DAP's Pua questions why BNM's RM2b govt land buy not at nominal rate
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Opposition lawmaker Tony Pua today questioned why Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim did not apply to buy the 55.
Pua: Putrajaya continues bailout of 1MDB with 106 Exchange Tower buy
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): An opposition lawmaker has questioned the need for the government to use taxpayers’ funds to get involved in another mega-property project.
Why is Putrajaya ignoring ideas from Bank Negara on property market imbalance, asks DAP’s Pua
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): Opposition lawmaker Tony Pua questioned as to why the Cabinet was adamant in ignoring policy prescriptions by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) on the property market imbalance.
Tony Pua: MRT3 'actual' project cost more important than financing cost
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Malaysia's planned Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Line 3's (MRT3) actual project cost is more important than its financing expenses because a more expensive project with cheaper financing will still cost more for the government to build.
TRX land cost confidentiality a cover up of MoF’s over-the-top payments, says DAP's Pua
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 8): DAP lawmaker Tony Pua has branded Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s claim that the information on the cost and size of the land in the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) acquired by Aroma Teraju Sdn Bhd from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) in 2015 is confidential as a “cover up” of the Finance Ministry’s (MoF) excessive payments.
Pua lambasts Bandar Malaysia development as lacking direction
KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Opposition lawmaker Tony Pua has lambasted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for making up plans for Bandar Malaysia as he goes along, and criticised the development as one that “lacked any direction”.
Tony Pua to IWH CREC : Show payment proof on Bandar Malaysia stake buy
KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): IWH CREC Sdn Bhd needs to show evidence it has fulfilled payment obligations for the planned acquisition of a 60% stake in Bandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd to proof IWH CREC's credibility, Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua said.
Liow’s justification of ECRL cost raises more questions than answers, says Pua
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): The DAP’s Tony Pua (pictured) said that Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai’s attempts to justify the increase in price from RM29 billion to RM55 billion for the proposed East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) raises many more questions than answers.
Liow explains big jump in ECRL’s estimated cost
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (pictured) has cited a change in alignment, a longer tunnel link and the weak ringgit as the reasons for the cost of for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project jumping to RM55 billion from RM29 billion as estimated by a consulting engineering firm previously.
Liow’s response to ECRL price critics prove he is clueless, says DAP’s Pua
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): The DAP’s Tony Pua (pictured) said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai’s response to East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) pricing criticisms proved that he is the most clueless Transport Minister.
