PETALING JAYA: Projects delayed for years, leading to huge losses, grants that were unused but not returned and fungus-infested buildings.
These were among 273 new governance and financial management issues affecting federal and state agencies that were identified in the 1/2026 Auditor-General’s Report.
The report spans 15 volumes and covers the 2024 Federal Agencies’ Financial Statements, activities of federal ministries, departments and statutory bodies, as well as state ministries, departments, agencies and state-owned company management.
Auditor-General Datuk Seri Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi (pic) said all issues are accessible on the Auditor General’s Dashboard (AGD), allowing continuous monitoring and follow-up by federal and state authorities.
“Between 2024 and December 2025, the AGD system has facilitated government recoveries and repayments totalling RM316.68mil.
“Of this, RM221.52mil came from federal agencies, including penalty claims, outstanding rents, land leases and duty and tax collections,” she said in a statement yesterday.
Commenting on the financial statements, Wan Suraya said that as of Jan 9, 143 of 145 statements had been submitted and certified.
Of these, 128 received the Auditor-General’s Certificate with an unqualified opinion, while 15 received a modified opinion.
She said this year’s audit report focused on serious irregularities in revenue collection and irregular expenditures at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, arising from cooperation agreements executed without Finance Minister approval, in violation of the university’s constitutional provisions.
Wan Suraya added that amendments to the Audit Act 1957 have also expanded the National Audit Department’s authority to audit other entities, including companies with public interest, with 1,856 bodies gazetted for audit under the “Follow the Public Money Audit” approach.
Audits via the e-SelfAudit System revealed companies operating outside their founding objectives, failing to pay dividends despite profits, or facing ongoing operational challenges even with government financial support.
“The report also covers performance audits of high-impact programmes, including the Research, Development, Commercialisation and Innovation Programme, and expenditure on the MyDigital ID Development Project, alongside audits of federal and state ministries, departments and agencies,” she said.
She added that the public can access the report via the National Audit Department’s website at https://lkan.audit.gov.my.
