Minister denies misuse of RM51.7mil in training grants

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Human resources minister Steven Sim says the funds were distributed to 315 training providers, not allocated to a single company.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/10/minister-denies-misuse-of-rm51-7mil-in-training-grants/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/07/10/rm51-7-juta-geran-latihan-bukan-untuk-1-syarikat-kata-menteri/   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: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MinisterDenies #Misuse #TrainingGrants #StevenSim #HRDCorp

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00:00These are all programs under the previous government.

00:03I can cover my face, but I want to clarify what may be a misunderstanding.

00:10Human Resources Minister Steven Sim has denied allegations of misusing

00:1651.7 million ringgit in Gerak Insan Gemilang training grants,

00:20as highlighted by the National Audit Department's report on Human Resource Development Corporation.

00:26Responding to claims that the money was spent on a single company with 3,726 repeated participants,

00:33Sim said the funds were distributed to 315 training providers, and not a single company.

00:39He said 84% of the 3,726 participants, or approximately 3,132 people,

00:47only repeated their courses two to three times within a year.

00:51The Auditor General's report had flagged the disbursement as suspicious,

00:55with some of the recipients said to have repeated the courses 16 times.

01:00The report also pointed out that 234 of the supposed participants were suspicious,

01:06having logged identical names and identification numbers.

01:10Sim vowed that appropriate action would be taken against anyone found guilty of wrongdoing,

01:15regardless of their position, but urged the public not to overreact.

01:19Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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