Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) has urged the National Audit Department to carry out audits on government-linked companies (GLC), with the reports to be made public to prevent leakage of government expenditure.  

perkasa charter interfaith council 260713 ibrahim aliIts president, Ibrahim Ali (right), said the performance index of the companies must also be monitored from time to time by an independent committee to detect and identify problems faced by the companies at the earliest stage possible.

“Yes, they (GLC) do have their own internal audit units, but we also want to know whether their expenditures were profitable because it involves government’s funds,” he told reporters after attending the Penang Perkasa meeting in George Town yesterday.

In another development, he also urged the government to review the list of 1Malaysia People’s Aid recipients to ensure that only those who qualified would receive the aid.

He claimed that some of the recipients were self-employed but earning more than RM3,000 per month.

- Bernama

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