KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A leader of a small Malaysia political party made a report to the anti-graft agency on Tuesday (Aug 25) against the previous Pakatan Harapan (PH) government for awarding RM6.61 billion (S$2.2 billion) worth of projects throught 'direct negotiations', which caused a ruckus in Parliament on Monday (Aug 24).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - A leader of a small Malaysia political party made a report to the anti-graft agency on Tuesday against the previous Pakatan Harapan government for awarding RM6.61 billion worth of projects through"direct negotiations", which caused a ruckus in Parliament on Monday .
It became a byword for corruption in the Barisan Nasional administration with billions of ringgit of projects allegedly awarded directly to cronies, until BN was toppled in the May 2018 general election.But PH lost power in February this year to the Perikatan Nasional government that included BN parties such as Umno.
He clarified that direct negotiations are allowed under certain conditions with approval from the Finance Ministry, such as when there is only one source for the required supply, or that the project cannot be delayed as it could cause damage to the country. Later, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong wrote on Facebook:"What has happened? Hasn't Lim always said that Pakatan will only award open tenders? This is something shocking for all Malaysians."
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