The high cost of maintenance of vehicles under the Johor State Secretary’s Office (SUK) and Land and Mines Department (PTG) was brought to light in the second series of the 2014 auditor-general’s report, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday.
National news agency Bernama reported that audits carried out between August and November 2013 found a poor level of monitoring and compliance by the appointed workshops, which led to the expense.
A total of RM3.82 million was spent on vehicle maintenance from 2011 to 2013 – PTG paid RM1.04 million on 23 various types of vehicles, while SUK forked out RM2.78 million on 81 various vehicles. In the report, auditor-general Tan Sri Ambrin Buang said that in that period the cost of maintenance was between 59 and 141% for PTG and 39 and 95% for SUK.
Payment vouchers from SUK also showed repeated spending on window tints for four vehicles between 2011 and 2013 amounting to RM14,240. In addition, the office was found to have performed multiple tyre changes on six vehicles – with a frequency of between one and 12 months – at a cost of RM49,440.
Private workshop panels reportedly said that tyre changes must be made every 30,000-50,000 km. However, the auditor could not perform an analysis on the rate of tyre changes compared to the distances travelled because the vehicles’ odometer readings in the log books and invoices were not updated.
There were also cases of the same fuel indent cards being used to refuel multiple times in a short period of time – SUK was accused of doing so 35 times at intervals of between one to 94 minutes, spending RM8,937 in the process, while PTG had seven cases of between two to 36 minutes at the tune of RM1,161.
The AG’s report said that SUK and PTG must ensure that drivers and private workshop panels obeyed maintenance procedures, monitor vehicle maintenance expenditures and ensure each repair work was approved by the authorised officers. They were also recommended to scrutinise monthly fuel use closely before making payments.
This is, of course, not the first time state governments have been in hot water over vehicle maintenance costs – Terengganu famously made news in 2008 with the revelation that it spent RM1.15 million over four years on maintaining its fleet of Proton Perdana V6 Executives.
Hahahaha… Malaysia boleh. Always boleh. Thank you Tun M.
Well, in Malaysia it should be this way. If opposite, then it is a news.
So what is anybody going to do with the Audit Report? Cause it is so normal thus nothing should be carried out.
This sounds like the same case like the previous fleet of Perdanas. Each Perdana cost about RM100,000 but in 3 years, each Perdana cost the government and our taxpayers money RM300,000 to maintain each Perdana.
This came out in the papers many years ago. Then it was all covered up. Probably the guy who owned the workshops are either the Minister’s son, daughter, relative, kakak ipar, abang ipar or anak angkat.
History always repeats. Nothing changes in Government departments. Not just cars, even the contract to supply toilet roll also to all the jamban in Putrajaya also I am sure hiked up. Probably charge Government RM10 per toilet roll.
This is very normal in Malaysia. It has become our culture. Those who get the contracts, who are mainly Ministers and their relatives of the Government Departments heads kakak ipar or emak saudara will benefit millions of free money.
Even if you supply pencils to government departments in Putrajaya, you can be a multimillionaire by ten fold. Yes, you can charge RM10 per pencil sold to the Government.
What the AG report and PAC finds in a year is just 1% of what really goes on. This is drama to show AG and PAC are doing their work. 99% of the descrepancies and stealing PAC and AG Report don’t mention.
Should ask the Sultan of Johor to monitor the Government Departments spending. Since he now is in charge of ultimate decisions in Property decisions in Johor, should also give HRH ultimate powers to scrutinize all government department spending in Johor.
But like I said, all this already biasa in Malaysia. Putrajaya also, full of all this nonsense.
This is the same like Sharizat Jalil’s sister who just got the contract to build UiTM in Seremban for RM1.5 billion.
The Government servants and Menteri get richer and richer
Fark up this piece of sheet government of malaysia. Be it Federal or state. Same sheet diff smell
Beribu ribu tahniah!!!
I pass by Kota Iskandar (Johor Govt offices) daily. I see these cars (Accords, X-Trails, etc) being used to go minum pagi, makan tengahari, minum petang and even being driven around at night. It is without a doubt in my mind these govt officers are abusing their powers in using the vehicles for their own personal interests.
Plus the dark levels of tint on these cars are absurd. The report on the fuel cards being misused only reflects on their culture and mindset.
Now we all know why Proton cars are made with lousy build quality. Simple because if it is so good like Toyota, how can the government officials justify the need to send the cars for maintenance and burn tax payers money? RM100 repair they report RM1000, RM900 going into each other pockets.
That’s why Lambo, Pagani, McLaren have market in Malaysia.
For a few to live rich, all Malaysians have to die poor.
bloody corrupt people.
Why am i no surprise ? So, any action taken ? NO… Malaysia boleh…
It seems like there are no integrity in our government these days..they can easily misused the tax payer money like they own it..this is the main reason why public will always link corruption to our government cause it is THE TRUTH!!!!Malaysia are govern by corrupted leaders…painful fact….
It’s happen only in BN ruling state why not the selangor and Peneng maybe the guarding angel are watching over them we name them the ACA
AG Report 2013 —> Dustbin —> Recycle —> AG Report 2014… The cycle goes on…
Just wow
Government always trying to cut the subsidies for Rakyat. Now rakyat should raise up to ask to cut this subsidies also!
Saya percaya Johor tu negeri PR…
Kbhaii…
Saya percaya anda salah…
kthxbai
Saya percaya rakyat sekarang tak de sense of humour dan juga tak paham apa itu sarcastic
aptb
tak rasa funny langsung…jangan syiok sendiri lah
Another Gov corruption !!!
