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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Rosmah’s Permata is a shortcut for rich kids, says PKR lawmaker

Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is patron of the Permata early childhood development programme. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 15, 2014.Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is patron of the Permata early childhood development programme. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 15, 2014.
Permata, an early childhood education programme under the Prime Minister's Department, is just a “shortcut for rich kids”, Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin said in parliament today.
Those selected for the Permata programme tend to be children from wealthy families, Zuraida said when debating Budget 2015 allocations to the programme.
“It is a shortcut programme like Permata Seni, where those selected to join the music programme are children from rich families.
Shamsul Anuar was defending the amount of money allocated to Permata, a charity organisation led by the prime minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, under the budget.
Permata is among the programmes under the Education Ministry that received RM711 million from the government in the budget announcement last week.
Pengerang MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, however, said that children should not be subjected to discrimination regardless of their backgrounds.
“Why do you have to discriminate between rich kids and poor kids?” Azalina said.
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- TMI

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