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New Straits Times
24-07-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
PAC to summon 3 ministries, Felcra over AG's findings
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will summon three ministries and a government agency over matters flagged in the Auditor General's Report 2/2025 on the activities of ministries, departments, statutory bodies and federal government-owned companies. PAC chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsuddin said the committee will call the Rural and Regional Development Ministry and Felcra Bhd to provide an explanation regarding the management of palm oil plantation procurement. "The committee will also summon the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry to provide an explanation regarding the management of price control and cooking oil subsidies, as well as the Finance Ministry to brief on the governance of the tender procurement committee. "The date of the proceedings and briefings for all three related matters will be determined later," she said in a statement. She said the PAC proceedings on the issues highlighted in the report will focus on topics identified as involving the 3Ps: misappropriation, abuse of power, and waste, as well as 1K, which is leakages. Earlier today, Mas Ermieyati said the committee received a briefing from the AG regarding the reports, which were tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday and debated on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Mas Ermieyati said the PAC will table two follow-up action reports by two ministries on July 28 and July 29. "First, on the Home Ministry's follow-up actions on the recommendations of the PAC report regarding the procurement of the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System. "Second, on the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department, and the Sabah State Water Department's follow-up actions on the recommendations of the PAC report regarding the management of rural water supply projects in Sarawak and Sabah."
The Sun
24-07-2025
- Business
- The Sun
PAC summons KKDW and Felcra over AG's Report 2/2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will summon the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) and Felcra Berhad to clarify findings in the Auditor General's Report 2/2025. The hearing follows a briefing by the Auditor General today, highlighting concerns over oil palm plantation procurement. PAC chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin confirmed that the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) will also be called to explain issues related to price controls and cooking oil subsidies. Additionally, the Ministry of Finance will brief the PAC on tender procurement governance. 'For the PAC proceedings on issues in AG's Report 2/2025, PAC will focus on topics identified as having 3P elements, namely misappropriation, abuse of power and wastage, and 1K, namely leakage,' she said in a statement. The dates for these proceedings will be announced later. Yesterday, the Dewan Rakyat approved a motion on the Auditor General's Report 2/2025, which scrutinised programmes and projects across seven ministries. The motion, tabled by Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, was passed after a debate involving 32 MPs. Mas Ermieyati added that the PAC will release two follow-up statements next week. One will address the Ministry of Home Affairs' actions on the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS), while the other will assess rural water supply projects in Sarawak and Sabah. - Bernama
The Star
24-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
A-G's Report: PAC to call Rural Ministry, Felcra Berhad to explain
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will summon the Rural and Regional Development Ministry and Felcra Berhad to provide clarification on the Management of Oil Palm Plantation Procurement by Felcra Berhad after hearing the Auditor-General's briefing on the Auditor-General's Report 2/2025 held on Thursday (July 24). PAC chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the PAC will also summon the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living MInistry to provide clarification on the Management of Price Controls and Cooking Oil Subsidies. In addition, the PAC also asked the Finance MInistry to hold a briefing on the governance of the Tender Procurement Committee. "For the PAC proceedings on issues in AG's Report 2/2025, PAC will focus on topics identified as having 3P elements, namely misappropriation, abuse of power and wastage, and 1K, namely leakage. "The date of the proceedings and briefing for the three related topics will be determined later,' she said in a statement on Thursday. On Wednesday (July 23), the Dewan Rakyat approved the motion on the Auditor General's Report 2/2025 on the Activities of Ministries/Departments/Statutory Bodies/Federal Government Companies, which contains matters raised as a result of the audit of five programmes, activities and projects in seven ministries. The motion tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was approved with a majority of votes in agreement after being debated by 32 Members of Parliament. Meanwhile, Mas Ermieyati said the PAC will also present two Ministry Follow-up Action Statements on July 28 and 29 namely the PAC Statement on the Follow-up Action by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the Recommendations of the PAC Statement on the Procurement of the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS) (DR.4/2025). Another statement involved the PAC Statement on the Follow-up Action by the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, the Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department and the Sabah State Water Department for the Recommendations of the PAC Statement on the Management of the Sarawak and Sabah Rural Water Supply Project (DR.3/2025).- Bernama
The Star
19-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
PAC to hold four follow-up proceedings starting May 20
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will conduct four follow-up proceedings starting on Tuesday (May 20), including on the management of the Multi-Lane Fast Flow (MLFF) system project under the Works Ministry and Malaysian Highway Authority, says its chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin. The other proceedings will be on the Rural Water Supply Project 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, Lands and Mines Department and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be held on Wednesday. In its recommendation to the Works Ministry and Malaysian Highway Authority on Feb 18, the committee 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 Feb 26 to Nov 19, 2024 after the government announced RM3.46bil would be allocated for MLFF. The PAC had also previously recommended developing a master plan for the Rural Water Supply Project projects to ensure timely completion and safe water supply for rural communities. Mas Ermieyati also announced that the committee had held proceedings on the Kuala Lumpur Land Development and summoned several people, including freelance journalist Nadaswaran Murugasu Raja and Segambut MP's political secretary Yap Yee Vonne as witnesses. Another proceedings will review 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 also informed that she, along with Betong MP Datuk Dr 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 till 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
