I thank the Tourism Minister, Datuk Azalina Othman for giving me a copy of the Summary Report of the PricewaterhouseCooper review of Tourism Ministry’s subsidiary, Pempena Group of Companies but I will write to her for a copy of the Final Report, as the implicit promise she made in Parliament during her winding-up of the 2009 Budget debate on Nov. 3 was for a full and unqualified disclosure of the PricewaterhouseCooper report.

I must admit that I am somewhat surprised by the PricewaterhouseCooper summary report as the Tourism Minister had led Parliament to believe that it is an audit of the various financial scandals of the Pempena Group of Companies, but clearly this important brief was excluded from PricewaterhouseCooper’s terms of reference, which is a clinical “high level business review” of selected investments by Pempena Sdn. Bhd and “specifically does not include any investigative audit or forensics work”.

In fact, it is mentioned in the PricewaterhouseCooper summary report that the investigation into the various financial scandals in the Pempena Group of Companies are “separately performed internally” in an internal audit of Pempena.

Why did Azalina hide the fact from Parliament that there had been an internal audit by the Tourism Minsitry of the various financial scandals of its stable of Pempena Group of Companies, which includes its affiliates Malaysian Travel Business Travel Sdn. Bhd and SD Corp Communication Sdn. Bhd and that such an internal audit had been completed by 14th August 2008?

Is Azalina prepared to table the Tourism Ministry’s internal audit inquiry into the various financial scandals of the Pempena Group of Companies in Parliament?

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written by michael chick, November 18, 2008 13:40:55

Tengku adnam Should have been Jailed a long long long time ago..

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written by ahmadneil, November 18, 2008 13:43:00

Face the firing squad.

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written by Eskay Lim, November 18, 2008 14:13:09

This lady-minister is a real terror.. yah?

She le*** a trail of financial scandals from the Sports ministry right to the Tourism ministry.
Wonder where she will be put next.
Maybe in Sq. Buloh.

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written by ibabonma, November 18, 2008 14:15:27

One such appointment is Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, who is the executive director of Pempena and paid RM10,000 and is provided with a car and driver.
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Chew, the soiled sampah haram queen, is only good at checking on chocked drains and uncollected household solid waste in PJ.

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written by lamakawan, November 18, 2008 14:35:56

This Azalina has been promoted from the sports ministry to the tourism ministry. JUst look back at what she had achieved in the sports ministry last time? None, in fact she created more problems than solving issues of importance to the sports fraternity. Remember she almost succeeded in building the grand sports centre in England? Now she is in the centre of this financial scandal of tourism ministry. She is not even a member of parliament and she is a minister. If Badawi is so deeply in love of her, why not set up a new ministry like " GAY TOURISTS MINISTRY?" That should be her cup of tea.

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written by cheekymate, November 18, 2008 14:36:41

We all should seriously consider not paying anymore income tax. See what their next move see. These UMNO dudes are pocketing our tax payers money like there is no tomorrow. 90% of tax payers are non Malays and they have the gall and audacity to talk on and on about their Ketuanan Melayu. Real idiots.

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written by ibabonma, November 18, 2008 14:41:23

michael chick, macam itu punyai bilik, itu UMNO goons akan hidup aman tenteram everafter!

Exclude the bed and its fittings. Let them rot on the hard floor for a minimum of 6 years. Don't forget to reserve one for TDM.

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written by Mr Bean, November 18, 2008 15:03:31

Standard reply “ Kenapa bising bising ni, lubang yang I gorek tu kecil saja”

Tengok la lubang lubang yang Si Mamak, Si Najis, Si Hitam, buat tu, lagi besar dan dalam”

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written by cheekhiaw, November 18, 2008 17:00:58

Lim Kit Siang,

Do you expect thieves not to hide things?

xxx

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written by iMac, November 18, 2008 17:35:46

Comment removed, repeat posting

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written by advocatusdiaboli, November 18, 2008 17:38:15

Bunch of crooks! Hang them high.

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written by advocatusdiaboli, November 18, 2008 17:43:20

No on second thoughts just lock them up and throw away the key for good.

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written by jayenjr, November 18, 2008 18:47:04

"One such appointment is Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, who is the executive director of Pempena and paid RM10,000 and is provided with a car and driver. "
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Hmmm. More than ever now, it becomes clearer to me, why those MCA buggers don't want to abandon the UMNO ship...

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