KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 – The Transport Ministry today clarified a media report about the purchase of DMU (diesel multiple unit) commuter trains, which was raised in Parliament yesterday.
In a statement issued here, the ministry said what was raised by the parliamentary members on the matter was not accurate.
The ministry stated that the actual price of the government’s acquisition of the used DMU trains was EURO1.492 million (about RM7,571,200) per set, which consisted of two passenger coaches, while Costa Rica spent EURO2.0 million (about RM10,149,060) per set for a similar used-DMU units.
The price of RM33.5 million (about EURO6.6 million) is for the purchase of four sets of used-DMU trains, it said.
The newspaper report stated that the government had purchased the used-DMU commuter trains for RM30 million compared with RM10 million spent by Costa Rica and Argentina.
The ministry also said the purchase of the used-DMUs was to overcome the shortage of trains for the commuter service in the Klang valley.
Yesterday, at the Dewan Rakyat sitting, the Transport Ministry became the focus of the debate when a number of lawmakers urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate it over the purchase of the DMU commuter trains at RM30 million which they regard as odd. – Bernama
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