Sukma - an expensive ego?
A staggering RM70 million will be used for the administration, organisation, opening and closing ceremonies for the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Pahang. This includes payment to a production company owned by a local leading artist where insiders revealed is believed to be more than RM2 million. Sukma secretariat Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Hairi Bin Hussain revealed the figures to the author on Friday but stopped short at disclosing the amount paid to the production house. “Yes, Siti Nurhaliza Productions is tasked to conduct the opening ceremony but I’m sorry, it will be unfair to them if I disclosed the exact figure involved,” explained Ahmad Hairi. “The total cost for the Games is RM238 million. From that sum, RM159 million was spent on infrastructure including constructing new facilities and upgrading the old ones, RM9 million on equipment and the balance is for the administration, orgainisation, food and the opening and closing ceremonies,” he added. The nation...