MACC begins investigation into MyKiosk project

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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launched an investigation into alleged corruption and irregularities involving the tender process of MyKiosk project under the Housing and Local Government Ministry.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5frrt8j4  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The M.A.C.C. has launched an investigation into alleged corruption and irregularities

00:07involving the tender process of My Kiosk project under the Housing and Local Government Ministry

00:13following a complaint lodged by a political party.

00:16The Commission's Investigation Division Senior Director Datuk Zainul Darus said the Governance

00:22Investigation Division has also commenced a parallel investigation into the project.

00:28He added that apart from the Ministry which has submitted a full report on the tender,

00:33process and award, several other involved parties have also provided documents related

00:38to the project.

00:40Zainul said the M.A.C.C.'s investigation would focus on two key aspects, identifying any elements

00:48of corruption and irregularities in the tender process.

00:52The investigation is being conducted under the provisions of the M.A.C.C. Act 2009.

00:59According to the Ministry, all procurement and contractor appointments for My Kiosk were carried

01:04out by 133 local authorities via open quotation processes.

01:10On May 21, MCA Youth lodged a report with M.A.C.C. regarding the My Kiosk 2.0 project.

01:18Its Deputy Chief Mike Chong said concerns rose about its high material costs, claiming the

01:23costs were higher than outside.

01:26He added reports and feedback also indicated the kiosks were underutilized.

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