them their salaries.

A mediation session for the protesting labourers and Stargood Construction was scheduled in order to settle matters.

The group claimed that subcontractor Stargood Construction owed them at least S$300,000 as salaries for 59 labourers.

But Lin Jie Bao, Stargood’s owner, also claimed that its main contractor, Shimizu Corporation, also failed to pay them for their work.

Shimizu deputy manager Benjamin Lek did not have prior knowledge that Stargood failed to pay its labourers.

“These are not our workers, so we are just helping to tide them over until they can stand on their own feet,” said Lek.

As negotiations continue, Singaporean non-government organization, Migrant Workers Centre (MWC), has been giving aid to the labourers by supplying groceries and providing accommodation. Shimizu has also agreed to work with MWC to help the affected labourers.

Following the protest incident, the Migrant Workers Centre posted:

“If you are a migrant worker and you face similar workplace issues or have any other burning questions or anxieties over your employment, do not delay or hesitate to come forward and seek help.

“We will walk you through your rights and protections, (sic) and provide you end to end assistance from registering your claim, all the way through to resolution or settlement, and thereafter, with employment placement with a new employer if this is possible.

“There are no charges for our services as long as you are a work permit holder. Particularly in the case of salary claims, we urge you to come forward to seek assistance as early as possible so that you will have the best chance of successful recovery. You can contact us via our Helpline 65362692 or leave us a message on FB.”

According to the Ministry of Manpower, Singapore has 1,371,700 foreign labourers, 280,400 of which have work permits for construction jobs as of June 2018. The foreign construction labourers reportedly earn around S$500 in a month.

https://theindependent.sg.sg/migrant-workers-protest-in-cbd-to-demand-unpaid-salaries-of-nearly-300000/

 

Actress Joanne Peh accused of cyberbullying over Instagram post about child actors

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Photo: Instagram screengrab

Singapore – Actress and recently turned director, Joanne Peh has been on the hot seat as she was accused of cyberbullying after a self-reflective Instagram post on March 7, 2019.

Ms Peh is currently working on her upcoming short film, Under the Tree, that includes a cast of inexperienced child actors.

She wrote:

My story begins with these two whose friendship blossomed under the tree.

It was a huge challenge working with child actors and especially more so when they have not been trained. There was no time to rehearse and they were not emotionally ready for what the scenes required. They were also very camera conscious and habitually looked into the camera. (sic)

There is a first for everyone and this being their first is a very good attempt. I do reflect on this experience and wonder what and how I could have done it differently if I had been given the luxury of time? Would I have been able to draw out a better performance? Or perhaps with children this age, it’s just too much to ask and they should need a rehearsal or two (or more) to understand blocking and the fourth wall? #jpdirects #underthetreebyjp #那年树下 #freshtakes (sic)

Not surprisingly Ms Peh’s post was negatively received by the online community. In a short amount of time, she was accused of cyberbullying and was urged to “consider taking the post down.”

A certain @pollykahloon found the post offensive and became upset at the comments the director made. She was also asked to practice some self-reflection.

Photo: Instagram screengrab

Ms Peh, for her musings, was called “insensitive,” “unprofessional,” and caused “disgust” to netizens, especially parents with child actors. They also commented on her profession and called her “inexperienced as a director” and even asked her to look at her own “inadequacies” instead of the children’s.

Photo: Instagram screengrab

Ms Peh replied to the comments and wrote a lengthy and detailed post on the whole thing. She wrote that the negative comments began after an angry comment from the child actor’s parent for calling her child “challenging” to work with.

Ms Peh mentioned how only those on the set would know what truly happened and the “general consensus” the negative comments were talking about came from a perspective that had no part in the set.

See the director’s comment thread below:

Photo: Instagram screengrab

She also said that there was nothing written to criticise the children. She merely commented on how they were not camera-trained and emotionally-ready”, a fact that posed a challenge for her to get them ready for the scene. “There is nothing else implied, and if there are any, (sic) they are likely your own,” she wrote.

Photo: Instagram screengrab
Photo: Instagram screengrab

Ms Peh continued her post by sharing her own experiences with child actors and acting in general.

Photo: Instagram screengrab

To add icing on the cake, the director clarified that the parents of the child actors gave permission for the image to be used, which shuts down the claims that many had regarding the proper usage of the picture.

