KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of YTL Corporation Bhd and YTL Power International Bhd both jumped in morning trading on Thursday after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) cleared YTL Communications Sdn Bhd, of any wrongdoing related to the 1BestariNet project.
At the time of writing, YTL Corp was up 9.8 per cent to RM2.35 a share giving it a market capitalisation of RM25.9 billion, while YTL Power was up 7.65 per cent to RM3.94, giving it a market capitalisation of RM32.57 billion.
In a statement yesterday, YTL Power announced that it received confirmation from the MACC that the investigation was concluded with no charges pursued against YTL Communications.
This follows an extensive investigation by the MACC which found no evidence of wrongdoing related to the 1BestariNet project.
The 1BestariNet project, initiated by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2011, aimed to provide high-speed internet access to schools and introduce a virtual learning system.
Initially planned for a 15-year duration with a budget of RM4.07 billion, the project was later shortened to seven years and six months.
YTL Communications completed only the first two phases of the project, which concluded in June 2019.
In September, the MACC launched an investigation into YTL Communications following "new information" received from the Government Procurement and Finance Governance Investigation Committee in August, as well as a report from the Public Accounts Committee.