{
  "id": 12587163,
  "title": "Four MPs call for RCI into delayed LCS project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/four-mps-call-for-rci-into-delayed-lcs-project",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:59:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1549785/four-mps-call-rci-delayed-lcs-project"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project was the focus of intense debate in the Dewan Rakyat today, with four MPs calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the project's delays. This came after Mohd Sany Hamzan (PH-Hulu Langat) suggested the government establish an RCI to investigate the LCS project, which was originally scheduled for completion in 2019 but now faces a risk of delayed physical handover (PHO) for the first vessel on Aug 26, or a revised target of Dec 26. Sany, Chong Zhemin (PH-Kampar), Ahmad Amzad Hashim (PN-Kuala Terengganu), and Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (PN-Tanah Merah) all agreed that an RCI should be set up to thoroughly investigate the matter, particularly the project's significant delay of 7.55% and questions regarding public funds.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project came under fire in the Dewan Rakyat today, with four members of Parliament calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into its delays.",
  "key_points": [
    "Four MPs call for Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into LCS project delays.",
    "MPs question public funds and significant delay of 7.55% in LCS project."
  ],
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  },
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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."
}