Malaysian state hires pensioners to blog
Authorities in the Malaysian state of Pahang are so upset by “slanderous comments” on the internet that the government has hired three pensioners to write respectful blog posts.
The Pahang Government has appointed three pensioners as bloggers to thwart slanderous comments and allegations posted on the Internet.
State Information, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said the bloggers, who would be paid allowances, would be provided with computers and the Internet access in their homes.
Sounds like a great gig. Where does one apply?
Malaysian blogger Lillian Chan, aka The Obnoxious 5xmom, points out the obvious: The government can pay geezers pensioners to blog, but it can’t make readers believe what they write.
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