Malaysiakini
Jan 21, 2012
The big spending habits of another member of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s family caught the attention of the Australian media again today – this time in Sydney.
In the ‘Private Sydney’ section of the Australian daily Sydney Morning Herald, columnist Andrew Horney called Rosmah the “first lady of shopping”, allegedly for spending A$100,000 (RM325,000) at a Sydney boutique.
Quoting Sydney designer Carl Kapp, the columnist reported that Kapp’s “biggest customer” had spent the astounding amount during a “private holiday” there “a little more than a fortnight ago”.
According to the column, Rosmah and Najib had during the holiday stayed at the A$20,000 (RM65,100) a night penthouse (right) at the newly-minted five-star Darling Hotel.
Headlined ‘Super Kerr Now a Model Citizen’, the column also reported that Rosmah had requested “valet parking for her limo” and was flying Kapp out to Malaysia for fittings of the clothes she ordered.
“(Kapp said) he was being flown to Malaysia next month with a collection of ‘toiles’ for (Rosmah) Mansor to try on before completing her massive order of 61 dresses, pants and tops.
“All made from the finest silk and in a variety of exotic colours and prints, Kapp said his new muse had ‘a very good eye for colour and she likes a lot of prints’,” the prominent daily’s lifestyle column reported.
PM’s wife ‘absolutely gracious’
Rosmah had recently been under fire for allegedly purchasing a diamond ring worth RM24 million, which she has vehemently denied, and for owning several Hermes handbags worth thousands of ringgit.
“In recent months, (Rosmah) Mansor… has been forced to deny reports she had bought a US$24 million diamond and a US$200,000 (RM621,000)-plus crocodile skin, bejewelled Hermes handbag,” said Horney in his SMH column.
“Kapp, who has a keen eye for such bags, having worked for Hermes, said he did not see any such handbag when he met her.”
The designer also added that Rosmah is nothing like her critics accuse her of being but was “absolutely gracious and easy to deal with”.
It noted that the alleged shopping spree of the PM’s wife was first reported on fashion blog Flockwriter, in a Jan 17 posting.
Kapp was quoted as saying that he had also met Najib, who was “relaxing, snuggling up and looking very happy together” with his wife.
“There, surrounded by samples, fabric swatches, sketches and Rosmah’s many attendants, who appeared to be gearing up for a New Year’s Eve party, Kapp was introduced to a casually-attired Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak,” it read.
Malaysiakini has contacted the PM’s office for a response.
Last October, Najib’s daughter, who was not named, was reported by the Western Australian of having spent lavishly at David Jones in Perth during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
The daily later issued a correction to the report, which cited anonymous sources, after Najib said that his daughter was not in Perth at the time.
Back home, they give students RM100, RM200 and less well-to-do family RM500. Now in a short space of time, she spent RM325,000. That is Najib’s 1Malaysia, people first!
Maybe she thinks it is time to grab as much as possible as there may not be another chance when Pakatan takes over federal power in GE13.
Let’s wait for Chua Soi Lek to tell all Malaysians to be grateful. Why shouldn’t we be ?
Better tell Umno/Bn to bulldoze in another new provision in the Federal constitution to grant Bolehland to them say,FOC.Then by all means,Umno/Bn,could steal as much as they want without worrying Rakyat care or not!By the way,how could majority people of Bolehland were and still keep on voting BN when we know what’s has been given the mandate by Rakyat to BN for more than 5 decades has failed Malaysia and its people totally.Lastly but be more vigilance not to listen to A Lek Gor for not to experiment a change for better life or the more idealised by most Malaysian,the greatness of all Malaysian.ABU is the only solution when we acctually want a much improved social-economic-life of our own.ABU,chia yu,all the way,please.
//“There, surrounded by samples, fabric swatches, sketches and Rosmah’s many attendants, who appeared to be gearing up for a New Year’s Eve party, Kapp was introduced to a casually-attired Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak,”//
Any photographic or video evidence should be uploaded into the net as proof to be used in the 13 GE ceramahs
//Let’s wait for Chua Soi Lek to tell all Malaysians to be grateful.//
Yeah, grateful she spent only RM325,000, and not RM325,000,000 as the mamak cowgal of the national feedlot corp
We all know the problem. What we need is a solution.
I say get rid of them once and for all.
We need to change the tenant at Putrajaya. GE 13, coming soon is our best chance. Please let us get all to register, and all to vote to beat Mr Gerry and Mander. Failure is not an option. Let us all work very very hard. Spread the word. All to register and all to vote.
“first lady of shopping”. Hmmm. FLOS.
Yes, it is time to FLOS. FLOS them OUT !!!
A$ 20,000 a NIGHT Penthouse!!! WHO paid the bills? The taxpayer or….?
The price quoted was based on market rates. But VIP pays VIP rates which is a fraction of a per cent, or zero. VIP’s friends or cronies cannot allow the traders to lose money or else no deal. That is how VIP live within their means but enjoy all the luxury while others have to abstain from such luxury.
That is not corruption. It is transfer of enjoyment, or exchange of influence. MACC deals only with movement of monetary value, or the head of MACC would declare. Such reports in the newspaper based on market value do not apply to their boss.
OF COS mah, after giving peanuts 2 some rakyat, NR n RM must REWARD themselves
Only the rural Malays and spineless cheats in MCA/MIC keep Mr & Mrs Rosmah and UMNO in power…
Malaysians with a conscience must be innovative and have the courage to make certain the rural vote swings heavily in PR’s favour to get rid of these parasites off Malaysia once for all…