Govt appoints new chairman, exco in scandal-hit SSER


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KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry has taken over the management of Suria Strategic Energy Resources Sdn Bhd (SSER), a company which is now at the centre of a RM9.4bil pipeline scandal.

In a statement today, the Finance Ministry said it has appointed deputy secretary-general Datuk Asri Hamidon as chairman of SSER. On June 26, Asri was made the chairman of 1Malaysia Development Bhd or 1MDB.

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