October 29, 2008

The Star

Probe into PKFZ underway
The probe into the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal is underway, with international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) starting auditing work early this month.
 
Port Klang Authority chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng said the probe would be completed by the end of the year, with a copy of the report submitted to the Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.
 
“It will be up to the Transport Minister to decide if the report will be made public,” he said.
 
Lee said the PWC team, which consisted six members and led by a senior manager, had been given authority to interview all staff and board members.
 
He added that former staff would be interviewed by the team as well should the need arise.
 
Ong had announced in May that an audit exercise would be carried out following a public outcry on the RM4.6bil “soft loan” given by the Government.
   
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