The actress-director also reverted to the offended parent inquiring on a better phrasing of her opinions but was only told to take down the post or give credit to the children which she did. “I will not be bullied into writing only the good things and down playing the challenges I face on this journey because of someone’s fear of not being good enough,” said Ms Peh.

Photo: Instagram screengrab

As time progressed, the tables turned, and netizens are now standing up for Ms Peh.

Photo: Instagram screengrab
Photo: Instagram screengrab

Maybe, if people could have done a little fact-checking and research before commenting, they would realise the background for Ms Peh’s directorial decisions.

She wrote the following during the early stages of production. Ms Peh believes in adding more diversity in the industry and chose child actors with no acting experience, among others, to push her advocacy across.

Photo: Instagram screengrab

Read her post below:

View this post on Instagram

My story begins with these two whose friendship blossomed under the tree. It was a huge challenge working with child actors and especially more so when they have not been trained. There was no time to rehearse and they were not emotionally ready for what the scenes required. They were also very camera conscious and habitually looked into the camera. There is a first for everyone and this being their first is a very good attempt. I do reflect on this experience and wonder what and how I could have done it differently if I had been given the luxury of time? Would I have been able to draw out a better performance? Or perhaps with children this age, it’s just too much to ask and they should need a rehearsal or two (or more) to understand blocking and the fourth wall? #jpdirects #underthetreebyjp #那年树下 #freshtakes

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Lee Bee Wah slammed for portraying the Govt as one that “scrimps on itself” to provide for “stupid wastrels”

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Jewel Stolarchuk
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Nee Soon GRC MP, Lee Bee Wah, has been slammed for seemingly portraying the Government as one that “scrimps on itself” to provide for “stupid wastrels,” through a story she recently told in Parliament about a generous grandfather or “Ah Gong” and his ungrateful grandson, “Ah Seng”.

Expressing her support for Budget 2019 with the story, which has been described as “problematic” by many, Lee very emphatically shared this story in Mandarin:

“I would like to conclude this budget debate with a story: There’s a boy who lives next door to me, his name is Ah Seng. He has an “Ah Gong” (grandpa) who loves him very much.
“Ah Gong would always scrimp on himself. Even when his clothing is torn, he would mend it over and over again. He saved every cents, (sic) one cent at a time. Every 3 or 5 years, Ah Kong would take out a sum of money to give to his dearest Ah Seng.
“For example, when Ah Seng went to the university, Ah Gong gave him a sum of money. When Ah Seng wanted to go overseas to participate in immersion programme, Ah Gong gave him a sum of money. When Ah Seng wanted to get married, Ah Gong gave him a sum of money. When Ah Seng and his friends wanted to start a small business, Ah Gong also gave him a sum of money.
“One day, Ah Seng asked his Ah Gong, “Ah Gong, Ah Gong, why did you always give me money only every 3 or 5 years? Why didn’t you give me money every year?”
“At this moment upon hearing this, Ah Kong was deeply disappointed and also extremely angry. Ah Gong burst out in Hokkien: “You ungrateful child! You’ll ruin our family! You have such a good Ah Gong and you still don’t know it! I have been scrimping on myself, only to help you. Do other people’s Ah Gong do that for them?!”“

As Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat was seen smiling, Lee concluded her story by asserting:

“Mr Speaker, my residents do understand we have a very good government – which very carefully and cautiously manages our finances so that we can have budget and finance surpluses, and Pioneer and Merdeka Generation Packages. Not every government can accomplish this.”

The specific phrases Lee used to characterize his grandson, were phrases like “si gui kia” which means stupid kid, “bai jia zi” which means wastrel.

Pointing out that such harsh words characterise critics of the budget as “ungrateful louts,” award-winning cartoonist Sonny Liew wrote: “The analogy reduces any critics of the budget to the status of ungrateful louts (“si gui kia” – stupid kid, “bai jia zi” – wastrel) who “um zai si” (don’t know what’s good for them, literally “don’t know death”), which is unkind at best.”

Liew also highlighted that the story is “problematic” because of the odd allusion that the Government, like the grandfather in the story, “scrimps” on itself. He said:

“The insistence on benchmarking public sector wages to top private sector salaries makes the narrative about Ah Gong’s “scrimping” (“seng jiak seng cheng” – scrimping on food and clothes) rather odd.”

He also stressed that the story is contentious because “comparisons between household and state finances aren’t as clear cut as sometimes believed.”

