Archive for November, 2009

PETALING JAYA (Nov 24, 2009): Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) is appealing to the public to support a legal fund being set up to help its president, Datuk Paul Low who has been sued by Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing for defamation over a TI-M report that called the Port Klang Free Zone... »

During the 2010 budget debate on 29th October 2009, I questioned the Cabinet decision to set up a super task force headed by the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan to take over all investigations into the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal as it represented a “major... »

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17, 2009) : Transparency International Malaysia (T-IM) has acknowledged Malaysia’s efforts to deal with corruption although the country’s ranking on the corruption perception index (CPI) this year has declined. TI-M president Datuk Paul Low said Malaysia’s ranking had slipped to 56th position this year from 47th last year, out of 180 countries... »

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11, 2009) : IN its inquiry into how public funds were used in the multi-billion ringgit Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) summoned at least 15 people over three months to help it understand what caused the project cost to balloon from RM2 billion to RM4.6... »

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10, 2009): Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik appeared before the PAC from about 11 am to 1pm on July 15. The 65-year-old helmed the Transport Ministry from 1986 to 2003 and appeared before his counterpart and present Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. Initially, Ong was scheduled to appear before Ling... »

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9, 2009): FORMER transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik should also be investigated for his part in the Port Klang Free Zone (PFKZ) scandal, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) member Tony Pua (DAP-Petaling Jaya) said today. Pua, who made the call following the release of the PAC report on the fiasco last... »

Why must Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) wait for Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommendation for further investigation into former Transport Minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy for possible offence of criminal breach of trust in the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal when the first report was lodged with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA)... »

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9, 2009) : Former Port Klang Authority (PKA) general manager Datin Paduka O.C. Phang named former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former transport minister Chan Kong Choy as the officials responsible for approving the purchase of land in a single phase and not two phases, incurring more costs than... »

IN ITS inquiry into how public funds were used for the multi-billion ringgit Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) summoned at least 15 people over three months to help it understand what happened that caused the project cost to balloon from RM2 billion to RM4.6 billion, including interest charges. Among... »

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should be censured for failing to bring to court even a single person of those guilty of abuses of power and corruption in the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal though the first corruption report was lodged as far back as 2004. How can MACC convince Malaysians that... »