Pakatan not clear on transparency, says Perikatan man over direct negotiations


KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri has taken a swipe at the Opposition in the Dewan Rakyat over the award of direct negotiated contracts worth over RM6bil by the former Pakatan Harapan administration.

"In my view, direct negotiated contracts are allowed under government procurement procedures.

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