GEORGE TOWN, April 22 — Malaysian model and actress Siew Pui Yi has filed a civil suit against her former business partner for allegedly cheating her of RM4.3 million between 2022 and 2023.
The social media influencer, known as MsPuiYi, said the 29-year-old man used to be on her company’s board of directors as well as managing Human Resources, payroll and investments. Siew also said at a press conference at her lawyer, K. Mahendren’s office in Green Hall here that she made a police report on October 24 last year and a police investigation is ongoing.
The 25-year-old said, ”I met him through a mutual friend in 2019 and I was told he is a person with integrity and that I can trust him as a business partner.”When she found out he had failed to resolve her company and personal income tax issues with the Inland Revenue Board, she decided to lodge a police report and terminate his position in her company.Siew Pui Yi and her lawyer K. Mahendren at the press conference.