Activist Questions Selangor S Rm700mil Klang River Project

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The Selangor Maritime Gateway project calls for the widening and deepening of the Klang River from Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur to Port Klang. (Selangor Maritime Gateway pic)PETALING JAYA: An activist and former member of a pro-Anwar Ibrahim group has written to the Selangor government to obtain more information on a RM700 million river-widening project known as the Selangor Maritime Gateway.
The project entails the widening and deepening of the Klang River, from the giant Mid Valley City mall in Kuala Lumpur to Port Klang.
Green Party Malaysia secretary-general Abdul Razak Ismail said he had filed a request for information on Thursday under Selangor’s state freedom of information law.
Ads by KioskedHe said the state government must reveal whether the project was awarded through an open tender, and make public the project’s terms of reference.
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“Let’s see if they (the state government) reply or if they say that (the information sought after) comes under the Official Secrets Act,” Razak said in a Facebook post.
Earlier this month, a state Perikatan Nasional (PN) leader had lodged a police report against Amirudin and Izham for alleged abuse of power over the project.
Selangor PN information chief Shukor Mustaffa claimed that the project had been awarded through direct negotiation, though this was denied by an aide to Amirudin.
Landasan Lumayan also said Amirudin and Izham were on the company’s board to represent the state government’s interests.
Ads by KioskedIzham is the state councillor in charge of infrastructure and public amenities, agriculture modernisation and agro-based industry. - FMT

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