Flying High On Taxpayers' Money

Flying High On Taxpayers' Money
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THE antics of officials of the Wives of Elected Representatives in Selangor (Balkis) story made headlines on April 25, 2009 when theSun reported:

“Three days after their husbands lost power to rule Selangor, the wives got into the act – plotting to dissolve a welfare body and remove almost RM10 million from its bank accounts.” Three days later, we exposed yet other wrongdoings.

We wrote: “While their husbands went on ‘lawatan sambil belajar’, the wives were not to be outdone. Shopping trips, overseas junkets and lavish functions have been the hallmark of activities of Balkis. Nothing wrong with the junkets, except that their excesses were paid for by the state government and private donors, who contributed money thinking that it was going to good causes.

In the eight years that  Khir Toyo has been mentri besar, (his wife) Zaharah Kechik, who headed Balkis, has led delegations on trips to Europe, Hongkong and Australia.”

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