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by Hemananthani Sivanandam
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PETALING JAYA: There have been
seven more confirmed A(H1N1)
influenza virus deaths, the latest an
Indonesian maid from Seberang Jaya
who died in Kulim Hospital yesterday,
bringing the number of deaths to 33.
The others are one on Sunday,
three on Saturday and two on Wednes-
RM1b in ‘irregular’ claims
by Giam Say Khoon
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
PUTRAJAYA: The Port Klang
Authority (PKA) is lodging a police
report today against the Port Klang
Free Zone (PKFZ) turnkey developer
Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB) over
alleged irregularities totalling up to
RM1 billion.
PKA chairman Datuk Lee Hwa
Beng is lodging the police report on
behalf of the authority at 11am in the
Klang police station.
This follows the release yesterday
of the PKFZ special task force report
which identified discrepancies
totalling between RM500 million and
RM1 billion.
“We (the board) received the
report this morning and immediately
agreed that a police report should
be lodged against KDSB over the
irregularities. We have also instructed
our lawyers to study and consider
legal action against KDSB and other
relevant parties.
“Our lawyers will henceforth deal
with KDSB chief executive officer
Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing and his
deputy Datuk Faizal Abdullah,” he
said after handing six volumes of the
task force report to Transport Minis-
ter Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat (pic).
Lee said the board would meet
again next week to go over the report
in detail and decide further action,
including possible action against
Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations (Malaysia)
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Seven more confirmed H1N1 deaths
day. The cause of deaths of five due
to A(H1N1) was confirmed only on
Sunday.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr
Ismail Merican said in a statement
yesterday that four of the victims were
in the “high risk” factor category.
Yesterday, 203 new cases, all locally
transmitted, were registered bringing
the total cumulative figure reported in
the country to 1,983.
PKA TO LODGE POLICE REPORT AGAINST PKFZ CONTRACTOR
mismanagement by former PKA
directors. In a statement, he said the
PKA board met yesterday morning
to deliberate on the special task force
report to look into legal and financial
aspects of PKA and PKFZ following
the audit report by Pricewaterhouse-
Coopers.
“We have deliberated on
the instances of possible
serious irregular claims,
negligence, wrongdoing and
other irregularities identified
as well as the issue of the
unenforceability of certain
agreements or parts thereof,”
he said.
The alleged irregulari-
ties include:
» Evidence to
show KDSB had
made irregular
claims under
the Develop-
ment Agree-
ment (DA), in
particular, for
the electrical
infrastructure of
the 33kv system
worth RM55.8
million which had
yet to be carried out
on site, 33kv sup-
ply works and the
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The number of locally-transmitted
cases has been on the rise since last
week – 33 were reported last Friday;
53 on Saturday and 202 on Sunday.
To date, 67 patients are still being
treated in hospitals and another 15 are
in intensive care. Out of that, six have
high risks such as chronic diseases
(three), obesity (one), post-delivery
(one) and a baby (one).
Ismail said it was vital for the public
civil infrastructure to the main intake
station works worth RM83 million as
Tenaga Nasional Bhd had rejected
the proposal for KDSB to undertake
the works;
» For claims for preliminar-
ies of at least RM231 million
under the DA, KDSB has
not provided any docu-
ments to support the
cost incurred. KDSB
also claimed for items
which it is not contrac-
tually entitled to, for
instance, the
procure-
ment of a
perform-
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to adhere to the guidelines set by the 48 hours after the onset of symptoms.
ministry and take precautionary steps He urged the public to look out for
to help stop the virus from spreading. warning signs such as breathing
“Those who have symptoms and difficulties, fever, continuous chest
are in the high risk category are urged pain, cough with phlegm containing
to immediately seek treatment. Anti- blood and diarrhoea. Those with mild
viral treatment will be given to these flu symptoms should impose self-
people without requiring confirmation quarantine and to wear three-ply face
from lab tests,” he said. masks if they venture out.
He said the treatments were effec-
tive for patients if it was started within » More on H1N1 on Page 4
» KDSB may not be entitled to an
extra claim RM254.9 million under
DA3 which fell under another part of
bond and insurance premiums, both
the project.
totalling RM5 million;
Lee said the board has also
» There appears to be no basis for
decided that the quantity surveyors
KDSB’s claims for variation
in the task force continue to reassess
works of RM62 million un-
the value of the works performed by
der additional development
KDSB to establish the real sum owed
works and new additional
to the main developer.
development works;
“They have already identified a
»Alleged over-claim for
difference of at least RM93 million
the hotel works, wherein
between the claims made by KDSB
KDSB had claimed RM69.9
and their measurements. We believe
million compared to quantity
that there will be further differences
survey consortium QS4’s
in the re-measurement exercise,”
valuation of RM44.7
said Lee.
million;
In June, the task force under the
»
In respect
leadership of Skrine senior lawyer
of claims for
Vinayak Pradhan was formed
professional
together with a corporate governance
fees under
committee and an executive com-
DA3, KDSB
mittee to make recommendations to
is entitled
rectify problems in PKFZ.
to only ac-
Ong, who has pushed for a full
tual fee and
disclosure of the PKFZ fiasco, said:
expenses
“I view with concern the various
incurred.
issues that have been identified by
K D S B
the special task force.”
has not
He said his instruction to PKA
produced
board is to do what is necessary and
invoices
right in the exercise of its duties on
and payment
the findings and recommendations
vouchers for
of the report and if appropriate, the
RM121.6 million
necessary legal action should be
of the fees alleg-
taken.
edly incurred;
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