Reforms like reinforcing audit dept may not be glamorous but are vital, stresses PM

Jemaah Nazir to submit weekly reports to ministry director-general, move to better protect students

A commission will also be set up to handle issues like face recognition fraud — Gobind

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — An audit will be conducted on the Legal Profession Qualifying Board following the discovery that its financial records have not been audited for the past 17 years.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — The National Audit Department (NAD) will be auditing 2,000 government-linked companies (GLCs) from next year, in an effort to create a new era of enhanced governance in Malaysia, said Auditor-General Datuk Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — It is recommended the Local Government Development Ministry ensure all fire and rescue station (BBP) development projects are completed on time so services are not affected.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — The Auditor-General’s (AG) Report 2/2024, tabled at the Dewan Rakyat today, highlighted nine audits involving 11 ministries, with the total cost of the audited projects amounting to RM41.97 billion.

By Amar Shah Mohsen SHAH ALAM, July 3 — Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung has urged the National Audit Department to immediately table irregularities in issues of national interest upon identifying them. The government backbencher said this should be done instead of the current practice of...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has called for a phased approach to a proposed rise in audit exemption threshold, effectively removing the requirement for companies with annual revenue of less than RM3 million to be independently audited.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Auditor-General's Report (LKAN) on the financial statements of federal agencies for the year 2022 tabled in Parliament today has put forward 16 recommendations for corrective actions and improvements.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 2 — With the emergence of new technologies and the increasing risk of cyber threats, the government needs to carry out regular security audits on the central database system (Padu), said CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 -— The School Upgrading and Redevelopment Project had been implemented in only 25.6 per cent, or 386 out of 1,505 schools nationwide, which were identified as having dilapidated buildings, according to the Auditor General’s Report 2022.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 21 — The state government has ordered the State Audit Division to review Skim Insurans Am Selangor's (Insan) implementation, which provides free group insurance coverage for Selangor's residents.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — The Dewan Rakyat session this afternoon was disturbingly quiet when all the opposition Members of Parliament were absent from participating in the motion for debate on Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2021 Series 2.

KUALA NERUS, May 14 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) is conducting an audit throughout phase one of the Rahmah Baskets distribution process to ensure that the aid reaches its target groups.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — The evidence of irregularities and lack of proper governance in the Littoral Combat Ship(LCS) programme were gathered as early as 2010, according to a forensic audit report by Alliance IFA (M) Sdn Bhd for Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (BHIC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — A total of RM499.18 million was paid without confirmation of the Performance Indicator (KPI) report for the payment of maintenance cost claims for the Government Integrated Radio Network (GIRN) project, implemented through a public-private partnership between the government and concessionaires, according to the Auditor General’s Report Year 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Weaknesses in terms of monitoring and agreements that are not very clear have resulted in losses for the Immigration Department amounting to RM81.69 million due to penalties not imposed on a company that handled the online collection of Temporary Employment  Visit Pass (PLKS) revenue.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Prasarana Malaysia Bhd on Thursday said it will lodge reports with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) over losses incurred during their involvement in Saudi Arabia's MMMSL rail project.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — To ensure the highest standards of care and full compliance with the guidelines on the mandatory Covid-19 screening for foreign workers, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) today urged the government to conduct on-site audits for mass screenings.