Tag - Public Accounts Committee

Teresa Kok may be named new PAC deputy chairman

KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) may get a new deputy chairman from Pakatan Harapan. A motion for Teresa Kok (PH-Seputeh) to replace Wong Shu Qi (PH-Kulang) as the deputy PAC chairman has been listed among the Dewan Rakyat's order of business for Tuesday (July 16), with the motion moved by the Minister in the...

Teresa Kok may be named new PAC deputy chairman

KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) may get a new deputy chairman from Pakatan Harapan. A motion for Teresa Kok (PH-Seputeh) to replace Wong Shu Qi (PH-Kulang) as the deputy PAC chairman has been listed among the Dewan Rakyat's order of business for Tuesday (July 16), with the motion moved by the Minister in the...

HRD Corp chief urged to go on garden leave

KUALA LUMPUR: Calls have been made for Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) chief executive Datuk Shahul Hameed Dawood to step down following investigations into the government-linked company. Sim Tze Tzin (PH-Bayan Baru) urged Shahul Hameed to go on garden leave until investigations conclude. He said this was necessary to restore public confidence following the Auditor-General's Department...

UiTM has two months to answer

PETALING JAYA: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), the Finance Ministry and the Higher Education Ministry have been given two months to respond to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on rectifying identified weaknesses, including UiTM’s purchase of shares worth RM259.98mil without approval. This was among the recommendations made by the bipartisan parliamentary oversight committee following its probe into...

Covid-19 vaccine doses worth RM505mil expired as of June 1, PAC says

PETALING JAYA: A total of 8.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses worth RM505mil have expired as of June 1, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the management of the Covid-19 outbreak has revealed. The Health Ministry had procured vaccines based on its projections on the number of doses needed but decreased demand for vaccination, delay in...