Come clean on bumi housing fund or go on leave, Johor MB told
Johor Menteri Besar Khaled Nordin is urged to reveal all details about the bumiputera housing fund at the centre of a corruption probe, at the state assembly sitting this week.
Otherwise, he should also go on leave, DAP's Pekan Nenas assemblyperson Yeo Tung Siong said.
Yeo said Khaled "smeared the integrity of Bangsa Johor" by having this on his watch.
Johor Menteri Besar Khaled Nordin is urged to reveal all details about the bumiputera housing fund at the centre of a corruption probe, at the state assembly sitting this week.
Otherwise, he should also go on leave, DAP's Pekan Nenas assemblyperson Yeo Tung Siong said.
Yeo said Khaled "smeared the integrity of Bangsa Johor" by having this on his watch.
"I hope all transactions related to the fund will be presented at the state legislative assembly sitting and for the National Audit Department to review it all.
"If the MB fails to provide an explanation, he should also go on leave and let another Johor team (the opposition) take over," he said at a press conference in Subang Jaya today.
This was in reference to exco member Abd Latiff Bandi, who took a leave of absence starting last week after his son and special officer was arrested in the anti-corruption sweep, which also saw seizure of several luxury vehicles.
Yeo said among others, Khaled must reveal the cash flow of the account and the whereabouts of the affordable homes to be built using the proceeds.
He also urged the MB to reveal the locations of the 3,000 units converted into "international lots" from bumiputera status, resulting in RM600 million proceeds for the fund.
"This means RM200,000 was collected from each unit, and that each home cost about RM2.7 million.
"The question is, where are these luxury homes located? Which developer will build homes that cost that much?" he asked.
Guan Eng bites back on Chinese schools
Meanwhile, on a separate matter, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng rebutted Deputy Education Minister Chong Sin Woon, who accused the Penang government of also not giving out promised aid to Chinese vernacular schools.
Lim said only five out of 85 schools have yet to receive the promised aid for this year, because they have yet to complete documentations required by the auditor-general.
This amounted to RM275,000 of the total RM4.1 million allocated by the Penang government for Chinese schools, he said.
He said this is unlike the federal government which has yet to disburse the entire RM50 million aid promised for 2016.
"Just because you are rotten, doesn't mean everybody is rotten.
"Just because you don't give the money to Chinese schools on time, doesn't mean everyone is like you and don't give money on time," Lim said.


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