Yeoh welcomes MACC probe into Selangor DRT project

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Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has finally broken silence on the issue of the Selangor demand-responsive transit (DRT) project, saying that she welcomes the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation into the project linked to her husband.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeo has welcomed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's

00:07 investigation into the Selangor Demand Responsive Transit project.

00:12 She said now that the probe had started, she want to see truth and vindication come out

00:17 of the investigation.

00:19 She said the country deserves nothing less, and added that it would be improper for her

00:24 to comment on the case as it may be construed as an interference with the probe.

00:30 Yeo said it was for that reason, she had not said anything sooner.

00:34 She said it is best to leave it to the relevant authorities to investigate the claims.

00:39 Yeo's statement comes after the MACC launched a probe into the proof of concept for the

00:45 project by the Selangor government involving Asia Mobility Technologies, a company linked

00:51 to her husband Ramachandran Munyandi.

00:55 On Thursday, Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amiruddin Syari said the state government

01:01 has no problem with disclosing details of the appointment of Asia Mobility Technologies,

01:06 including minutes of the meeting from the deciding committee.

01:14 He said only two companies, namely Asia Mobility Technologies and Badanbas Coach, were referred

01:20 to the government from the Land Public Transport Agency to participate in the proof of concept

01:26 project.

01:27 He stressed that the two companies were not awarded any contract as they were only involved

01:32 with the proof of concept phase.

01:34 The government has not yet confirmed the name of the companies.

01:35 The government has not yet confirmed the name of the companies.

01:35 [END]

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