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Article: Schools must not send out pupils to solicit donations
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- New Straits Times
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- September 30, 2002
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Shamsul B.
New Straits Times
09-30-2002
Schools must not send out pupils to solicit donations
Byline: Shamsul B.
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Letters
Type: Letter
I APPLAUD Seremban Umno chief Datuk Ishak Ismail for his bold action in reporting to the Anti-Corruption Agency an attempt by a government officer to solicit a donation of RM50,000 from him for a dinner function attended by the Deputy Prime Minister. This resulted in the ACA taking swift action to question several government officers (NST, Sept 27).
As a member of the public who serves in the private sector, I have lost count of the number of times I have had to attend to letters, telephone calls or visits from government ...