Concerns raised over ‘appointment agreement’ for major highway project

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An ‘appointment agreement’ for the multi-lane free flow project was approved by the previous government on Nov 17 last year.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/12/14/concerns-raised-over-appointment-agreement-for-major-highway-project/  Laporan Lanjut:   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 #Highways #MCW #AlexanderNantaLinggi

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00:00 An anti-graft watchdog has voiced apprehension over the multi-lane free-flow project for

00:06 all highways in the country, citing the appointment agreement approved last year as a major concern.

00:13 Malaysian Corruption Watch President Jais Abdul Karim said the lack of involvement by

00:16 other potential bidders or stakeholders might undermine trust in the transparency of the

00:21 agreement's award.

00:23 Jais emphasised the importance of addressing such concerns and urged the government to

00:28 re-evaluate the decision-making procedures and ensure greater transparency.

00:34 Last week, FMT reported that 32 highway toll concessionaires had protested the government's

00:38 move to directly award the MLFF project to a private company.

00:43 However, Works Minister Alexander Nandalingi said the award for the project had yet to

00:47 be finalised and that the government only approved an appointment agreement on the MLFF

00:53 concept on November 17 last year, after the Cabinet evaluated the matter.

00:59 Transparency International Malaysia President Mohamad Mohan said it was premature to assess

01:03 the government's transparency in the project since Nanda had said that the deal was not

01:07 final.

01:08 However, he maintained that any direct negotiation for the RM3.46 billion MLFF project is unacceptable.

01:16 Meanwhile, transport expert Rosli Khan said the government should have encouraged the

01:20 32 toll concession companies to form a consortium to implement the MLFF toll collection method.

01:26 (upbeat music)

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