Credit to whom credit is due, this time it is Tan Sri Annuar Musa, and this is yet another reason why intervention is necessary...
During the height of the Covid pandemic, when the nation was already under a state of Emergency, I was taken aback to receive a call from someone named Cheong Chee Keen—a man I have yet to meet in person. Cheong was then serving as CEO of CREST Malaysia, an emergency response NGO. He reached out with a proposal to establish a Covid centre to house B40 individuals severely affected by the pandemic. I heard his plea and felt compelled to assist. According to him, volunteers were ready to mobilise. Two private hospitals had offered medical support, and the Robert Kuok Foundation was prepared to supply food for the patients—many of whom could not afford hotel isolation to protect their families. But, he was sadly at the verge of calling it the day. Cheong shared that a panel comprising various government agencies had been invited to inspect several hotels before the hotel co...
