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The PKR deputy president highlights the link between the former prime minister and the sub-contractor for the littoral combat ship project.

Former defence minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that the government should handle the matter wisely, and 'not be influenced by public opinion”.

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi believes the authorities and government should give a more thorough explanation of the littoral combat ship (LCS) project ...

PETALING JAYA: The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project was given to contractor Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd based on several reasons, says Datuk Seri ...

"So what is wrong for Boustead to use part of the profits from the project to pay off the old debt of the NGPV project?" "If you don't give the project directly to Boustead or LTAT, who do you want to give the project to in Malaysia or do you want to give it to a foreign company to build our warships? Of the RM1.4bil, RM400mil was used to repay previous debts incurred under the New Generation Patrol Vessel (NGPV) project, RM305mil was used for an integration facility in Cyberjaya, and another RM700mil was a cost overrun that exceeded the LCS contract ceiling. "Boustead belongs to LTAT so that all the profits of the project will go to the fund of the military personnel in the end. In the brief video, Syed Saddiq pointed out that the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was not given through open tender, but was awarded through direct negotiation to the contractor Boustead Naval Shipyard. The former prime minister said Boustead is owned by the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) so all profits of the project will shift to the armed forces.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will report on the schedule and progress of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) construction project stages, says Defence Minister ...

He said the government was also giving its full cooperation to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the investigation into the issue. “We will look at how we can ensure that the promised ships are delivered and those who are guilty are brought to justice. He said his ministry was given six months to revive the project and he believed the first ship would be delivered within two years.

by AZREENHANI/ PIC BY TMR THREE documents pertaining to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) should be declassified by the Cabinet to find solutions to the RM9.

Azhar Harun says neither he nor the Dewan Rakyat secretary delayed the presentation in their management of the House.

"I find it odd that Lim is utterly in the dark about it. Can the speaker of the Dewan Rakyat shine a light on the matter?" An explanation is owed to Malaysians for the delay in tabling the LCS PAC report.

Blame can be apportioned to various sources for the incessant delays in Malaysia's corvette programme, with the first ship still several years away.

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PETALING JAYA: Some parties wanted French company DCNS to be involved in the littoral combat ship (LCS) project for their own interests, claims PKR deputy ...

Citing the Public Accounts Committee’s proceedings, Rafizi said Zahid had agreed with the RMN’s choice of Sigma class ships on May 26, 2011. “The sub-contractor from France is no stranger in Malaysian shipbuilding scandals. Rafizi said the decision by the then defence minister (Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi) to change the ships from Sigma to Gowind indicated that there was interference from a party who was in a higher position than him.

The then defence minister and his deputy also say Hishammuddin Hussein's projection for the first ship to be completed within two years is unrealistic.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two prominent veterans have voiced their concerns over the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project scandal.

Why not award the project to others that have proven records in shipbuilding? Chin called on the navy, government, treasury and shipyard to come to a mitigated agreement to resolve the fiasco. Chin said the navy's assets were getting old and it would be expensive to maintain them.

MP SPEAKS | I welcome the release of the Dewan Rakyat's Public Accounts Committee's (PAC) report on the RM9 billion littoral combat ship (LCS) saga.

By way of comparison, Egypt had ordered four Gowind-class ships in 2013 and the first of these was commissioned in 2017. Our neighbour Indonesia ordered four Sigma-class ships in 2010 - the first was commissioned in 2017 and the second in 2018. The government has promised to investigate LCS transparently. The RMN had agreed to use the Sigma design, but this was overruled by then defence minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at the request of BNS without referring to RMN in 2011. The project, in effect, was one of the largest defence procurements for new equipment undertaken in Malaysia’s history. I welcome the release of the Dewan Rakyat’s Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) report on the RM9 billion littoral combat ship (LCS) saga.

PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli has accused former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak of influencing Putrajaya's design choice for the littoral combat ship ...

Bersatu today urged Putrajaya to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate the procurement of six littoral combat ships (LCS) for the Royal ...

JOHOR BARU, Aug 9 — An outspoken Johor PKR parliamentarian today suggested that the multi-billion ringgit Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) scandal will be a ...

“As a result the people are angry again. Hassan also pointed out that in 2018, during the previous GE14, the nation was hit by the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, which was the biggest kleptocracy scandals in history. Hassan, who is also a member of the Malaysian Election Commission’s Special Committee on Corruption, reminded that back in 2013 during GE13, the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) scandal involving RM250 million was exposed. He was commenting on allegations of alleged mismanagement of funds in the construction of the LCS project, the largest procurement in the history of Ministry of Defence (Mindef) with a total cost of RM9 billion. Hassan said that the LCS issue had resulted in both the BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN) administrations dealing with another issue allegedly involving corruption, criminal breach of trust, abuse of power and disposal of illegal monies. “The scandal will be the “latest wave” that will destroy BN just like the national issues that hit just before the previous GE13 and GE14,” said the social activist and lawyer.

KUCHING (Aug 8): The Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (Dapsy) will lodge police reports nationwide against individuals allegedly involved in the ...

Fact is, what investors want is good governance, consistency and stability in policies not a government without accountability,” he said. What they are actually asking for is unfettered powers without the need for accountability just like what is happening with this case. The contract began in 2013 with a ten-year time frame.