RM3.46bil highway deal awarded by caretaker govt raises ethical questions

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Lawyer Salim Bashir asks why the government rushed into signing the agreement with a YTL Holdings Bhd subsidiary two days before GE15.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/12/17/rm3-46bil-highway-deal-awarded-by-caretaker-govt-raises-ethical-questions/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/12/17/projek-aliran-bebas-rm3-46-bilion-ditangani-kerajaan-sementara-bangkit-isu-etika/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MLFF #Highway #CaretakerGovernment #BarisanNasional #PerikatanNasional

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00:00 A senior lawyer says the appointment agreement signed by the caretaker government with a

00:06 private firm just two days before the 15th General Election for the multi-lane free-flow

00:12 toll project raises ethical concerns.

00:15 Salim Bashir questions why the Barisan Nasional Perikatan Nasional caretaker government quickly

00:20 signed a RM3.46 billion deal with a YTL Holdings Bahat subsidiary without tenders.

00:28 The former Malaysian Bar President said without clear rules for an interim government, it

00:32 is usually expected that caretakers avoid policy decisions, with big financial impacts

00:37 binding the government.

00:40 Last week, FMT reported that 32 toll operators protested the government's direct award

00:44 of the MLFF project to a private company, citing no consultation and a 30 per cent overprice.

00:50 However, Works Minister Alexander Nathalinggi said the award for the project had yet to

00:55 be finalised.

00:57 Economist Edmund Terence Gomez said NGOs have been calling for a separate law to clearly

01:02 delineate what a caretaker government can or cannot do, adding that most democracies

01:08 have laws relating to this.

01:10 He said once a contract has been awarded by any previous government, it will be difficult

01:15 for the new one to revoke it.

01:17 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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