Satees Muniandy, secretary-general of the United Rights of Malaysian Party (Urimai), criticized the Selangor state government for awarding two transit system projects through direct negotiations rather than an open tender process. One of the companies, Asia Mobility Technologies, is led by Ramachandran Muniandy, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh’s husband Yeoh.
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Lack of transparency
Satees called for an investigation into potential favoritism. Selangor DAP member Ng Sze Han defended the awards, stating they were approved by federal regulators and the Land Public Transport Agency. However, Satees argued that granting the award to a company linked to a serving minister was ethically wrong.