THE SPLURGE WILL CONTINUE

Remember the RM 1.8 million facebook debacle attributed to the then Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen in June 2011.

The Malaysian Parliament was told on that her ministry paid a gargantuan RM1,758,432 on developing six Facebook pages to promote Malaysian tourism.

The disclosure by Deputy Tourism Minister James Dawos Mamit shocked parliament and the tourism industry.

Rasah MP Anthony Loke raised the question, “You need RM1.8 million to run Facebook pages and applications? A six-year-old can start a Facebook page,” a stunned Loke told reporters at the Parliament lobby on Tuesday 14th Junr 2011.
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“If Datuk Seri Ng Yen Yen has problems getting people to help start Facebook pages, DAP headquarters can help her out, we have people who can develop these things at no cost.”

A report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission was made when Minister Ng Yen Yen could not offer a detailed explanation. So far we heard nothing of this.

Ng Yen Yen was not in House during that question time and made her deputy do the dirty job. Her colleagues say she was down with a sore throat – not the first time that she has ‘disappeared’ when the going got tough.

Although, it may seem as if she is the special target of the opposition lawmakers, more  often than not her replies have shocked the nation although many have already braced themselves for stories of her legendary spending sprees.

Even her former party boss, ex-MCA president Ong Tee Keat had demanded that she explain her travelling costs. During the period 2009 to 2010, Yen Yen had racked up travelling expenses of RM3.25 million for 16 overseas visits.

Let us continue to brace ourselves and watch this woman as Chairman of Tourism Malaysia spend all that public money now allotted to Tourism Malaysia for the Visit Malaysia Year 2014.