Echoing Liew’s views, hundreds of Singaporeans have blasted Lee Bee Wah for the boastful story that openly praises her own party:

https://theindependent.sg.sg/ownself-praise-ownself-lee-bee-wah-draws-flak-for-comparing-the-govt-to-a-generous-grandfather/

Expensive bus stop benches that were “meant to last 20 years” are set to be replaced in exercise costing millions

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Jewel Stolarchuk
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Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan

Singapore-The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Thursday (7 Mar) that the seats at bus shelters will be revamped to feature wider seats in an exercise costing millions of dollars.

The statutory board, which is under the Ministry of Transport, announced that it has installed these new seats – some of which even feature arm rests – at some of the 3,000 bus shelters the LTA owns and operates.

According to the Transport Ministry’s 2019 expenditure estimates, the new seats will be installed at another 2,097 bus stops operated by private vendors in exchange for a licence to show advertisements.

This exercise is expected to cost a hefty S$2.14 million, according to the LTA.

This new project has rubbed some Singaporeans the wrong way, since the Government said just last year that benches at bus stops are expected to last “at least 20 years with minimum maintenance.”

The older benches are also expensive. Last October, the LTA said that bus-stop benches in Singapore cost between S$500 and S$1,500, excluding installation costs. For example, a typical powder-coated aluminium bench costs around S$1,300, with an installation cost of about S$200.

Responding to LTA’s latest announcement, socio-political commentator Andrew Loh wrote on Facebook: “Today, 7 March, the LTA says bus stop benches will be “replaced” with those with “wider seats”. But last October, it said such benches “are expected to last at least 20 years with minimum maintenance.”

Referring to Lee Bee Wah’s recent parliamentary speech in which she compared the Government to a generous grandfather who “scrimps” on himself to provide for his ungrateful children, Loh added tongue-in-cheek:

“I thought “Ah Kong” is good at scrimping? Why such waste?”

https://www.facebook.com/andrewlohhp/posts/2360613983963537

Mortgage affordability evidence Minister Lawrence Wong provided is debatable

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Speaking at the 2019 Committee of Supply Debate, Minister of National Development Lawrence Wong said that mortgage affordability today is better than it was in the 1970s.

“I asked my parents who bought their HDB flat in the 70s, they said that indeed, at that time when they bought their first flat from HDB, it was about $25,000, which was about the price in the 70s. But then, their combined income was less than $1,000 per month, just a few hundred dollars, and they had to fork out almost 50% of their income every month for mortgage servicing.

“Today, the mortgage servicing ratio is less than 25%, below what it used to be in the past. It is also well within international benchmarks of affordability. Internationally, when we look at housing affordability, they will typically look at the servicing ratio of around 30% to 35%. We are keeping well below that. Not to mention that the vast majority of these first timers are able to service their loans entirely with CPF, that means with zero cash. And even for those who use cash, it is very little.”

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Evidences suggest that mortgage affordability today versus the affordability in the 70s is debatable

The anecdotal evidence Mr Wong provided for mortgage affordability in the 70s may have not been the norm.

A Straits Times article published in 1977 pointed out that a family which bought a four-room flat for about $25,000 paid just $82 a month to service their mortgage loan (or $45.55/month/person).

Moreover, in speaking to the New Nation in 18 March, 1978 about a newly launched mortgage protection insurance scheme for HDB flat owners, then-CEO of NTUC Income Tan Kin Lian said, “in the current drive we have found that many people have already paid in full for their flats through their CPF.”” (‘Income now offers mortgage policies’, The Straits Times, dated 18 March, 1978)

HDB chief suggests buyers should pay less for resale flats with shorter leases

These evidences suggest that mortgage affordability today versus the mortgage affordability in the 70s is debatable.

“Based on the current contribution levels, the average Singaporean who has just started working, after buying a comfortable four-room flat, and after working 40 years, can retire with at least $35,000.

“A person just entering the labour force, say at the age of 15, would have 40 working years ahead of him. Before he is entitled to withdraw his CPF. During that time, his average wage would be in the region of $400 at current levels.

“This means that he can accumulate in those 40 years a total CPF savings of $59,520, which is a sizable sum. This is assuming the contribution rate remain at 15 ½ per cent for employer and employee.

“Even after the purchase of a flat – and a four-room one can be bought from the HDB for about $24,500 – he would have $35,000 remaining in his account to comfort him in old age.

