Speaker to ensure LCS report debated in Parliament

Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul said he will ensure the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the littoral combat ship (LCS) construction project is debated in Parliament.

He said PAC has given its commitment to monitor the LCS project and will prepare a report on the matter to be presented in the house.

According to Johari (above), he visited the Boustead Naval Shipyard at the Lumut Naval Base in Perak yesterday with PAC chairperson Mas Ermieyati Samsudin, PAC vice-chairperson Wong Shu Qi, and members of the committee.

“I was briefed on the development of the project by team director Franklin Jeyasekhar Joseph and chief executive officer of Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd Azhar Jumaat,” he said in a social media post yesterday.

On Sept 21, Mas Ermieyati said the progress report on the second- generation patrol ship construction project is among four reports that will be tabled at the third meeting of the Dewan Rakyat scheduled to convene on Oct 9.

She said the committee will table the progress of the LCS project for the period from October 2022 to May 2023.

- Bernama

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