Government officers and staff investigated for corruption and mismanagement of public funds under the 2006 Auditor-General’s (AG) report will either be charged in court soon or face disciplinary action.
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, told a media briefing yesterday that the Government would use a three-pronged approach to rectify problems highlighted [...]
The opposition DAP Wednesday demanded an inquiry into a billion-dollar defence scandal involving the purchase of patrol boats that were either not delivered or proved defective.
It said the probe should determine whether the Cabinet was “misled into making a foolish decision” in approving the RM6.75 billion deal.
“The 6.75-billion-ringgit offshore patrol vessels scandal is the largest [...]
The Malacca State Economic Development Corporation (PKNM) approved the sale of two buildings without the Federal Government’s approval, according to the Auditor-General’s 2006 report.
It sold the Air Keroh Country Resort to AMZ Resort (Melaka) Sdn Bhd in early 2001 and Tanjung Bidara Beach Resort to Brisdale Asset Sdn Bhd (then changed to IIUM Holdings [...]
The mismanagement of public funds is indeed becoming more appalling – like inflating the price of a screwdriver set from RM32 to RM224, paying RM1,146 for a RM160 pen or RM5,700 for a RM50 carjack, as exposed in the 2006 Auditor-General Report.
Among the other shocking fiscal imbroglios uncovered was the RM290mil spent by the [...]
AT LEAST RM750,228 was mistakenly paid to the Penang Municipal Council by the state government – all because the state treasury did not keep updated records.
According to the Auditor-General’s 2006 report on Penang, contributions in lieu of assessments continued to be paid to the council by the state for government quarters that had already [...]
ONLY 32% of projects, or 98 of 302, were implemented by 10 departments and agencies in Perak but 72.8% of the RM218.15mil allocation last year has already been spent.
The Auditor-General, who deemed this as “not satisfactory” in his report, said the state needed to practise frugal spending and work towards increasing its source [...]
THE Umbai Baru floating grilled-fish hawker complex in Malacca may be popular but its owner, the Malacca State Economic Development Corporation (PKNM), has yet to receive a sen in rental for it since it started operations in mid-2004.
The centre is managed by Perbadanan Melaka Holdings Sdn Bhd (PMH), a subsidiary of the corporation.
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An audit [...]
THE Kedah economic planning unit planned the construction and renovation of two sports facilities – Alor Star Aquatic Centre and the Stadium Darul Aman – but did not plan their maintenance work.
In the case of the aquatic centre no management team had been appointed, causing it to be deserted after only eight months of [...]
THERE was no documentation for some RM140mil loaned out to state-related agencies in Selangor.
Worse, the Auditor-General, in his 2005 report, had already highlighted many of the “problematic” loans given to the same agencies.
“Until the end of 2006, there were no loan agreements signed with four organisations: Syarikat Stadium Shah Alam Sdn Bhd, Tabung [...]
Responses from the ministries and government departments to the discrepancies and questionable expenditure they incurred last year as highlighted by the auditor-general are telling indeed.
In the Report on the Treasury’s Response to the main issues raised by the Auditor-General’s Report 2006, some departments justified their huge spending that run into millions of ringgit as part [...]
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