Come clean on casino plans – Anwar demands from Govt

Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is demanding for the government under prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to ‘come clean’ about the widely speculated casino plans for Sabah under its ETP (Economic Transformation Plan) announced recently. Pemandu (Performance Management and Delivery Unit) led by Datuk Seri Idris Jala at the ETP Open Day had announced that the government is planning for a development of an ‘eco-nature’ resort in Sabah. With the figures and plans involved, many quarters believed that they were talking about a casino.

Anwar said “We want the Najib Administration to come out clean and explain whether they have given any approval or are contemplating building a casino in Sabah. Even though there has been no official admission from the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, the facts allude to the strong case where a casino will be built, under the guise of ensuring a higher ROI. All points lead to the fact that a casino will be established. Can our honourable Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak confirm or deny this?

The proposal to build a casino showed how the present government administration is intent on “popularising gambling” in the country, barely months after the huge outcry over Tan Sri Vincent Tan’s abortive attempt to introduce football betting. Do not hide behind a cloak, and hoodwink people with supposed plans for reform. You have to be transparent. Every citizen in this country has a right to know which direction the government is taking the country towards. By the looks of what is happening now, the Najib Administration is looking to popularise gambling. It has only barely two months since the sports betting licence issue died down, and now the government wants to build a casino? How will it benefit taxpayers? We will mount a massive campaign to prove that the current leadership of the government administration cannot be trusted. They had promised not to issue sports betting licences, only to want to now build a casino? If this is true, Najib has reneged on his promise,”



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Why is PERKASA silent about the Casino.Isn't gambling against the teachings of ISLAM ?
Too many Malays are involved in gambling right now and PERKASA and the MUSLIM NGOs should do something about it.
Go to any Magnum,Toto or Da Ma Cai outlet and you will notice the patrons are mostly Malays and they gamble big.

IBRAHIM ALI and CO ,when will you do something good for your race and religion to stop malays gambling rather than harping on Article 153 ???????