KUALA LUMPUR, 25 June 2009: DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang has submitted a motion to refer Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat to Parliament’s Privileges Committee. “This is for misleading Parliament in his eight-minute ministerial statement on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal on 22 June (2009),” Lim said in a press conference […]
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PKFZ’s RM12.5bil cost only “an estimate”
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 22 June 2009: The final cost to tax payers of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal has yet to be determined, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said today. Ong, who delivered a ministerial statement in Parliament, said that the ballooned figure of RM12.5 billion for the mismanaged PKFZ project was only […]
Kit Siang to move motion on PKFZ in Parliament
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 11 June 2009: DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang will move a motion to debate the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal when parliament resumes sitting on Monday, 15 June 2009. Lim at the forum “This scandal of all scandals is an utter disgrace,” Lim said in a DAP forum titled The RM12.5 […]
Don’t waste time on fruitless debate on PKFZ: Ong
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 June 2009: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat today rejected a call by DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang’s challenge to have an open debate on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ). “I see no reason to waste valuable time to engage in fruitless public debates of any form that do not […]
PKA chairperson submits audit report to MACC
PUTRAJAYA, 29 May 2009: Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairperson Datuk Lee Hwa Beng submitted a copy of the audit report on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office here today. Lee said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat instructed him to do so. Lee had a short […]
Kuala Sepetang land swap with KTMB
KUALA SEPETANG, 5 April 2009: The Perak government has agreed with the Transport Ministry’s proposal for a swap to solve the protracted land issue faced by those staying on Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) land here. “We are looking for suitable land for KTMB and this matter will be discussed further,” said Barisan Nasional-backed Menteri […]