Nga’s tea invite to MACC chief reeks of arrogance, says ex-MCA veep

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Ti Lian Ker calls the housing and local government minister’s remarks a ‘blatant and haughty display of position and power’.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/23/ngas-tea-invite-to-macc-chief-reeks-of-arrogance-says-ex-mca-veep  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/23/nga-jemput-azam-minum-teh-berbaur-keangkuhan-kata-bekas-pemimpin-mca  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 #TiLianKer #NgaKorMing #MACC #MyKiosk

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00:00Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Korming's plan to invite the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief for tea to discuss concerns surrounding the MyKiosk 2.0 project reeks of arrogance and abuse of power, a former MCA vice president said.

00:16T.Lianker described Nga's remark as a blatant and haughty display of position and power, saying that a tea invitation from a top official to the very person meant to hold the government accountable suggests that the officer can be compromised.

00:31He said this is a disservice to Azambaki, who is holding a sensitive position and is supposed to be publicly seen as an independent actor.

00:40T. said Nga's statement could be detrimental and negative to public perception of the outcome of any investigation into the MyKiosk project.

00:50He said if MACC clears the ministry of any wrongdoing, the public will now question if the probe was done under duress or out of fear and favour.

01:00It was reported that Nga had invited Azam for tea when stating that the ministry was open to being probed by the anti-graft agency.

01:07MACC's potential involvement follows claims that the government was paying RM25,000 to RM34,000 per kiosk when the market price was only RM12,800 per unit.

01:20Natasha Bust, FMT

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