Weak governance, corruption must be immediately tackled - PM
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed on the need to stop the practise of direct negotiation in government procurement.
Wed May 22 2024
Restricted tender negotiation as effort to stop direct negotiation - PM Anwar
PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said flexibility has been given to district offices to implement restricted tender negotiations.
Tue Jun 13 2023
Egg importer sues Azmin for defamation
The company said it had never been involved and had no links with any direct negotiation with the Malaysian govt to import eggs from India.
Fri Apr 14 2023
RM2 billion flood mitigation project issue raised to seek clarification - Rafizi
The issue surrounding the approval of flood mitigation projects through direct negotiations during the caretaker government period was raised to seek clarification.
Wed Jan 25 2023
No direct negotiations in long term flood mitigation plan until year 2100 - Ahmad Zahid
Ahmad Zahid said there will be no direct negotiations with any party in the implementation of the long-term flood mitigation plan until the year 2100.
Mon Jan 09 2023
Projects issued SST will not be cancelled - Anthony Loke
Projects that have been awarded SST will not be cancelled even if they were done via direct negotiations, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
Thu Dec 22 2022
MDEC on mission to 'Recreate' Itself, enhance administration
Under the mission, MDEC was promoting governance processes and policies that prioritised efficiency and accountability.
Wed Feb 10 2021
Integrity challenges in the public procurement
Public procurement is vulnerable to procurement fraud and corruption because it involves huge amounts of spending money.
Wed Sep 09 2020
Zuraida says has documentary evidence on direct negotiation projects
Guan Eng challenged Zuraida to publicly disclose the letters related to one of the projects approved via direct negotiations under PH.
Thu Sep 03 2020
Stop politicising 101 projects: I just answered the question - Tengku Zafrul
Section 6 (1) of the Financial Procedure Act 1957 allows for direct negotiations, thus there is no reason for the matter to be politicised.
Thu Aug 27 2020
MoF lists ministries with procurement approval via direct negotiations under PH
The MoF today released a list of ministries that had received government procurement approval through direct negotiations during the PH administration involving 101 projects worth RM6.61 billion.
Wed Aug 26 2020
Guan Eng wants Finance Minister to reveal 101 projects PH govt approved via direct negotiations
Lim Guan Eng asked Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz to reveal the list 101 projects worth RM6.61 billion that were approved during the Pakatan Harapan governments administration.
Wed Aug 26 2020
KPKT not involved in offering projects through direct negotiations - Zuraida
She said she would not have any problem if Finance Minister or former Finance Minister wanted to reveal details of companies which accepted projects through direct negotiations.
Wed Aug 26 2020
PCM wants MACC to probe into 101 direct-nego projects awarded under PH
Parti Cinta Malaysia lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the 101 projects awarded through direct negotiations under the Pakatan Harapan government.
Tue Aug 25 2020
Heated debate in Parliament over RM6.61 bln direct-nego projects under PH
A commotion broke out at today's Dewan Rakyat sitting when the issue of direct negotiation projects under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government administration was brought up.
Mon Aug 24 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024