New Palace to cost RM800m and not RM400m as announced in 2006

Datuk Yong Khoon Seng, the Deputy Works Minister said that the new Istana Negara, which will be constructed in Jalan Duta will cost the government RM800million. The government had in 2006 announced that the construction of the royal palace would cost RM400million. The Minister reported that “The cost includes the construction of a new RM130 million flyover leading to the palace in Jalan Duta, and upgrading works on Jalan Changkat Semantan costing RM32.5 million.”

He added that “The flyover project and the road upgrading works were awarded to Ahmad Zaki Resources and Kejuruteraan Kenari respectively through direct negotiation. The Istana Negara complex itself will cost around RM650 million and the project was awarded to Maya Maju, also through direct negotiation. The palace will be completed by February next year. The figure announced by the former minister did not include the details, before the negotiation,”

Yong was speaking in reply to Nga Kor Ming, the Taiping DAP Member of Parliament who said that Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu, the former Works Minister had made the RM400million announcement then. He was also shocked to hear that the contract was awarded through Direct Negotiation saying that “This is against the principles of the New Economic Model. According to the Treasury, any procurement of more than RM200,000 must be made through open tender. How is it possible for the cost to increase by 100 per cent within five years?”




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f u c k i n g goons just misuse funds for nothing. more useless projects more corruptions.

THIS HOUSE OF ROYALTY HAS BEEN A "PLOY" FOR MANY POLITICAL OPPORTUNIST TO DISREGARD THEN REGARD FOR POLITICAL MILEAGE.

WE KNOW THE FACT THAT MAHATHIR unmo FORMER PM MADE MANY ACCUSATIONS OF "MONEY" PLUNDERED INTO THE ROYALTY WAS WASTAGE?

THEN TOO "TAKING AWAY ANY POLITICAL POWER FROM THE PALACE" EVEN AS IN REPORTING TO THE SULTAN FROM ANY MENTRI BESAR, CM.

THE POLITICAL POWERS LEFT THE MONARCH SITTING AS RULERS WITH NO POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT.

THEN LATELY WE SEE THE MONARCHY BEING USED AGAIN IN POLITICS FOR THE SELF GAIN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING POWER TO THE INCUMBENT FEDERAL GOVT OVER THE PEOPLES CHOICE OF STATE GOVT. THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF THE GENERAL ELECTIONS 2008.

THE umno BN LOST 5 STATES AND EVER SINCE ARE ONLY PLOTTING POLITICAL CONSPIRACIES TO OVERRULE AND OVERTURN ALL POLICIES AND GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE PAKATAN RAKYAT COALITION, DAP, PKR, PAS.

THEN THE PERAK CRISIS AND OTHER POLITICAL CONSPIRED LAWS BRING IN THE SULTAN AND THE KING? TO THE BENEFIT OF umno THIS ROYALTY HAS NOW BEEN PLAYED UP AGAIN?

SO WE MALAYSIANS MUST ASK WHY DOES THE SULTAN GIVE IN TO DIRTY POLITICS?
THIS KIND OF ACTIONS DOES NOT BRING THE PEOPLE THE BENEFITS EXCEPT THAT THE INCUMBENT umno BN FG MAKES THIS MISUSES OF POWER THE RULE OF LAWS?

THIS KIND OF MONEY LAUNDERING TO THE MONARCHY DOES NOT FAVOR THE RESPECT OF THE PEOPLE. THIS KIND OF POLITICAL CONSPIRED "GIFTS" ARE JUST BRIBERY IN DISGUISE.

JUST LIKE THE MONEY LAUNDERING umno BN OPENLY GIVES TO THE PEOPLE DURING EVERY BY-ELECTIONS, WORST THE GENERAL ELECTIONS?

THIS "MONEY LAUNDERING" GIFTS ARE TOTALLY MISUSE OF POWER.

MALAYSIANS, THERE WILL BE NO END TO THIS KIND OF "DIRTY CORRUPT POLITICS" FROM umno BN UNLESS WE MAKE THE GREAT CHANGE.

WE STAND UP TO DELIVER OUR BELOVED NATION FROM ALL THESE umno BN "SINS".amen.

WE VOTE THE NEW FEDERAL GOVT ,,,PAKATAN RAKYAT ,PKR, DAP, PAS. IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTIONS