introduced by the previous government. Speaking during the post-cabinet press conference in Putrajaya earlier, he stated that there were issues identified with theawarded to Swedish telecommunications firm Ericsson by Digital Nasional Berhad .
“It needs to be reviewed because it was not done in a transparent manner,” Anwar said. “There is no proper tendering process.” He added that the 5G plans by the previous government will be evaluated to ensure the strict financial procedures are followed and are done correctly. The prime minister also noted that the new administration is set to revise and improve the Budget 2023 which was tabled in October. He elaborated that the budget was presented in Parliament by the previous government, and had not been passed in light of the recent general election. Anwar added that certain decisions made by the former administration will not be rolled back, but did not identify them.
“I want to hear directly from DNB with regards to the issue of spectrum distribution,” he said. “Whatever my personal sentiments before, the situation now is I’m the minister in charge, so it’s something that I will have to refer to the Cabinet and seek some instructions.”
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