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Laporan Liputan Media Berkaitan LKAN 2008Thursday November 12, 2009Projek Landasan Berkembar Elektrik Antara Rawang Dan Ipoh - Kementerian PengangkutanParliament: Nazri Confirms MACC Probe On Rail ProjectKUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz confirmedthat the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is launching a probe on the RM6bil Ipoh-Rawang electrification and double-track rail project, which had incurred a cost overrun reachingRM1.14bil. “The MACC has informed me that they will investigate the case based on the PublicAccounts Committee (PAC) inquiry on the matter. “There is no dispute between the PAC and theMACC’s investigations on this,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby Thursday.PAC chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid had said that the PAC was in the midst of determining the scopeof the probe and shortlisting those who would be called up for the inquiry. According to the latestAuditor-General’s report, the Government may have to bear part of the RM1.14bil loss in the 179kmdouble-tracking rail project as it was poorly managed. The rail project, which was worth RM4.34bil, isthe main West Coast line that enables KTM Bhd to run trains between Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh.20 October 2009 (Tuesday)Penyenggaraan Bangunan Sekolah - Kementerian PelajaranMalaysiaShoddy Maintenance Compromises School SafetyKUALA LUMPUR: Maintenance work in schools has not been carried out thoroughly and this hascaused several buildings and infrastructure to be unsafe. The 2008 Auditor-General’s report showedthat although the Education Ministry had engaged the services of 47 private consultants in a contractworth RM22.18 million to look into repair works in all schools, they did not carry out the job satisfactorily.The consultants were also required to monitor and approve the work done by contractors beforedisbursing payment to them (the contractors).Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang said the ministry did not thoroughly examine the performanceof the consultants and had not set aside enough money and technical support staff for maintenancework. He said the ministry should allocate enough money to carry out preventive and correctivemaintenance on all schools, while both the ministry and the Public Works Department must preparea clear job scope for the contractors’ easy references and the officers supervising the work.“Supervising maintenance work should not be the teacher’s duty. “It should be done by someonewith technical expertise, and vacancies for technical assistants must be filled as soon as possible.”He said the ministry should take action against those who declared incomplete work as completedand if it was committed by a government officer, disciplinary action must be taken or a surcharge hadto be imposed. “If it involves a consultant, then the company should be blacklisted and the offencereported to its governing body,” Ambrin said.Other recommendations include placing all maintenance work under one unit for better managementand planning, conducting market research to ensure that the government gets value for money, andfinancial-management training be given to those involved in the projects. The Higher EducationMinistry, meanwhile, must ensure that specialised equipment bought for courses in communitycolleges were suitable for the subjects they were for. Ambrin said the audit found that certainequipment required by these colleges were either delivered late or not at all by the supplier; the itemswere bought in excess, not used or unsuitable; or they were paid for but not tested.22Jabatan Audit Negara