Social media users have flooded Twitter and Facebook with the #DearNajib hashtag following the announcement made by The Malaysian anti-corruption commission (MACC) on Monday, August 3, that the $US700m (RM2.6 billion) in accounts held by the prime minister had came from donors, and not from 1MDB.
Oh well, let’s see how many of these useful items a person can spend on if he/she receives a RM2.6 billion ‘donation’.
1. Roti Canai
Quantity: 1.3 billion pieces at RM2/piece
Duration: 3 meals per day for 1.2 million years
2. Nasi Lemak Ayam
Quantity: 650 million plates at RM5/plate
Duration: 3 meals per day for 0.5 million years
3. Teh Tarik
Quantity: 1 billion cups at RM2.50/cup
Duration: 1 cup per day for 2.8 million years
4. Baby Diapers
Quantity: 57 million packets at RM45/packet
Duration: 1 packet per week for 1.1 million years
5. Toilet Rolls
Quantity: 144 million packets at RM18/packet of 20-roll
Duration: 1 packet per month for 12 million years
6. Instant Noodles
Quantity: 650 million packets at RM4/packet of 5-pack
Duration: 1 packet per month for 54 million years
7. Instant 3-in-1 Coffee
Quantity: 162 million packets at RM16/packet
Duration: 2 packets per month for 6.7 million years
8. 10-kg White Rice
Quantity: 37 million packets at RM70/packet
Duration: 1 packet per month for 3 million years
9. Shampoo
Quantity: 260 million bottles at RM10/bottle
Duration: 1 bottle per month for 21 million years
10. Myvi
Quantity: 47,000 units at RM55k/unit
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