PARLIAMENT | Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan today doubled down on his assertion that no letters of acceptance issued for rural road projects in Sabah and Sarawak have been cancelled, despite continued objections from Sabah MPs.

Amir (above), who first made the assertion during his policy stage winding-up speech on Oct 30, maintained that the Finance Ministry and Rural and Regional Development Ministry had only deferred tender exercises and the issuance of new letters to address excessive financial commitments and outstanding payments to contractors...

Amir (above), who first made the assertion during his policy stage winding-up speech on Oct 30, maintained that the Finance Ministry and Rural and Regional Development Ministry had only deferred tender exercises and the issuance of new letters to address excessive financial commitments and outstanding payments to contractors.