'Projects should be awarded via open tenders' - The Star

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should ensure that all projects are awarded through open tenders, MCA Education Bureau chief Senator Datuk Lee Sing Chooi said.

Lee said that projects should be implemented with transparency and not just given to those who are "influential and powerful".

"This will be one of the effective ways to fight corrupt practices and corruption of all forms.

"It is time for the new administration to live out the call of staying away from corruption, serve with integrity and dignity. The 2008 election result is a wake-up call for Barisan Nasional to review and re-engineer itself to stay relevant," he said in a press statement.

Lee added that the previous practice of squabbling for projects by those in power for personal gains had been "rejected by the voters".

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