Same goes to other states and klang valley area but still no open case investigate… progress still runs until m’sia bankrupt…
BN dan salah guna wang rakyat berpisah tiada
U know i know lah what ever the reasons r
Again, we are corruption No. 1.
Huehuehue using tax payer’s money to simply change their car tayar! Beribu ribu taniah!
whats the point……no one will take accountability, no action, no repurcussion….and we will again talk about it every year. Its now so common that no body gives a
$%^$ about it.
the only democratic country where its reported but no action. If you shout too much about it….u get charged!
Wawasan 2020… developed (corrupted) nation.
Gov… fat fat..
Rakyat… eat shit.
So let the hudud laws apply to these garbage government servants (including the ministers -ministers and their spouses yang corrupted habis habisan), first….before it gets to apply to other people..
TMD… punishing all the minor crime but letting the big corrupted criminals sucking the ppl’s $$..
What is the use of auditing and no action follow up? XXxXxxxx
SPRM??
die long ago….or was it ever exist?
Ini semua mesti salah kucing saya.
this is why we have to pay gst. to help fund corruption!
i would love to see the “Law of chopping hands” be applied to these garbage servants (and ministers and their spouses)…
Just buy toyota la… Peace of mind…. U help us , we help you…
Malaysian always boleh, in corruption anyway!
Pr ke bn ke both the same tunding jari pros
Attitude of civil staffs towards govt vehicles, everyone knows that generally they don’t care. If ‘rosak’ repair and claim from govt lah. Use three cars to ferry 1 VIP and 4 staffs. Treat breakfast/brunch/lunch as their official business using govt cars and the list goes on….. It’s 3rd world mentality which needs changing.
drag the shop which maintain the car along. the officer and the workshop! haha ada berani? yg suka tipu repair and tipu tayar kereta tu peduli ke kalau elok lagi? duit maaa
Protest or street demo is useless. No one will hear us. Can i suggest the whole Rakyat stop paying taxes and we see whether our politician will listen to us?
u stop paying first and we see whether wanna follow u or not.
PCB deducts automatically, can’t escape.
Even IRB also want to take commission from the PCB deducted from your salary.
The audit report is useless to us. As if MACC going to investigate.
I think the MACC are more interested in World Cup and “duit raya” than this.
They will prosecute a few selected ‘small fish’ and then tutup mata.
why didnt mention about the changes of sport rims and disc brake as reported from radio news?
hahahaha, thanks for those whom had voted the BN….
Getting screwed deeper and deeper by the day….
likewise for PR!
You know whats gonna happen? …This hot news will get talked about for a few days…Then, after few days, after few months, NOTHING going to happen!
WHAT? “tyre changes must be made every 30,000-50,000 km.” A set of Michelins last 70,000 MILES ( NOT KM ) Someone is swindling the government.
“tyre changes must be made every 30,000-50,000 km.” This is correct actually…it is the normal range for normal tyres. There are high end tyres and brands like Michelins that can go beyond that, but these are generally more expensive. This is not the issue.
The issue is that State Governments should STOP sending government cars to private workshops. Instead, they should send their fleet to Proton or official service centres, where the price of service and materials are consistent and already fixed in the system. This way there will be no opportunity to be charged RM50 for a RM30 filter.
Are you serious? Many of those Proton Workshops and service centers are actually related parties.
AG has found a lot of cases of misusing public funds, but no action taken to those responsible.
When you think about it, it’s downright ridiculous that the people responsible can get away with it. Fact is, they almost probably will.
The way I see these offenses, they’re nothing less than criminal acts & should be charged that way. But is SPRM too busy to care for these kinds of wrongdoings?
They can’t. Because their salary and well being also from the corrupted government.
and many think Malaysia wont bankrupt due to this still….
be it PR or BN.
both seems to be equally not accountable to the people.
the only difference between PR and BN and probably the only upside of PR government is that they have no experience being the ruling party hence their ability to “disappear” with money is not as “efficient”.
to be honest, it’s a choice between 2 evils for the Rakyat. we just have to choose the lesser evil.
change tayar RM300 ask open bill write RM600, but the tayar is not wear on the goverment vehicle, is on thier wife ‘s car.
on their kekasih car lah….
win win situation mar…
Mas is going to bankrupt and the next will be Malaysia.
If no corruption then how to stay in big house with the income less than RM 10K?
I wonder why the head of department can run away from the responsibility?
This is what culture and allow them to get rich through commission and corruption?
When there is a will, there is a way – on behalf of the maintenance company.
A lot of these money went to the pockets of related parties a.k.a. cronies of the government.
Lousy and corrupt government. Thanks to those who voted for them.
No.1 Corruption, No.1 Highest Obesity, No.1 Power Abuse, No.1 Dirty Politics. To achieve vision 2020 with high income nation??? God bless!! Malaysia Boleh!
So…what’s new ah?! Oooo…got,got…politician and cronies BRAND NEW cars! :p
Integrity? It’s just a slogan.
I think this topic should rightly be transfered to malaysiakini blog. They can handle much better . They have special SOP for such thing .
I love Paultan as a wellrounded motor column and just hate it to be muddied by politics as , as always, politics everywhere are dirty. Already, a forumer has got the Sultan of Johor dragged into the picture . Goodluck to him . Goodnite everybody