Lyricist Loloq’s widow forced to sell home to pay royalty tax


Nabihah Hamid

Hariah Yaacob, the widow of lyricist Rosli Khamis, says she has no other means except to live off her his royalty payments. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 25, 2019.

LIFE has been tough for lyricist Loloq’s widow since his death in 2008. The homemaker, with three young children, survives on the lyricist’s royalty payments.

Things have just become harder for Hariah Yaacob, 47, with the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) now chasing after her for unpaid taxes on the royalty payments from her late husband’s work.


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