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PENGERUSI JAWATANKUASA KIRA-KIRA WANG NEGARA (PAC) MERANGKAP AHLI PARLIMEN IPOH TIMUR PEJABAT JAWATANKUASA KIRA-KIRA WANG NEGARA PARLIMEN MALAYSIA, JALAN PARLIMEN 50680 KUALA LUMPUR Tel Faks Email Laman Web : 03-2601 7263 / 2698 6852 (DL) : 03-2698 9218 : pacparlimen@parlimen.gov.my : http://www.parlimen.gov.my/pac 22 Mar 2022 MEDIA STATEMENT 1.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today was given a briefing by the National Audit Department on the Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2020 Series 1 at the House of Representatives.

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As Datuk Seri Nik Azman bin Nik Abdul Majid could not attend the briefing due to him undergoing a 7-day quarantine period after being tested positive for COVID-19, three Deputy Auditors-General namely: (i) Patimah binti Ramuji (Deputy Auditor-General, Performance); (ii) Datuk Nor Salwani binti Muhammad, (Deputy Auditor-General, Finance); and (iii) Roslan bin Abu Bakar, (Deputy Auditor-General, Government Company Management) gave the briefing on the Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2020 Series 1, which covered the following: (i) Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2020 Series 1 Activities of the Federal Government Ministries/Departments and Federal Statutory Bodies; (ii) Financial Statements and Compliance Audit on Federal Agencies; and (iii) Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2020 Series 1 Management of Federal Government Companies.
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Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2020 Series 1 contains three parts that are:- (i) LKAN Activities of the Federal Government Ministries and Federal Statutory Bodies – audit was carried out on 7 ministries and 10 reports were published; (ii) LKAN Financial Statements and Audit Compliance on Federal Agencies that involved verification of the Financial Statements of 147 Federal Government agencies and audit compliance done on 5 Federal agencies; (iii) LKAN Management of Federal Government Companies – audit was done on 6 Berhad companies according to shares and 6 reports were published.
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PAC was informed that out of the 682 issues audited, 5 have the potential to face punitive actions and 677 other issues, corrective actions.

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PAC views seriously the Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2020 Series 1 that reports one(1) case on leakage of RM2.81 million (KTMB Service Upgrading Project under the Ministry of Transport), one(1) case of wastage amounting to RM16.77 million (Renewable Energy Development Management Programmes that involve the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources); one(1) case of loss of public fund amounting to RM44.53 million (Control Activities on Hiring of Expatriates under the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Human Resources).
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At the same time, LKAN Financial Statements and Audit Compliance on Federal Agencies expose the issue involving Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) that had made irregular dividend payments amounting to RM600.59 million using the dividend from government contributions.

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PAC will hold a special meeting to look through all the issues raised and will start the related proceedings after getting the consensus of the Committee regarding the issues to be investigated.

Thank you.

Yang Berhormat Wong Kah Woh