Govt to meet and address alleged DNB improprieties next week: Anwar

The government will address Digital Nasional Bhd’s (DNB) alleged lack of transparency in conducting internal operations next week, says Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Without elaborating, he said the issue would be discussed in a meeting.

“(The) DNB (issue) will be decided next week… there will be a meeting about it,” he told reporters briefly after attending the 25th PKR Convention at the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) in Shah Alam today.

Yesterday, DNB in a statement firmly denied the insinuation of any impropriety in its governance and procurement practices.

The company emphasised that its tender and procurement processes were structured according to the strictest governance standards and best practices.

DNB made the statement to clarify several allegations made by Channel News Asia in an article titled “Malaysia’s billion-dollar 5G roll-out stumbles as deal breaks down between powerful telcos, state-owned operator” published on April 19 and subsequently reported by several other media outlets.

- Bernama