00:00The government paid nearly RM1 billion in court-awarded damages between 2020 and 2025, the Dewan Rakyat was told.
00:10Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim said RM933,360,633 was paid out due to negligence, misconduct and other wrongdoing by officials
00:23and agencies.
00:23He also outlined measures taken by Pucha Jaya including instructing ministries involved in court cases to conduct detailed investigations into
00:33cases that resulted in the government paying damages.
00:37In a written reply, he said the relevant ministry must recommend disciplinary action against those found to have been negligent
00:44or irresponsible in carrying out their duties leading to these losses.
00:49Anwar, who is also Prime Minister, was responding to William Leung, who had requested details of the payouts and the
00:56measures the government would take to reduce future financial liabilities.
01:01He added that the ministries involved must take appropriate action in accordance with existing rules, including issuing letters of reprimand.
01:09on Yuzhou FMT.
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