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Audit Dept flags continued delays, RM514m in unauthorised variation orders on Sabah Pan Borneo Highway

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — A total of 10 work packages for the Sarawak Pan Borneo Highway (LPB) project have been fully...

Audit Dept flags continued delays, RM514m in unauthorised variation orders on Sabah Pan Borneo Highway

The National Audit Department (JAN) has flagged continued delays and RM514 million in unauthorised variation orders on the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway project. As of March 31, 2026, only 11.4% of the 35 work packages comprising the 706-kilometre project had been completed, with the remaining 88.6% still under implementation. The audit revealed weaknesses in contract management and governance, including approvals of variation orders exceeding authorized limits totalling RM513.99 million.

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