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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Putrajaya offers cash rewards to N-Day event participants



KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — An email from the Prime Minister’s Department has revealed that Putrajaya will offer cash rewards and souvenirs to some 1,000 university students who agree to participate in the coming National Day celebrations here.
In the email from the department’s National Unity and Integration unit sighted yesterday byThe Malaysian Insider, the students are expected to wave flags or “do some simple flag formation” when the national anthem “Negaraku” or 1 Malaysia songs are played during two events on National Day eve — one at Dataran Merdeka in the morning and the second at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in the evening.
File photo of a previous National Day celebration at the Bukit Jalil Stadium.
“A T-shirt is provided in the morning and a token of appreciation in cash is rewarded to each participant.
“For the evening event, no T-shirt is provided,” a department official said in the email addressed to a university here.
When contacted, the official told The Malaysian Insider that the participants are expected to attend five days of rehearsal from today, and will be paid RM20 and provided lunch for each day.
“So for five days, each participant will be paid RM100,” the official said.
The official added that the department hopes to rope in at least 1,000 participants aged between 18 and 35 years from several universities across the city.
A total of 25 buses will be provided to ferry the participants from various checkpoints across the city to the two event venues.
The official’s email also specified that only Chinese and Indian participants were required for the functions.
Asked why, the official said he was not aware of the reason.
“Maybe they (the department) already have enough Malays,” he suggested.
Putrajaya’s offer of cash rewards to entice participants to its National Day celebrations will likely draw more flak from the federal opposition, particularly as it comes amid widespread criticism that the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) pact has been politicising the national event for political reasons.
Already the Najib Cabinet’s chosen “55 Years Of Independence, Promises Fulfilled” theme for National Day has come under heavy fire, with critics saying the contentious slogan was unsuitable as it reflected BN’s political agenda.
The “Janji Ditepati” (Promises Fulfilled) logo and theme song have also attracted intense mockery and scrutiny, with claims that the latter was copied from an Indonesian gospel song.
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders have accused the BN government of hijacking the national celebration to promote its political agenda and of abusing government resources for campaigning purposes.
In retaliation, the opposition pact of PKR, the DAP and PAS announced its own alternative theme ― “Sebangsa, Senegara, Sejiwa” (One Nation, One Country, One Soul) ― following suggestions from the public earlier this month.

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