MAB in the dark over concert donations
The Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) is in the dark over claims it was supposed to obtain a portion of the ticket sales from the series of Richard Clayderman concerts last month. The concert organisers said in a press statement in October: “Universal Music Malaysia is working with organisers Mojo Resources to donate a portion of the ticket sales to the Malaysian Association for the Blind to help blind musicians in the country.” It remains unclear as to the total number of tickets sold and the percentage from the revenue the organisers had intended to donate to MAB. MAB chief executive officer cum secretary Datuk S. Ganesan was clueless over the matter. “I’ve checked with my officers and we have not heard from any party claiming to represent any concert or giving us any donations from any concerts,” said Ganesan. “I will vet all collaborations and I can confirm we have not heard from anyone. In fact, we were unaware of such a statement being made by the ...