SEAG organizers face tender allegation<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): With the event less than five months away, the
\norganizing committee of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA)
\nGames is facing an allegation of tender irregularities.<\/p>\n
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, who
\nis also chairman of the board of directors of the Games, said on
\nSunday that he would leave the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to
\ninvestigate the allegation.<\/p>\n
\"I advise those unhappy to report to the ACA,\" he was quoted
\nas saying by Bernama news agency.<\/p>\n
\"This a serious allegation and the best way of determining its
\nvalidity is to ask the ACA to conduct an investigation. This must
\nbe done as soon as possible.\"<\/p>\n
\"The ACA investigation will involve not only our officers but
\nalso the accusers,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Hishammuddin said he would ask the ministry's Secretary-
\nGeneral, Datuk Mahamad Zabri Min and its legal adviser, Kamaludin
\nMd. Said, to bring the matter to the ACA for investigation.<\/p>\n
\"Investigation must be carried out on the officer concerned as
\nwell as the source of the allegation. I want the problem to be
\nresolved as soon as possible because I don't want the SEA Games
\nto be jeopardized.\"<\/p>\n
Bernama said the allegation occurred after a local daily
\nnewspaper exposed it last Thursday, saying there was malpractice,
\nespecially in determining the actual cost of certain tenders for
\nthe Games.<\/p>\n
A local company -- which had unsuccessfully tendered for the
\ninformation technology results system for the Sept. 8 to Sept. 17
\nGames -- claimed there were irregularities in the tender
\nselection process for the Games projects.<\/p>\n
Reports said that four state corporate players -- Petronas,
\nTelekom Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Proton -- have
\npledged US$1 million apiece to make the multi-sports event a huge
\nsuccess.<\/p>\n
The Games are offering 391 gold medals from 32 sports, the
\nsecond largest ever in the history of the Games after the 1997
\nJakarta Games, when more than 400 golds were at stake. (yan)<\/p>",
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