Deputy minister sidesteps call to reveal 101 direct-tender projects

PARLIAMENT | Deputy Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Bakri sidestepped a call to reveal the list of 101 projects that were awarded contracts through direct negotiations during Pakatan Harapan's time in government.

Instead, Rahim (above) defended direct tenders and said this was only an issue because Harapan had allegedly promised to stop practising the method in giving out project contracts...