Somehow, I hope the Penang Island Municipal Council is not left to clear the whole set-up at the Esplanade field on its own at tax-payers' expense.
There's this one paragraph in The Star's report: "A check with the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) office also revealed that the RM200,000 rental for the usage of the Esplanade field has not been paid." Bank guarantee waived is one thing but rental not paid? Wonder whether the MPPP is now in the business of dishing out charity. Looks like there's no income here but a loss coming the MPPP's way. Even a paper loss is a loss.
Anyway, there is more revealing information from the newspapers. In the New Straits Times, it was reported that Lasse Olsson, the managing director of the tennis bonanza, said the event was scrapped due to the (local) organisers' shortcomings. "We express our sincere apologies to the public that the local promoter failed to remit the funds despite a number of ultimatums issued by us. The event has been cancelled. We notified the local promoter last week," he said in a statement.
The local promoter was informed last week. When exactly? "Last week" can mean any time between 2 Nov 2008 to 8 Nov 2008. Yet on 9 Nov 2008, The Star quoted the local promoter as insisting that the event was "going to be huge and it is definitely on". What's going on? Who's right? Who's wrong? Mmm...
2 comments:
i think people should honestly sue...especially those who bought tickets...in malaysia..it seems mistakes are often okie because we don't sting back at the people who keep on creating them.
the organisers probably don't love tennis and only money...and when they realised the money is not there...they off and run n hope they don't get stung...
honestly the government is not at fault...but they are quite stupid i think.
naive and blinded by a woman who goes around claiming she is an experienced organizer but do check her background...dubious
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