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DPM wants more eral election. Judge Anantham
‘PKFZ task force shows
govt commitment’
Kasinater said the application
names from Bagan was without basis and did
Pinang Umno not follow the Contracts Act
PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Min- 1950. In its writ of summons,
ister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Elegant Advisory said it was
hopes more than one name is engaged in the supply of
submitted by the grassroots election merchandise and
to be considered as the Bagan transportation to Umno with by Giam Say Khoon it would help stop the debacle. I assure Lee Hwa Beng had also lodged a police
Pinang by-election candidate. for the 11th general election newsdesk@thesundaily.com that my side will offer its full cooperation report and in his statement, he did in-
The Umno deputy president in 2004. The company claimed (to the task force) and I will continue to dicate the personality implicated and if
said that it has been the com- it had sent invoices for a sum KUALA LUMPUR: Transport Minister uphold the principles of accountability, you do some cross-checking, you would
mon practice in the party and of RM218,013,475 and that Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat says the Port transparency and integrity,” he told re- know why I said I had a good laugh.
the same was also expected Umno had failed to pay up. Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) super task force porters after giving out aid to the poor in “I know this is not the first time
from the Teluk Kemang Umno is an expansion of the government’s drive his Pandan constituency yesterday. that certain individuals, who could be
which met yesterday to select a TI-M: Act without to end the multi-billion ringgit fiasco. Asked if he would be involved in the politicians and non-politicians, deploy
“It signifies our commitment towards super task force, Ong said: “Mohd Sidek the same old gimmick by deliberately
proposed candidate.
He was asked to comment on
fear or favour the principles of accountability, trans- is heading it. The protocol only allows spreading news to foreign news agen-
reports that the division would KUALA LUMPUR: Transparency parency and integrity,” he added. his ministry’s officers to sit in the super cies and later on, picked up by our local
only recommend the name of its International-Malaysia (TI-M) “It is an expansion of the Transport task force. news agencies and they will try to spin
head Tan Sri Isa Samad, a former yesterday urged the government Ministry’s work since last October On whether he had accomplished his it like a gospel truth,” he said.
mentri besar and Federal Territo- not to leave any stone unturned through the Port Klang Authority (PKA) mission against the PKFZ fiasco, he said: In his blog (www.ongteekeat.net),
ries Minister as the candidate. and to investigate without fear and the special task force set up to probe “My colleagues and I in the ministry as Ong said to probe fully into the PKFZ
or favour on the PKFZ fiasco and and identify the weaknesses in the im- well as agencies related to the ministry matter as well to turn around the free
all other cases. plementation of PKFZ. had put in our best and we are still zone, the attorney-general, chief secre-
Court strikes out Its secretary-general Dr Loi “The cabinet’s decision is an expan- committed to the cause. It is not that we tary and finance ministry (MoF) have
RM218m suit Kheng Min said all findings and sion which all of us should give full are going to call it ‘mission completed’ to be involved as the immense task cuts
against Umno recommendations by the special support to see success. With the creation because we still need to facilitate in the across several ministries and govern-
task force should be made pub- of the super task force led by the Chief super task force.” ment agencies.
KUALA LUMPUR: The High lic and implemented, and stern Secretary to the Government Tan Sri On the rumour that former transport “For instance, MoF has to step in
Court here yesterday struck action must be taken against all Mohd Sidek Hassan, I’m convinced we minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy was on matters pertaining to the possible
out Elegant Advisory Sdn wrongdoers. will be able to achieve the goals that we allegedly named in PKA’s special task restructuring of government loan by
Bhd’s RM218 million suit “TI-M welcomes the forma- are all hoping for. force report, Ong said he had a good PKA as part of PKFZ’s turnaround plan.
against Umno over alleged tion of the top-level federal task “For the purpose of transparency laugh over the rumour. The Transport Ministry cannot decide
non-payment for items force headed by Chief Secretary and the people’s interest. This is the “We know very well that the findings on matters pertaining to the MoF or the
the company claimed to to the Government Tan Sri Mohd final lap for the entire exercise that is or report has so far been kept under police or Malaysian Anti-Corruption
have supplied during a gen- Sidek Hassan.” – Bernama not just crucial but also at the same time, confidential cover. PKA chairman Datuk Commission,” he said.