“…HDB statistics show that the average household income for people wanting to purchase four-room flats is now $672 for an average of 1.8 income earners. This works out to an average of $373 a person.

“On this salary, the person would accumulate CPF savings of $115.60 a month which is considerably greater than the payment needed for purchasing a flat. A family who buys a four-room flat and chooses to stretch payment over the maximum of 20 years will have to pay principal of $82 a month. Using the same average of income earners in a family, (ie. 1.8), this works out to $45.55 a month for each person. The surplus that remains in the account is therefore about $70 a month.

“Even if the family chooses to buy the flat over 10 years, the family’s repayment would be only $163 a month in principal, or $90.70 a person. This is still lower than his CPF contribution though the margin is much reduced.

“The four-room flat which these figures refer to is the latest offered by the HDB.

“These ‘new flats’ offer three bedrooms, a living room as well as a kitchen and two bathrooms. The living area is also vastly increased over older designs.

“Expensive as they may be in relation to smaller flats – the three room new flat costs only about $16,000 against $25,000 for a four-room one – they are very popular among those who want to move out of smaller flats.” – ‘Falling back on CPF in old age’, The Straits Times, dated 19, September, 1977

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Venomous remedy for male impotence?

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Scientists have found this bizarre option just may be the cure for male impotence.

Based on a study, the most venomous spiders in the world secrete a toxin that has the ability to produce a substance to aid men and improve their bedroom performance.

The Brazilian Wandering Spider from the genus Phoneutria, which in Greek means ‘murderess’ (female murderer) can kill people with a small bite, especially children.

A team of Brazilian scientists have developed a gel using this exotic spider’s toxin and they believe with this erectile dysfunction will soon be a thing of the past.

They claim this venom is “more effective than Viagra.”

The BZ371 substance is brought by the priapism or the persistent and painful erection caused by the spider’s bite to men.

Reducing the pain effect, studies used the toxin in a very small amount to double the penis’ blood flow. In a clinical trial, this led men to have an erection for half an hour without any side-effects.

Experts cited the gel boosts nitric oxide found in the male’s body, dilating the blood vessels as more blood is pumped, stimulating the penis.

The study also suggests that the venom could help women with declining libidos.

Bilahari Kausikan on longstanding issues with M’sia and the “ineffective government across the causeway”

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Obbana Rajah
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Retired Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan is known for his sharp tongue and rather strong opinions against Singapore’s closest neighbour – Malaysia. According to him, Singapore’s future stands to be fraught with delayed projects, air pollution and unresolved longstanding issues.

In a Facebook post on 7th March, Kausikan shared an article about Acting Minister for Transport Vivian Balakrishnan’s announcement regarding delays the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) link project will likely face.

Mr Balakrishnan said on Thursday, March 7, that Malaysia has “repeatedly delayed” confirming its joint-venture partner for the firm that will operate the rail link.

In his post, Kausikan wrote, that the delayed railway “is just another example of the consequences of a fundamentally incoherent and thus ineffective government across the causeway”.

He also added that “The haze from fires in Johor that is affecting parts of Singapore is another example”.

“Dr M raising old bilateral issues to distract attention from his inability and unwillingness to keep promises made during an election he by his own admission did not expect to win, is yet another”, he continued.

He also concluded that the issues arising from Malaysia were due to the following: It is not just Dr M; it is systemic instability.

https://www.facebook.com/bilahari.kausikan/posts/2315867372004012

This is not the first time Bilahari Kausikan has written about Singapore’s relationship with Malaysia.

Following the slew of heated exchanges between Singaporeans and Malaysians after a local student from Oxford debated with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad, Bilahari Kausikan also took to social media to weigh in on the issue.

https://theindependent.sg.sg/bilahari-kausikan-weighs-in-on-dr-ms-debate-with-oxford-student-says-what-did-he-expect/

MCCY Minister Grace Fu highlights Li Hongyi’s mobile application in Parliament

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Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu announced in Parliament on Wednesday (6 Mar) that new services will be added to the Municipal Services Office (MSO) online OneService application in the near future.

The new services will allow residents to complete simple transactions and engage each other more conveniently.

Fu added that the MSO, which she heads, will pump another S$25 million over a period of five years to extend the Municipal Services Productivity Fund (MSPF), that is meant to help government agencies provide better services to residents.

