Highlights from the AG's Report 2015 Series 2

AG's Report 2015: Insufficient allocation delays Bakaj's gazetting of dams, water catchments
JOHOR BARU: Insufficient allocation to carry out a costly boundary survey has resulted in the Johor Water Regulatory Body (Bakaj) being unable to gazette a total of 15 dams and water catchment areas in the state. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Third Klang Bridge project implementation less than satisfactory due to poor planning
PETALING JAYA: The implementation of the Third Klang Bridge Construction Project Phase I (Phase I) is less than satisfactory due to cost increase partly due to poor planning, the 2015 Auditor-General's Report (Series 2) revealed. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Special Education School performance unsatisfactory
KUALA LUMPUR: The education performance of special needs students (MBK) at Special Education Schools (SPK) is unsatisfactory, according to the Auditor General's Report 2015 Series 2. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Digital scale priced at RM800 but bought at RM8,000?
KUALA LUMPUR: A digital scale worth only RM800 each was purchased at a price of RM8,000 per unit by a community college. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Four flood mitigation projects planned in 2010 yet to be implemented
KUALA TERENGGANU: Four flood mitigation plan (RTB) projects in the state, which were planned in 2010 have yet to be implemented. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Seven-year delay, RM12.88m cost increase for a police training centre
PETALING JAYA: Construction for a police training centre was delayed by seven years and the project cost increased by RM12.88 million, the Auditor General's report said.
AG's Report 2015: Four DBKL projects completed after four Extension of Time
PETALING JAYA: The Auditor-General’s Report (Series 2) revealed that four projects under the Creating Iconic Places and Attractions by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), worth an estimated RM46.5 million, were delayed and could only be completed after four Extension of Time (EOT) were approved. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Weaknesses in teaching and learning procurement
PETALING JAYA: There should be better planning and implementation in terms of financial procedures and internal controls for each teaching and learning (PdP) procurement, the Auditor General's Report (Series 2) said. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: 20.5% more quarries in the last three years
PETALING JAYA: The 2015 Auditor-General's report (Series 2) pointed a 20.5% increase in the number of quarries operating in the country over a three-year period. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Pantai 2 Sewage Treatment Plant will reach optimum development by 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Pantai 2 Sewage Treatment Plant (Pantai 2 STP) will not be able to support any more new developments in the Pantai catchment area by 2035, according to the 2015 Auditor-General's Report (Series 2). Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Weaknesses identified in MMDC's dredging workse
PETALING JAYA: Some weaknesses were identified in dredging works done by the Malaysian Marine & Dredging Corporation Sdn Bdn (MMDC) according to the 2015 Auditor-General’s Report (Series 2). Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Weaknesses in managing outdoor billboards cost Malacca RM1.51m in revenue
MALACCA: Weaknesses in managing the outdoor billboards on government land and reserve land in Malacca cost the state government RM1.51 million in revenue, acording to the 2015 Auditor-General's Report Series 2 tabled in the Dewan Rakyat today. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Appointment of unqualified contractor affected implementation of STC project
PETALING JAYA: The appointment of an unqualified and financially unsound contractor affected the implementation of the Service Technical Centre (STC) for the SU-30MKM fighter aircraft. Read more here
AG's Report 2015: RM1.56m worth of contracts made by MOH bounded by LoA
PETALING JAYA: Five out of 45 medicine procurement contracts made by the Ministry of Health through tender or quotations worth RM1.56 million was not bound by a formal contract but guided by Letter of Acceptance (LoA). Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Govt overpaid for cooking oil subsidy
PETALING JAYA: The government paid an extra RM2.92 million in subsidies following weaknesses in the management of the Cooking Oil Stabilisation Scheme (COSS) according to the 2015 Auditor-General's Report (Series 2). Read more here
AG's Report 2015: Over 100,000 individuals barred from leaving the country due to tax arrears
PETALING JAYA: The 2015 Auditor-General's report (Series 2) revealed that 128,165 individuals have been barred from leaving the country as of June for failing to settle their taxes. Read more here
247 recommendations in Auditor-General's Report 2015 Series 2
KUALA LUMPUR: The Auditor-General's Report 2015 Series 2 listed out 247 recommendations to assist federal government, federal statutory bodies and state governments in rectifying and overcoming their shortcomings. Read more here