KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will conduct four follow-up proceedings starting tomorrow, including on the management of the Multi-Lane Fast Flow (MLFF) system project under the Works Ministry (KKR) and Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM), said its chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin.
The other proceeding held tomorrow will be on the Rural Water Supply Project (BALB) in Sarawak and Sabah under the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, while proceedings on the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) Receivables Management under the Finance Ministry and the Kuala Lumpur Land Development involving the Federal Territories Department, the Department of Director-General of Lands and Mines, and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be held on Wednesday (May 21).
In its recommendation to the KKR and LLM on February 18, the PAC urged the ministry and authority to conduct a more detailed cost-benefit analysis for MLFF implementation, as it was of the opinion that it would not fully resolve congestion on toll highways.
The recommendation followed proceedings held from February 26 to November 19, 2024 after the government announced RM3.46 billion would be allocated for MLFF.
The committee had also previously recommended developing a master plan for the BALB projects to ensure timely completion and a safe water supply for rural communities.
Ermieyati also announced that the PAC had held proceedings on the Kuala Lumpur Land Development, and summoned several people, including freelance journalist Nadaswaran Murugasu Raja and the Segambut MP’s political secretary Yap Yee Vonne as witnesses.
Another proceeding today reviewed procurement associated with the Home Ministry’s Foreign Workers Centralised Management System, which aimed to seek explanations and updates on the PAC’s recommendations from its March 6 Parliamentary report.
The PAC chairman added that she, along with Betong MP Datuk Richard Rapu and PAC secretariat representative Ahmad Johan Mohd Afandi, would represent the committee at the Asia-Pacific PAC Regional Workshop in Nadi, Fiji, from today until Wednesday.
“The workshop strengthens PAC’s role in ensuring government financial accountability across the region through sharing best practices and exploring follow-up strategies for PAC reports.
“It also aims to enhance Parliamentary tools, build regional networks, and support public sector governance reforms,” she said.
— Bernama
