Brewery donation controversy will cost govt, says ex-MP

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Kua Kia Soong says the Chinese community views criticisms over such donations as an interference with their rights when it comes to education.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/posts/preview/?p=STdWQTBMcWJkdVEvczZjZkw0VUppNXhycjdaeTZvdFY4STZUSzJMakZCZz0=  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/07/31/isu-sumbangan-syarikat-arak-akan-rugikan-kerajaan-kata-bekas-ahli-parlimen/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ChineseCommunity #VernacularSchools #SchoolFunds

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00:00The controversy over breweries raising funds for vernacular schools will cost the government

00:08as it will only anger the Chinese community, which is already losing faith in the government.

00:14Former DAP MP Kwa Kia Soong said the results of the recent Sungai Bakar by-election in

00:20Penang indicates a decline in the Chinese community's trust in the unity government.

00:26The recent debate about donations will further irritate the community,

00:30which views any criticism of breweries funding vernacular schools as an intrusion on their rights.

00:37Meanwhile, Petaling Jaya MP Li Qian Chong of PKR told FMT the Chinese community

00:44tends to view education with mere religious fervour.

00:48He said the controversy could play a role in determining

00:52which party the Chinese community backs in an election.

00:56Fundraising for Chinese schools has become a hot topic after PAS criticized a deputy minister

01:02who was shown accepting a RM3 million mock cheque displaying the Tiger Beer logo

01:07at a fundraising event for SJKC chairman in Sungai Pilik, Selangor two weeks ago.

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