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Posted on September 27, 2007. Filed under: bernas, shahrir |
Punish civil servants who waste public funds when implementing projects said Public Accounts Committee chairman Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad.
He also wanted the ministries and agencies to improve their internal controls on financial expenditures.
Shahrir said weak internal auditing caused the problems that led to financial mismanagement issues raised in the Auditor-General’s Report.
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Posted on August 20, 2007. Filed under: bernas, shahrir |
The controversial “Negarakuku” is a song of a Malaysian youth narrating his problems and expectations, Johor Baru MP Shahrir Samad said.
He said it was more important to look at the messages delivered by the song made by Taiwan-based student Wee Meng Chee, 24.
“He expressed the youths’ point of view for all to pay attention [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2007. Filed under: [s]Port Klang Free Zone, bernas, shahrir |
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Shahrir Samad said news reports about the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) has raised serious concerns.
Its cost has ballooned from RM2 billion to RM4.6 billion. Dubai-based Jebel Ali Free Zone pulled out of the management of the PKFZ after it fell out with the Port Klang Authority, [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2007. Filed under: bernas, shahrir |
The Public Accounts Committee has questioned the Public Works Department over its failure to include waterproofing the parliament roof into its RM90 million renovation works in 2005.
Committee chairman Datuk Shahrir Samad said problems with the roof were bound to occur as the parliament building was more than 40 years old.
But he said the committee [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2007. Filed under: bernas, shahrir |
Shahrir, who was speaking to newsmen yesterday after chairing a PAC meeting, was asked if he thought the amount too excessive. He said he “did not know” but added that there must be professionalism displayed by the committee.
“There needs to be more professionalism and not so much haste in talking about money,” he said. [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2007. Filed under: bernas, shahrir |
The Public Accounts Committee wants an explanation on two recent incidents in Putrajaya – the massive pipe burst that “flooded” the Immigration headquarters and the landslide in Precinct 9.
Committee chairman Datuk Shahrir Samad said it would meet representatives of the Public Works Department on April 20 “to talk on a few matters” and would [...]
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Posted on April 2, 2007. Filed under: bernas, shahrir |
It is insulting to suggest that Johor Malays are weak and incapable of competing with others in the Iskandar Development Region (IDR), said Johor Baru MP Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad.
He was commenting on a recent statement by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who said that he was not confident that the Malays [...]
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Posted on February 27, 2007. Filed under: bernas, shahrir |
The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wants a cabinet committee set up to oversee privatised companies and projects to ensure efficient use of billions of ringgit in public funds.
Its chairman Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad made the call after a three-hour briefing by Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, the first cabinet minister to [...]
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Posted on February 1, 2007. Filed under: bernas, shahrir |
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed that repairs to the MRR2 flyover in Kepong cost more than RM70mil, Utusan Malaysia reported.
PAC chairman Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the figure was high compared with its construction cost – RM120mil.
He was quoted as saying that this reflected “shoddy design and construction concepts” that were approved by [...]
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Posted on January 8, 2007. Filed under: bernas, shahrir |
Get rid of the middlemen and have open tenders to appoint transport operators to ferry National Service (NS) trainees to camps.
That’s what some organisations have called for after last week’s fiasco, when some bus operators failed to get Road Transport Department permits in time.
Open tenders should be practised to determine capable bus service providers, Public [...]
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