Gamuda names former AG Ambrin Buang as new chairman
Ambrin, 74, joined Gamuda’s board in September 2018 as the construction giant’s independent non-executive director.
Ambrin: Exit conference can only be chaired by auditor-general
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): The fateful Feb 24, 2016 meeting — which led to the alleged tampering of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report — could not be considered as an exit conference meeting because an exit conference can only be chaired by the auditor-general, the High Court heard today.
Ex-NAD audit director, Ambrin frustrated with amendments proposed for 1MDB audit report
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): Former National Audit Department (NAD) audit director Saadatul Nafisah Bashir Ahmad told the court that both herself and former auditor-general Tan Sri Ambrin Buang were frustrated with the amendments proposed for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)'s final audit report.
Ambrin: Govt very worried about 1MDB audit report
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Former Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang had the impression that the government was "worried" about the final draft of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report before it was presented to the parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the High Court heard today.
Ambrin told to keep his feelings on 1MDB audit report to himself, and 'manage younger officers'
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Former auditor-general (AG) Tan Sri Ambrin Buang was told to keep his feelings to himself after he got frustrated on several occasions in the meeting with top government officials dated Feb 24, 2016 to amend a finalised audit report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Salwani did not breach any code of conduct, says Ambrin
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): National Audit Department (NAD) director Nor Salwani Muhammad did not breach any code of conduct by recording the fateful Feb 24, 2016 meeting between top government officials, former Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang told the High Court today.
Ambrin agreed to amend 1MDB audit report because Najib promised thorough probe into fund
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): Former auditor-general (AG) Tan Sri Ambrin Buang told the High Court that he agreed to amend the audit report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) on former Prime Minister (PM) Datuk Seri Najib Razak's instruction, because the latter had promised him a thorough probe into 1MDB.
Ex-AG: 1MDB audit unusually long and hard due to lack of cooperation
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): Former Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang found the process of auditing 1Malaysia Development Bhd to be more difficult than usual as the fund did not give its full cooperation by sharing the necessary documents required by the National Audit Department (NAD), he told the High Court today.
Ex-Auditor General agreed to remove Najib’s meeting with Agong from 1MDB audit report
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): Former Auditor General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang agreed to remove a portion of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report that mentioned a meeting between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and then-Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.
Ex-Auditor-General agreed to remove Jho Low's name from 1MDB audit report to prevent 'manipulation' by Opposition
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Former Auditor-General (A-G) Tan Sri Ambrin Buang had agreed to omit Low Taek Jho's attendance in a 1Malaysia Development Board (1MDB) board meeting from an audit report on the troubled fund to prevent the Opposition from "manipulating" the matter, a witness testified today.
