You fail to convince me to sign up with PADU, Wee tells Rafizi
He said if the government claimed it already had data on people, there should be no need for PADU. “If you already have information, why do you want to collect the same information from us again? What is it really good for? What else do you want to collect if you say you already have our data?”
(MalaysiaNow) – The MCA president is one of many ruling bloc MPs refusing to register in the government’s newest database.
With the registration deadline set to expire in less than 48 hours, the government’s Central Database Hub (PADU) continues to face a trust deficit. This also applies to the ruling politicians themselves, who are still not convinced by the repeated assurances that their personal data is secure.
As of March 28, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli – the man at the centre of the new system, which the government claims will help with the distribution of targeted subsidies – claims that almost 9.3 million people have already registered with PADU.
Rafizi has publicly refused to acknowledge criticism of PADU’s weakness from various parties, including the GPS-led Sarawak government, which delayed registration due to concerns over the security of personal data.
The Sarawak leadership is not alone in expressing its doubts about PADU.
MalaysiaNow has spoken to many MPs and politicians from the ruling bloc who have refused to register, despite the government’s aim for PADU to collect data from all strata of Malaysians to facilitate future planning of government support and subsidies.
Among them is MCA chairman Wee Ka Siong, who said he was not convinced by the system.
“I have not registered at all, why should an MP register when his salary is between RM15,000 and RM16,000?” the Ayer Hitam MP, told MalaysiaNow.
High income earners players get subsidies?
Wee said he was puzzled by Rafizi’s ministry’s statement that every citizen should be registered regardless of their financial status.
