MCA president Chua Soi Lek has claimed that 1.2 million Malaysians will lose their jobs if PAS implements hudud in Malaysia - which he bases on an anonymous SMS he received today.
Chua listed various industries that he said would contribute to a massive loss of employment should hudud be implemented, including jobs at gambling resort Genting Highlands (right), betting outlets as well as massage parlours.
He made this claim on his video blog on YouTube and Facebooktoday, based on an SMS he said he received this morning.
However, Chua said he could not verify the sender as no one picked up his call.
“This SMS said that MCA talks about hudud but never talks about the jobs that will be lost because of the strict enforcement of hudud in this country,” he said.
“So the figures he gave come to 1.2 million that will be affected if there is a strict interpretation and implementation of hudud in this country,” Chua says in the under three-minute video.
Chua listed various industries that he said would contribute to a massive loss of employment should hudud be implemented, including jobs at gambling resort Genting Highlands (right), betting outlets as well as massage parlours.He made this claim on his video blog on YouTube and Facebooktoday, based on an SMS he said he received this morning.
However, Chua said he could not verify the sender as no one picked up his call.
“This SMS said that MCA talks about hudud but never talks about the jobs that will be lost because of the strict enforcement of hudud in this country,” he said.
“So the figures he gave come to 1.2 million that will be affected if there is a strict interpretation and implementation of hudud in this country,” Chua says in the under three-minute video.
'A reality if PAS becomes dominant party'
To beef up his latest hudud attack, Chua included some of his own calculations - with Genting accounting for 20,000 lost jobs, betting outlets 100,000, and Internet cafes, massage parlours and the service sector, especially tourism, around 200,000 to 300,000.
“Now this can become a reality if what is predicted: if PAS becomes a dominant party in the Pakatan Rakyat. And it is going to be a dominant party in Pakatan Rakyat".
He cited Kelantan as an example, saying how difficult it was to find alcohol outlets there as well as other amenities.
“There is no cinema, there is no so-called spa centres, reflexology centres, Four D and Big Sweep are all history”.
Chua ended his video by calling on Malaysians to vote carefully on the upcoming elections.
“So ladies and gentlemen, while we may not be happy with Barisan Nasional, and there are reasons not to be happy...
“But once you do not vote (for BN) 1.2 million Malaysians are jobless... and I pray that this figure is not true.
“If it’s true, it will be a sad day for Malaysia because that will represent nearly 8 to 10 percent of Malaysians who are working (that) will be jobless”.
Chua has been capitalising on PAS’ aspirations of implementing hudud law in attacking the Chinese party’s main foe DAP.
However, it has been pointed out that several of Umno leaders have also supported the implementation of hudud, including Umno’s Kemelah assemblyperson Ayub Rahmat (above), Umno's working committee secretariat of young ulama chairperson , and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mashitah Ibrahim.
“Now this can become a reality if what is predicted: if PAS becomes a dominant party in the Pakatan Rakyat. And it is going to be a dominant party in Pakatan Rakyat".He cited Kelantan as an example, saying how difficult it was to find alcohol outlets there as well as other amenities.
“There is no cinema, there is no so-called spa centres, reflexology centres, Four D and Big Sweep are all history”.
Chua ended his video by calling on Malaysians to vote carefully on the upcoming elections.
“So ladies and gentlemen, while we may not be happy with Barisan Nasional, and there are reasons not to be happy...
“But once you do not vote (for BN) 1.2 million Malaysians are jobless... and I pray that this figure is not true.
“If it’s true, it will be a sad day for Malaysia because that will represent nearly 8 to 10 percent of Malaysians who are working (that) will be jobless”.Chua has been capitalising on PAS’ aspirations of implementing hudud law in attacking the Chinese party’s main foe DAP.
However, it has been pointed out that several of Umno leaders have also supported the implementation of hudud, including Umno’s Kemelah assemblyperson Ayub Rahmat (above), Umno's working committee secretariat of young ulama chairperson , and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mashitah Ibrahim.
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