Putrajaya cancels order to award 5G to firms after 'no open tender' claim

Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah says there is a need for more transparency after a report claimed the awards were made without any open tender being called. FMTNews SaifuddinAbdullah

June 3, 2020 5:59 PM

PETALING JAYA: Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has cancelled an order to award the 5G telecommunications spectrum to several firms. It was earlier reported that the awards — including to a firm linked to tycoon Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary —had been done seemingly without an open tender.

“I have ordered the MCMC chairman to cancel the order and review the instruments immediately,” he said in a statement.

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