PAC to look at alleged leakages in KTM, Home and HR ministry

KUALA LUMPUR - The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold a special meeting to study several cases of wastage reported in the Auditor-General’s Report 2020 Series 1 which was released today.

PAC chairman Wong Kah Woh said among the cases which caught the committee’s attention was the alleged leakage of RM2.81 million involving the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) service upgrading project under the Transport Ministry.

There was another case of wastage totalling RM16.77 million involving the management of a programme under the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry.

"One case of loss of public funds was also detected involving Control Activities on Hiring of Expatriates under the Home Ministry and Human Resources Ministry,” he told a press conference at Parliament building here today.

Also present were Deputy Auditor-General (Performance) Patimah Ramuji, Deputy Auditor-General (Finance) Datuk Nor Salwani Muhammad and Deputy Auditor-General (Government Company Management) Roslan Abu Bakar, who had briefed the PAC members earlier.

AG's report 2020 Series 1 covers activities of Federal Government Ministries/Departments and Federal Statutory Bodies; Financial Statements and Auditing of Compliance of Federal Agencies and Management of Federal Government Companies.

Wong said the AG's report on Financial Statements and Auditing of Compliance of Federal Agencies also exposed issues concerning Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera’s (LTAT) alleged failure to return government contributions totalling RM695.06 million to the Retirement Fund (Incorporated) and disorderly payment of dividends.

He said out of the 682 auditing issues identified, five could be subjected to punitive action and 677 involved corrective issues.

"When Parliament is in session, every week we meet three or four days. The current Parliament meeting is scheduled to end on Thursday and PAC will work out our schedule for April, May and June,” he said. - Bernama