{
  "id": 12285611,
  "title": "Lim Guan Eng cites fresh LCS delays in renewing scrutiny of Zahid’s ‘please implement’ note",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/lim-guan-eng-cites-fresh-lcs-delays-in-renewing-scrutiny-of-zahids",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T02:28:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/06/lim-guan-eng-cites-fresh-lcs-delays-in-renewing-scrutiny-of-zahids-please-implement-note/237877"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi faces renewed scrutiny over his handling of the RM11.22 billion Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project, according to DAP's Lim Guan Eng. The Bagan MP cited delays in the project, which were 7.55 per cent behind schedule as of June 25, according to the 2026 Auditor-General's Report. Lim also pointed to a July 8, 2010 letter from Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) to Zahid, now Defence Minister, requesting a letter of intent for the LCS project, which contained the handwritten note: \"SUB [Division Secretary] Procurement, please implement.\" The delays, ranging from 30 to 108 days, could affect the delivery of the first LCS, now scheduled for December 26, and may result in the ship being delivered without full operational capability due to incomplete training and weapons systems. Lim raised concerns about the project's technology becoming outdated before full operational readiness in April 2035, a 24-year delay from the 2011 order placement. The LCS programme, originally for six vessels under a RM9.128 billion contract, has now been reduced to five ships with an increased contract value to approximately RM11.22 billion. The project has drawn significant attention due to the RM6.083 billion paid as of October 2020, despite none of the six ships having been delivered. BNS was later renamed Lumut Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd, with the government intervening to complete the project. By the end of 2025, expenditures on the LCS project had reached about RM8.3 billion, with the first vessel entering shipyard-level sea trials.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — DAP’s Lim Guan Eng today cited fresh delays to Malaysia’s Littoral Combat Ship (...",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Lim Guan Eng cites fresh LCS delays in renewing scrutiny of Zahid’s ‘please implement’ note",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/lim-guan-eng-cites-fresh-lcs-delays-in-renewing-scrutiny-of-zahids-12301594",
        "published": "2026-10-06T02:28:09.000Z"
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  "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."
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