KUALA LUMPUR: Datasonic Group Bhd’s subsidiary Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd (DTSB) managed to resupply chips for Malaysian passports through direct negotiation despite their underperformance, the High Court was told today. The Home Ministry initially rejected DTSB’s application due to delays in the supply of polycarbonate chips which had affected the Immigration Department's services. However, in July 2016, the company managed to secure the contract when the Immigration Department faced a shortage in the supply of international passports. Uzailee in his witness statement said DTSB had sent a letter to the Prime Minister's Office to acquire the project to supply 12.5 million chips for Malaysian passports through direct negotiation. “In June 2016, the MoF approved DTSB’s application due to shortage in the supply of international passports," he said.

Source: New Strait Times February 12, 2020 12:33 UTC