Direct Negotiation News Today

GEORGE TOWN: The state government has defended the sale of Penang Development Corporation (PDC) land in Byram to a private company, which was conducted via direct negotiation.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s procurement system needs to address flaws in the current mechanism and make disclosures of direct negotiations, says the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas).

KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya spent RM4.482bil on vaccine procurement and logistics as of April 30, 2023, according to the White Paper on Covid-19 Vaccine Procurement Management.

South Korea is prepared to deliver a second batch of Cheong Sangeo (K745/Blue Shark) torpedoes to the Philippine Navy (PN). However, understands that the Philippines has delayed the procurement. Janes The deal was first announced in August 2...

LPRA receives pre-application The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority has announced that it has received pre-qualification application from ExxonMobil for four offshore blocks in... | June 18, 2023

SERDANG: Selangor Perikatan Nasional is urging the police to investigate Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari for allegedly using his position to award a RM700mil mega project via direct negotiation.

KUALA LUMPUR: Flood mitigation projects worth RM15bil and Jana Wibawa projects worth RM7bil awarded through direct negotiation will be scrapped, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Not all countries use licensing rounds; some use direct negotiation to approve exploration and production rights. It’s time for more African oil and gas-producing states to choose this route.

PUTRAJAYA: A review of the RM15bil flood mitigation project has resulted in savings of RM1.8bil of government funds, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said his government was able to save close to RM2 billion in public funds after stopping the award of direct...