We were told it was free because we purchased Sukhoi SU30MKM fighter jets from the Russia. The truth is sounds the other way round.

RM39.11m spent on space programme

KUALA LUMPUR: At Tuesday’s Dewan Rakyat sitting, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said that the Government paid RM39.11mil for the Angkasawan space programme.

The first phase of the Angkasawan programme was not totally free of charge for the Government. Maximus said that of the RM39.11mil paid, RM16.8mil was born by the ministry and RM22.28mil by government-linked agencies.

He added that the Russian Government funded RM75.8mil for the programme as part of a deal when the Malaysian Government purchased Sukhoi SU30MKM fighter jets from the Russian Government

Look the news quote below, what is that all about?

Malaysia’s first astronaut to do what no one in space has done before

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s first astronaut will do what no one in space has done before: play traditional Malay children’s games without gravity.

The astronaut - yet to be selected - will play “batu seremban,” or “five stones” and spin traditional Malay tops in space, Agriculture Ministry parliamentary secretary Rohani Abdul Karim told parliament on Wednesday.

Rohani, who was replying on behalf of the Science, Technology and Innovations Ministry, said the astronaut would also do batik painting and making teh tarik. She said this in reply to comments made by MPs on what the Malaysian astronaut might do in the International Space Station.

Rohani said the training programme for the Malaysian astronaut in Russia would not cost the Treasury a single sen. Replying to Datuk Dr Marcus Mojigoh (BN-Putatan), she said the programme was provided free of charge as part of an offset programme for the purchase pf Sukhoi fighter aircraft from Russia.

NO MORE Second space programme! This is not a request. Spend money on food crisis not for SHOWING OFF programme!

TechTags Plugin [ anti-corruption | corruption | rice | food crisis | petrol | astronaut | angkasawan ]

• We were being fooled
• Angkasawan (astronaut) Programme
• BOLEH? CAN? or BODOH?
• Say NO, please
• Don’t do this for the sake of people
• BOLEH action is infantile action?
• Angkasawan or Spaceflight Participant ?

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