Beggars in Kuala Lumpur can earn RM20,000 a month
I wrote in September 2007 that beggars in KL can earn RM8,000 a month – well you can throw that piece of news out of the window now, since it was reported by Kosmo in October 2009 that according to the President of the Muslim Restaurant Operators’ Association of Malaysia (Presma), Datuk Jamarulkhan Kadir, they have done some investigation and found out that in one hour a disabled person (blind, disfigured, missing a limb etc) and his/her helper can collect at least RM100. If they “work” for 8 hours a day and 25 days a month, they will earn at least RM20,000 in a single month!
Probably the worse the degree of disability, the more they will get.
Normally they don’t simply ask for money, but rather offer to sell tissues or stickers (or even vitamins?) for a certain amount of money. Usually people would give more than the value of the merchandise, out of pity.
He went on to say that there’s a crime syndicate behind these people – and the proceeds are split 50-50.
Proof? Supposedly there are luxury vehicles ferrying them to and from their “place of work” every day.
3 Responses to “Beggars in Kuala Lumpur can earn RM20,000 a month”
By Manlo on Oct 1, 2010 | Reply
Can I know where exactly these beggars are at..around which area? Do u by any chance know of any particular group of beggars that are ferried to and fro by these luxury cars?
By pinolobu on Oct 13, 2010 | Reply
Sorry, I have no idea on the exact places where they hang out, nor know a group in detail. But I suppose it will be at areas like BUkit Bintang or KLCC,