A Malaysian man claims to earn as much as 500 ringgit (US$104.6) every day by pretending to be a beggar. Illustration photograph by Unsplash
The Malaysian authorities has terminated welfare allowances for an SUV-owning man who’s gainfully employed and nonetheless earns 500 Malaysian ringgit (US$106) per day soliciting alms at night time markets.
The Malaysian Ministry of Ladies, Household, and Neighborhood Growth knowledgeable Parliament on March 12 that the person will now not obtain his month-to-month incapacity allowance of 450 ringgit beginning in March, in line with The Straits Occasions.
The ministry issued him a warning and a letter of endeavor to stop his begging actions.
Investigations by the ministry revealed the person at present holds employment as a shift supervisor with a bus firm, incomes a month-to-month wage of two,000 ringgit.
Throughout routine checks on the Sri Jaya night time market in Pahang State’s Maran District Feb. 21, officers from the native Social Welfare Division encountered the person wearing a gray gown and Muslim cranium cap, soliciting alms with a paper bag to elicit sympathy.
To their shock, they found the person owned a Proton X70, a premium SUV valued between 123,800 to 128,800 ringgit ($25,900-26,900).
The person mentioned he often earned up to 500 ringgit for each 4 or 5 hours he spent soliciting donations at night time markets. He had been receiving a month-to-month allowance of 450 ringgit from the welfare division since 2001, in line with AsiaOne.