CTOS vs Suriati Yusof
She was given damages by the high court when she successfully sued CTOS. Others had grievances against CTOS but did not have the guts to sue. Suriati deserves our praise. I hope she will win again on appeal
CITOS is a wealthy private company owned by rich foreigners and local institutions. They have access to all your data. Data that are usually given to banks and statutory bodies like SSM. But CTOS have them all.
I am just wondering if the Ministry of Finance / Bank Negara ever asked this question: Is it safe and prudent to allow a data collection company with the overreach and power to assess the creditworthiness of all our citizens in the hands of prominent private equity companies like Creador?
If the bank officers and directors ( despite high pay) are not interested in evaluating and assessing their customers' risk but outsource the job to CTOS, then let the govt ensure that only locals can own CTOS. Not foreigners.
The underclass population with low income and low savings rates will never pass the CTO's test. Their score will be in the red zone. Their loans will always be more than their income. CTOS will not give them a second chance
But a responsible government must give all of us a second chance. Loans must be given to those who, despite temporary difficulties ( and inability to pass the CTO's test), have other attributes and potential to make another attempt at success. Many have become successful after many attempts.
But if local lending institutions are too lazy to do their work and depend on foreigners who understand nothing of the socio-economic background of their customers ( except numbers) to decide if financial help should be extended, then the poverty cycle will never be broken
That’s why I urge our Parliamentarians to pass a law mandating the govt to set up more lending institutions where the decision to extend credit should be left to the individual bank. Let there be real competition. If Singapore can have 200 banks, why do we have only 25? And why the banks must be dictated by foreign-owned credit assessors like CTOS.
The rich's monopoly and vast networking must be broken if ordinary Malaysians hope for a second chance. Shockingly, the Bumiputra Congress did not see this
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BREAKING:
Kuala Selangor MP Dzulkefly Ahmad returns as Health Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle today, replacing Dr Zaliha Mustafa -- a first-term MP representing Sekijang in Johor -- who was appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories).
"Experience is needed," PM Anwar tells reporters about the health portfolio change.
"I believe that stronger focus needs to be placed on the ministry. The Health Ministry is burdened with lots of problems -- some of it inherited, and some of it to fulfil public demand for better quality health care services. We hope that he (Dr Dzul) will be able to perform his duties well."
Dzulkefly, a three-term MP, was previously health minister in Dr Mahathir Mohamad's Cabinet from 2018 to 2020.
Lukanisman Awang Sauni remains Deputy Health Minister.
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YDPA Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has reminded recipients of Pahang honours and titles to NOT display the emblems on their vehicles. Yup, it's now illegal to have that DIMP crest on your Alphard, Datuk. Full story here
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