Dr Wee shocked as Finance Minister reveals RM6.1bil worth of contracts approved without open tender during Pakatan administration

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PETALING JAYA: What happened to Pakatan Harapan's pledge for open tenders, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong asked in a Facebook post Monday (Aug 24).

The MCA president posted the question after Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz revealed in the Dewan Rakyat that the previous administration had awarded 101 projects worth RM6.6bil through direct negotiations."This is something shocking for all Malaysians," he said in a Facebook post Monday.

Earlier, Tengku Zafrul had told the Dewan Rakyat that direct negotiations were allowed under certain conditions with approval from the Finance Minister, among which was only a single source of the required supply or that the project could not be delayed without damaging the nation. "As mentioned by the minister, it is subject to all the conditions. We have nothing to hide," he said, adding that the projects which were awarded through direct negotiations had received approval from Cabinet and had met all the necessary criteria.

 

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