M.Krishnamoorthy
A media coach, adjunct professor and author
Wow! Human resources minister Steven Sim says his ministry takes the PAC findings of the reports very seriously.
For the first time in Malaysian history, he has asked the CEO of HRD Corp Shahul Hameed Dawood and his ministry’s secretary-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud to lodge the MACC report.
HRD CEO was questioned for five days over wrongful investments in buildings without the Board of Director's approval.
The Malaysian public is watching the positive step taken by the Madani Government. Is this for real? Or is it another case of ending up as a Dismissal Not Amounting to Acquittal (DNAA).
Free Malaysia Today reported that Human Resources Minister Steven Sim maintained that his ministry will not tolerate any violation of the law.
Human resources minister Steven Sim also said that his ministry would not tolerate any violation of the law, Bernama reported.
“The ministry takes the report by the national audit department and PAC very seriously. The auditing process covers HRD Corp’s operations from 2019 to 2023,” he said in a statement.
However, the minister has not stated whether he will ask the top HRD Corp officials to resign for an open investigation. Meanwhile, it is rumoured in the training industry that the HR Minister is looking for a talented person to head HRD Corp.
The 2024 auditor-general’s (A-G) report released yesterday recommended that the ministry refer HRD Corp’s management to the enforcement agencies after the company failed its audit.
It said the actions and decisions by its management did not comply with procedures and failed to protect the interests necessary for achieving HRD Corp’s objectives.
PAC also revealed that the company’s investment panel had not reported its investment activities appropriately to its board of directors, with levies collected “aggressively” used for high-risk investments.
Similarly, the A-G’s report said HRD Corp had amended its key performance indicator goals for 2020 to 2023 without the approval of its board of directors.
HRD Corp acknowledges audit findings; collected levies should only be used for employees’ training.
HRD Corp has acknowledged the shortcomings highlighted in the Auditor-General’s (AG) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reports.
HRD Corp also said it had undergone reforms this year — under the directive of the HR Minister, The Edge reported.
“HRD Corp emphasises that the levies collected from employers should be used to train their employees. However, the move to separate the accounts further fortifies the process to ensure that levies collected from employers will be used solely for training registered employees,” HRD Corp chairman Datuk Abu Huraira Abu Yazid said in a statement on Thursday following the revelation by the AG and PAC earlier.
The full PAC report on HRD Corp investigations is on this link.
Freelance Writer M. Krishnamoorthy (www.imkrishna.net) is a media coach, adjunct professor and undercover journalist. He has freelanced with Bernama, NST, The Star, and Malaysiakini. He also freelances as a fixer/coordinator for CNN, BBC, German and Australian Television networks and the New York Times. As an undercover journalist, he has highlighted society's concerns.
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