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New Straits Times
3 hours ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Govt to boost VM2026 on social media
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry will utilise social media platforms to promote Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (VM2026) globally. Its Deputy Minister Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan said Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and Xiaohongshu will be used to market Malaysia as an appealing travel destination. "The ministry is crafting consistent and effective narratives to make Malaysia appear as a prime travel destination," he said in reply to Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (PN-Masjid Tanah) during the Minister Question Time today. He added that Malaysia is employing targeted marketing strategies to attract tourists from China, Australia, India, Indonesia, Central Asia, Russia, Middle East, the United Kingdom, Chinese Taipei, Germany and Asean nations. "We are also increasing traffic of visitors to Malaysia by adding flight routes to main Malaysian cities from international destinations." He also said the ministry is engaging with online travel agencies to ensure that the travel packages offered remain competitive.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
PAC summons KKDW and Felcra over AG's Report 2/2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will summon the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) and Felcra Berhad to clarify findings in the Auditor General's Report 2/2025. The hearing follows a briefing by the Auditor General today, highlighting concerns over oil palm plantation procurement. PAC chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin confirmed that the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) will also be called to explain issues related to price controls and cooking oil subsidies. Additionally, the Ministry of Finance will brief the PAC on tender procurement governance. 'For the PAC proceedings on issues in AG's Report 2/2025, PAC will focus on topics identified as having 3P elements, namely misappropriation, abuse of power and wastage, and 1K, namely leakage,' she said in a statement. The dates for these proceedings will be announced later. Yesterday, the Dewan Rakyat approved a motion on the Auditor General's Report 2/2025, which scrutinised programmes and projects across seven ministries. The motion, tabled by Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, was passed after a debate involving 32 MPs. Mas Ermieyati added that the PAC will release two follow-up statements next week. One will address the Ministry of Home Affairs' actions on the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS), while the other will assess rural water supply projects in Sarawak and Sabah. - Bernama
The Star
6 days ago
- Business
- The Star
A-G's Report: PAC to call Rural Ministry, Felcra Berhad to explain
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will summon the Rural and Regional Development Ministry and Felcra Berhad to provide clarification on the Management of Oil Palm Plantation Procurement by Felcra Berhad after hearing the Auditor-General's briefing on the Auditor-General's Report 2/2025 held on Thursday (July 24). PAC chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the PAC will also summon the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living MInistry to provide clarification on the Management of Price Controls and Cooking Oil Subsidies. In addition, the PAC also asked the Finance MInistry to hold a briefing on the governance of the Tender Procurement Committee. "For the PAC proceedings on issues in AG's Report 2/2025, PAC will focus on topics identified as having 3P elements, namely misappropriation, abuse of power and wastage, and 1K, namely leakage. "The date of the proceedings and briefing for the three related topics will be determined later,' she said in a statement on Thursday. On Wednesday (July 23), the Dewan Rakyat approved the motion on the Auditor General's Report 2/2025 on the Activities of Ministries/Departments/Statutory Bodies/Federal Government Companies, which contains matters raised as a result of the audit of five programmes, activities and projects in seven ministries. The motion tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was approved with a majority of votes in agreement after being debated by 32 Members of Parliament. Meanwhile, Mas Ermieyati said the PAC will also present two Ministry Follow-up Action Statements on July 28 and 29 namely the PAC Statement on the Follow-up Action by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the Recommendations of the PAC Statement on the Procurement of the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS) (DR.4/2025). Another statement involved the PAC Statement on the Follow-up Action by the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, the Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department and the Sabah State Water Department for the Recommendations of the PAC Statement on the Management of the Sarawak and Sabah Rural Water Supply Project (DR.3/2025).- Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
7 days ago
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Audit dept asked to be allowed to skip PAC meetings, says committee chief
PAC chairman Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the national audit department is not the subject of an investigation, but acts as a source of technical information to help the committee better understand the audit findings. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Public Accounts Committee chairman Mas Ermieyati Samsudin says she has received a letter requesting that representatives from the national audit department be exempted from attending the committee's meetings. Mas Ermieyati said the letter was from Auditor-General Wan Suraya Wan Radzi and that she received it in March. 'It stated that representatives from the department should be excluded from attending PAC meetings held under Standing Order 77(1)(d). 'This move raises questions, as such a practice has never occurred under previous auditors-general,' the Perikatan Nasional Masjid Tanah MP said during the debate on the 2025 Auditor-General's Report Series 2 in the Dewan Rakyat today. She noted that in the context of PAC meetings or proceedings, the department was not the subject of an investigation. 'Instead, it acts as a source of technical information and a professional adviser to help the PAC better understand the audit findings. 'Their presence is not a conflict of interest but rather an institutional necessity to ensure the PAC functions effectively and with credibility. 'In fact, the department's role within the PAC is clear – to provide professional and independent opinions,' she said. Earlier, opposition chief whip Takiyuddin Hassan questioned the legality of Wan Suraya's appointment as auditor-general, claiming that her status as a serving civil servant breached the Federal Constitution and could create a conflict of interest. The 2025 Auditor-General's Report Series 2, tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, flagged issues such as RM460 million in government funds being spent on land deals, university tenders, and defence contracts between 2020 and 2024 without proper oversight. It also found that a public hospital in Cheras awarded a RM25.64 million catering contract to a company that did not possess halal certification from the Islamic development department. The army was also flagged for failing to collect RM162.75 million in penalties from a defence contractor that delivered armoured vehicles late.
Free Malaysia Today
11-07-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
PAC chief chides PH duo for commenting on MAHB proceedings
Bersatu MP Mas Ermieyati Samsudin chairs the PAC while DAP's Teresa Kok is her deputy, and Sim Tze Tzin is a committee member. PETALING JAYA : Public Accounts Committee chairman Mas Ermieyati Samsudin has indirectly chided two committee members from Pakatan Harapan for commenting on its proceedings involving the privatisation of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB). This comes after DAP MP Teresa Kok and PKR MP Sim Tze Tzin were quoted in news reports as saying the proceedings had gone smoothly with finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan cooperating well. Mas Ermieyati, the Bersatu MP for Masjid Tanah, said the remarks by Kok and Sim were in their personal capacities and did not represent the PAC. 'I want to stress that every finding, discussion and document submitted during PAC proceedings are subject to Standing Order 85 and should not be made known to the media by anyone involved in the proceedings,' she said in a statement. Standing Order 85 states that evidence taken before a parliamentary committee shall not be released by any committee member before the panel presents its report to the Dewan Rakyat. Mas Ermieyati said the PAC has yet to finalise its recommendations from its proceedings, with several more witnesses to be summoned again, including a former independent director of MAHB. She said there were some matters that needed to be clarified after going through the testimonies by witnesses who were called up so far. The committee had held 16 sessions of proceedings up till now. 'The PAC appreciates the good cooperation that every witness has given,' she said. The PAC is looking into the management of public airports involving MAHB, the finance ministry, and Khazanah Nasional Bhd. Amir, former MAHB CEO Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin, Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd CEO Lee Jim Leng, and Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) CEO Nik Amlizan Mohamed are among the witnesses it summoned.
