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| New Palace certainly fit for an emperor |
KUALA LUMPUR - Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday revealed that the on-going construction of the National Palace in Jalan Duta here was being undertaken by an unlicensed ‘dormant’ company named Maya Maju (M) Sdn Bhd.
The company, it is understood, is linked to former UMNO Merbok division treasurer, Haji Man bin Mat.
According to Anwar, who is also the former Finance minister, the company was appointed as the main contractor on October 26 three years ago with the original construction cost of RM649 million, awarded by the Works Ministry through direct negotiation.
Anwar said that at the time the contract was awarded by the Federal government, the Malaysian Companies Commission (SSM) had stated the company's status as 'dormant'.
“The main contractor was only re-registered with SSM on August 2008, but the contract was given to the company on October 2007," Anwar, who is also the member of parliament for Permatang Pauh, told reporters at the Parliament lobby.
Anwar also questioned the repeated extensions of deadline for the Palace's completion, which as of now was scheduled to be in February 2011.
“The deadline was agreed between Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) and the main contractor is 29 November this year,” he said.
Calling on prime minister Najib Razak to explain why the cost had escalated to RM811.2 million from the original cost of RM394 million, Anwar did not rule out "cronyism" playing a part in the Finance ministry's handling of the project.
- Harakahdaily
mi1: As usual it's people money and we have the fucking rights to spend in which way we want.
The company, it is understood, is linked to former UMNO Merbok division treasurer, Haji Man bin Mat.
According to Anwar, who is also the former Finance minister, the company was appointed as the main contractor on October 26 three years ago with the original construction cost of RM649 million, awarded by the Works Ministry through direct negotiation.
Anwar said that at the time the contract was awarded by the Federal government, the Malaysian Companies Commission (SSM) had stated the company's status as 'dormant'.
“The main contractor was only re-registered with SSM on August 2008, but the contract was given to the company on October 2007," Anwar, who is also the member of parliament for Permatang Pauh, told reporters at the Parliament lobby.
Anwar also questioned the repeated extensions of deadline for the Palace's completion, which as of now was scheduled to be in February 2011.
“The deadline was agreed between Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) and the main contractor is 29 November this year,” he said.
Calling on prime minister Najib Razak to explain why the cost had escalated to RM811.2 million from the original cost of RM394 million, Anwar did not rule out "cronyism" playing a part in the Finance ministry's handling of the project.
- Harakahdaily
mi1: As usual it's people money and we have the fucking rights to spend in which way we want.
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