One of the projects that Fu highlighted as an initiative funded by the MSPF is the Parking.sg mobile application, that allows motorists in Singapore to pay for parking digitally.

Revealing that the application has helped motorists save costs, Fu said: “Nearly half of parking sessions are ended early, with more than $S3.3 million refunded to drivers for unused time so far.”

Interestingly, the Parking.sg application was developed by the son of the nation’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Li Hongyi.

The son of Lee and state-owned wealth fund Temasek’s CEO Ho Ching, Hongyi presently serves as deputy director of product and engineering at the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech).

Having previously been employed at Google, the MIT graduate has been with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore for over 4 years, since December 2013. According to his LinkedIn profile, Hongyi is now in charge of increasing interest in computer science education in Singapore, redesigning and reimplementing data.gov.sg, and improving the transport network using sensors and optimisation algorithms.

Hongyi is now working on improving the efficiency of transport in Singapore through a new application called Beeline – a crowdsourcing platform for commuters to “activate more direct, private express bus routes that cater to their travel needs, especially during peak periods.”

https://theindependent.sg.sg/li-hongyi-is-working-on-improving-the-efficiency-of-transport-in-singapore/

https://theindependent.sg.sg/parking-sg-was-developed-under-the-leadership-of-pm-lees-son-li-hongyi/

Anwar fights back in power struggle sparked by Islamists

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Kazi Mahmood
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Anwar Ibrahim, former Prisoner of Conscience and Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia speaks at an Amnesty staff meeting, London 9 March 2005.

Malaysia’s slated future prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has accused the opposition alliance Islamist component party PAS of having received illegal funds from the former government’s main component party UMNO led by former prime minister Najib Razak.

PAS (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) has allegedly been working to cause a split in the country’s current Pakatan Harapan government, an alliance in which Anwar leads the major component party PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat).

Anwar dangled what he says is evidence of the Islamist party paying Sarawak Report to quash the defamation case it initiated against Clare Rewcastle-Brown, the Sarawak born blogger who alleged that PAS received money from Umno prior to the general elections in May last year.

The case is now closed, PAS allegedly paid for the expenses – a hefty amount of RM1.4 million – coming from the boss of a government-linked company. PAS is denying it paid the blogger.

But it is the bold stance taken by Anwar – who has stayed away from the limelight for a long time – that is out of the ordinary.

“My name is Anwar Ibrahim, I won’t fight without evidence,” says the PKR leader in an expose on how the funds were channelled to PAS.

“1MDB funds were not channelled directly to PAS but to a former leader. However, PAS did get the money from Umno,” he insists.

The Malaysian anti-corruption agency is still looking into all corners to link PAS or its leaders to an elaborate network of cheats worthy of the bad guys in a maze runner challenge.

The same method was allegedly used by the 1MDB fraudsters who built a network of fake companies, companies using similar names to well-known business entities across the world in a clear bid to hide the sources and the origins of the laundered money.

In the case of the Islamists, Anwar is accusing them of taking Umno’s dole under cover of a similar network, but this time, they used various other parties and companies or NGO’s to streamline the money that, eventually (say those who exposed the crime), went to PAS.

Indeed Anwar expects anti-graft busters to dot the lines and make the link between PAS, the seized assets, Umno and perhaps, who knows, stolen 1MDB money.

Nevertheless, it is the way the MACC reacted to Anwar’s attack on PAS, brandishing a photocopy of what he says is evidence that PAS paid Sarawak Report to agree to close the case of the Rm90 million gift allegedly given by Umno to the Islamists.

PAS is still battling the accusations. Its leaders, the people who received the money in their personal accounts, the GLC boss and many others were called in by the anti-graft agents.

While PAS has left investigation in the hands of Allah, it is certain there will be some fallout from the MACC investigation.

For example, people banking in large sums of money to individuals and NGO accounts will have to explain why these payments were made.

MACC’s forensic department will definitely detect where the transactions started and where it ended.

The recipients of the money will have to give concrete answers. Why did they get the money and where did the money go?

It is a question of time before the story is cleared and the hidden pieces are put together.

On the other hand, the Sarawak Report boss says she had documents to prove that she had been paid RM1.4 million, and was confident it was paid on behalf of Hadi and PAS.

Hadi, the PAS leader, yesterday denied that he or PAS paid off Rewcastle-Brown, as they did not have the financial means to make the payment.

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