Perak govt gets flak for buying 16 new Toyota Camrys for state Cabinet members


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  • Saturday, 08 Jun 2019

The purchases were made public even as the federal government has continued to say that it is struggling under a heavy debt burden of RM1 trillion left behind by the previous government. PHOTO: SIMAH MAMAT SM/ FACEBOOK

IPOH (The Straits Times/ANN): The Perak state government has bought 16 new Toyota Camrys for its state Cabinet members, spending a total of RM1.744mil, and attracting widespread flak on social media.

Like Malaysia's Federal Government, Perak state is controlled by the four-party Pakatan Harapan alliance after the May 2018 General Election.

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