KUALA LUMPUR: As the pressure piles on the Federal Territories Ministry to launch a probe into the reported “irregularities” with the River of Life (RoL) project, its minister, Khalid Samad, has welcomed external auditors to scrutinise it. Khalid said the Federal Territories Ministry was merely the lead administrator of the RM4.4 billion spending. They claimed that there were “time-at-large” issues regarding the delays of contract certification, with inconsistent compliance in terms of river water effluent quality standards. The Federal Territories Ministry was also urged to conduct internal inquiries. The Federal Territories Ministry estimated that RM1 million in repairs would be incurred and more allocation was needed from the government for the maintenance of the RoL.

Source: New Strait Times October 19, 2019 04:07 UTC