{
  "id": 12272198,
  "title": "A-G’s report: RM2.55m in allowances paid without valid authority",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/a-gs-report-rm2-55m-in-allowances-paid-without-valid-authority",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T01:02:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/06/a-gs-report-rm255m-in-allowances-paid-without-valid-authority/237845"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Auditor-General's Report (LKAN) 2/2026 has revealed that RM2.55 million was spent on allowances and facilities in 2025 without valid authority from the Light Dues Fund (KWDA) and Marine Trade Centre Fund (KWPPL). Of this amount, RM2.31 million was from KWDA funds, while RM239,784 came from KWPPL. The report states that the payments were not provided for under the relevant acts and regulations, and the KWDA Board and KWPPL Committee lacked valid authority to approve the expenditure. KWDA and KWPPL are public funds, and the use of these funds is subject to the laws governing the respective funds, as stipulated by Act 61.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}