RM21k direct tender for ‘free book’ raises eyebrows

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Kota Anggerik assemblyperson Najwan Halimi has questioned the Economic Affairs Ministry’s direct tender award for a book that is available online for free. “What kind of book sells for RM21,022.86? The book purchased by the Economic Affairs Ministry for RM21,022.86 can be read for free online,” Najwan said on Twitter, while providing a link to the document. The contract for the book, A Better World Volume 5: Actions and Commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals, is among the 101 government contracts awarded without open tender by the Pakatan Harapan administration. The contract appears as the 95th item on a list of direct award contracts revealed by Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz today. The current International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali was the Economic Affairs Minister at the time. The direct contract award would have needed to be signed off by then…