Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has been urged to clarify the details of a supplementary contract signed between his ministry and Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) in relation to the troubled littoral combat ship (LCS) project.

In a statement, DAP deputy secretary-general Liew Chin Tong said that according to a BNS filing to the Companies Commission, the company signed a fifth supplementary contract for the LCS project with the Defence Ministry on May 31, 2022.