Berapa kos signage 'IPOH'? RM800,000....???

Guess how much this " IPOH " signage cost? According to Malaysian Insider, Ipoh City Council confirmed that a total of RM800,000 was spent on 2 of these giant signs. That's RM400,000 per sign. Or RM100,000 per letter. The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) ex-state govt said that the palace proposed the signs (and proposed 4 signs rather than the current 2). PR rejected it. BN usurped the state. Signs were then built and RM800,000 changed hands. Look... I'm no construction engineer or signage expert, so I'm just pulling assumptions out of my ass. But I'm pretty sure RM800,000 can put a lot of stuff on the slope of those hills. Even if these signs were made of virgin marble, it wouldn't cost that much. Heck.. even if they were made from virgins, it wouldn't cost that much. So, I'm asking. PR should be asking. The people of Perak should be asking... WHO WAS THE CONTRACTOR WHO POCKETED THE RM800,000? IS HE LINKED TO THE PALACE OR ANY POLITICIAN? HOW MUCH LESS WOULD IT HAVE COST UNDER A COMPETITIVE TENDER?

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