RM100mil overrun on cost


For recommendation: Auditor-General Datuk Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid (right) and Wong with the Auditor-General’s Report 2021 Series 1 to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: It’s been 11 years, and the cost has shot up from RM520mil to RM626.1mil – but the upgrade and repair works on the Parliament building are still far from complete.

The work that was scheduled to have been completed in 2016 will now only be finished in 2025, says the Auditor-General in the Report 2021 Series 1.

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