KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has declined to comment on issues surrounding Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd (Asia Mobility), a firm associated with her spouse, for its Selangor Mobility initiative.
This was in response to the allegations of preferential treatment for the tender process of the Selangor Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) project after it was revealed that Yeoh's husband, Ramachandran Muniandy, was Asia Mobility's chief executive officer.
The company was one of two companies selected for the service operators of the DRT pilot project.
"No (comment on the matter), because that has nothing to do with the Youth and Sports Ministry (event)," she was quoted as saying by the Free Malaysia Today portal after the ministry's event today.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reportedly said he would leave it to the authorities to investigate the awarding of the contract to Asia Mobility.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said there were no issues in the awarding of a contract to the company.
Prior to that, the Selangor government had defended the appointment of Asia Mobility. Investment, Trade and Mobility Committee chairman Ng Sze Han had said the company was one of two companies selected for the DRT pilot project, apart from Badan Bas Coach Sdn Bhd.
Ng said the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) had only approved Asia Mobility's participation in the "proof of concept" testing process of the Bus on Demand service.
Meanwhile, Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari yesterday said the state government had no qualms about disclosing the details of Asia Mobility's appointment for the state DRT project.