Fancy owning a Balinese-themed mansion set in a half-hectare compound, in the leafy suburbs of Section 7 Shah Alam, Selangor?

khir toyo mansion 060709 08 Sekinchan state representative Ng Suee Lim may well be able to match the buyer and seller, for property that is going at a steal.

The mansion belongs to former Selangor menteri besar and current state opposition leader Dr Mohd Khir Toyo. While Ng values it at RM24 million , Khir insists that it has cost a mere RM3.5 million to build.

While refuting Ng’s claim yesterday, Khir had laughingly challenged him to become his property agent - to sell the house at RM24 million in return for a 50 percent commission.

sekinchan transplant voter 151107 ng swee lim 2 At a press conference in Shah Alam today, a serious-enough Ng took up the dare, even saying he already has several interested buyers lined up and that the starting price has been set at RM8 million.

“I will try my best. What I need now is an official appointment letter and most importantly, the keys to the mansion, so that I can take (prospective) buyers to evaluate the property,” he said.

Ng had claimed that the cost of Khir’s house would have been beyond his means as menteri besar for eight years up to the March 2008 general election.

Khir immediately responded, saying that the house is being financed through a 30-year RM3.5 million loan from HSBC.

Sources of income?

Today, Ng continued to question Khir’s sources of income. He said that - at a conservative estimate of a 4 percent interest rate - Khir would have to pay RM16,000 monthly to service the loan.

khir toyo pc on khir toyo mansion 060709 With Khir’s current salary and allowances of about RM8,000 a month, he would find this difficult, Ng noted.

“He is a dentist (by profession). Even if he charges RM50 per extraction, he would have to pull out 320 teeth a month!” he exclaimed.

Furthermore - as menteri besar - Khir would have been prohibited from running a business.

Ng also brushed off Khir’s allegations that the exposé was a case of revenge over a ‘turf war’ involving their constituencies.

Khir is state assemblyperson for Sungai Panjang, which adjoins the Sekinchan state seat.

“Khir has only recently been active in visiting constituents over the past two months and has been making visits to Sekinchan,” explained Ng, in denying the accusation.

“He is distributing welfare contributions to the poor and the elderly. That is good. We welcome it.”

On the possibility that Khir could take legal action against him, Ng said he is ready for this and is already preparing a legal fund to fight the case.