AES was awarded to Beta Tegap Sdn Bhd and Commercial Circle Sdn Bhd as early as in 2005/6 when Chan Kong Choy was the MOT

by weechookeong

Redflex AES used by Beta Tegap Sdn Bhd

Automated Enforcement System (AES) has been a hot topic in Parliament during the  policy debate for Budgeet 2013 yesterday.  There are pro and against from both divides in the HOUSE.  The same in the cyber space. They are some who are blindly  supporting and against the AES without knowing how was the AES project awarded to two companies. Yours truly has spoken about the AES in Parliament during the 2011 session.

Yours truly is for any AES that will ensure safety for the motoring public. All Malaysians want to see less accidents involving death especially during the festive seasons.  No one should object to the AES except on the RM300 fine and the way in which the fine was apportioned between the two companies and the Government.  The issue here is about transparency in the way in which the AES was awarded to the two companies in 2005/2006, during the Badawi’s Administration.  The law was only ameneded for the implementation of the AES during the last session of Parliament. 

The two companies that have been awarded to carry out AES were:

BETA TEGAP SDN BHD which was incorporated on 07-02-2004.

It is a dormant company with no account submitted to the SSM.

The directors are: 

Nik Ismail bin Nik Mohamed

To’ Puan Roazana binti Hj Redzuan

Dr Andreas Teoh who is also the manager. 

The shareholders are:

Nik Ismail bin Nik Mohamed  3,080,000 shares

Dato’ Mohd Yunus Bin Othman  280,000 shares

Yap Kim See @ Yap Ai Lin            700,000 shares

To’ Puan Roazana Binti Hj Redzuan  5,740,000 shares

Dr Andreas Teoh   4,200,000 shares

It is using the AES by Redflex, which is based in South Melbourne, Australia.

COMMERCIAL CIRCLE (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD which was incorporated on 06-06-1985.  

It has been submitting its account yearly in accordance with the rules. 

Its nature of business are:

License holder and supplier of Defense and police equipment to Government Departments

Supplies amd installation of traffic surveillance camersas and law enforcement equipment as well as the maintenance and servicing of such equipment.

The directors are:

Wong Ah Nooi @ Ng Siew Bee

Foong Yook Seng @Lawrence Foong Yook Seng

Norsiah binti Abu Asid

Md Sepian Bin Ramli

The shareholders are:

Foong Yook seng @ Lawrence Foong Yook Seng    120,002 shares

Michael Foong Ka-Meng  240,005 shares

Norsiah Binti Abu Asid    240,005 shares             

It is using the Robot system which is based from Germany.    

It was strange that these two companies were awarded the AES in 2005/2006 when YB Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy was the then Minsiter of Transport.  Recently he has been charged withthree counts of cheating the then Premier Abdullah Badawi by deceiving him into approving the turnkey project in PKFZ . He was alleged to have committed the offence at the famous 4^th FLOOR in the PM office in Putrajaya. The case is still pending in court.

These two companiues are using two different AES. Therefore, there was no uniformity in the AES in Malaysia. 

Initially when the AES Bill was tabled in Parliament the proposed fine was RM1,000 per offense, all vehicles will also had to replace the existing number plates to the costly electronic plates provided exclusively by certain companies but the MPs of BN Back Benchers Club (BBC) strongly opposed to the said proposals and the said Bill was withdrawn.  Hence, the fine was finally reduced to RM300 and the implementation of the electronic number plate was abandoned due to strong objections from MPs. 

Yours truly, has questioned the Deputy Minister of Transport during the Budget debate yesterday why was these two companies selected in 2005/2006 at the time when the AES  was not even tabled in Parliament and why two different systems of AES (i.e Redflex  andRobot) were used. The Deputy Minster of Transport did not provide answers to the said questions.

Yours truly is certain that AES will be a hot issue during the Committee Stage of the Budget debate which is coming up next week.

This issues here are about the transparency in the award of the AES to the two companies before the AES law was even passed in Parliament, whether a proper study and due deligent was made before awarding to the AES Project and whether the implementation of AES is predominantly about profits.

Hopefully no one will be charged for deceiving the then Minister of Transport, YB Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy, and/or the then Premier YAB Tun Abdullah Badawi at the 4th Floor of PM Office into awarding the AES projects.

There is an interesting article on Redflex in HERE.