KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — Public Accounts Committee chairman Wong Kah Woh expressed his hope that the latest report on the littoral combat ship project can serve as a “definitive textbook” on what to avoid during defence procurement.
The Ipoh Timor MP said that after an earlier proceeding on the LCS issue was conducted, the committee decided to visit the project site. The committee was told by BNS that around RM1.7 billion worth of equipment was in storage, and 15 per cent of it had become outdated. — Picture from Facebook/Wong Kah Woh
“There are no longer workers at the construction site, no locals and no foreigners. No contractors. No longer any ongoing works. Totally zero, totally stalled. It is heartbreaking as we all know RM6 billion was already spent,” he said. “Staff salaries were cut since October 2020 employees provident fund not paid since May 2021. BNS is merely relying on some small jobs like repairing for the Royal Malaysian Navy to survive.
The said contract began in 2013 with a 10-year time frame and six LCS ships were expected to be built and delivered to the country by the end of 2023.
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