{
  "id": 16314398,
  "title": "Own up to your role in Pan Borneo delay, DAP man tells Warisan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/own-up-to-your-role-in-pan-borneo-delay-dap-man-tells-warisan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/24/own-up-to-your-role-in-pan-borneo-delay-dap-man-tells-warisan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sabah DAP leader Thien Ee Hang has urged Warisan to acknowledge its part in the delays of the Pan Borneo Highway project, specifically citing the termination of the project delivery partner (PDP) contract. In 2019, when Shafie Apdal was Sabah's chief minister, he reportedly recommended scrapping the PDP model, a move he acknowledged during a speech in the Dewan Rakyat on October 19, according to the official parliamentary Hansard. Thien criticized Warisan deputy president Darell Leiking for allegedly downplaying this admission, stating that Leiking cannot ignore the recorded evidence. Warisan must now openly address its role in the project's delays, Thien argued, rather than deflecting responsibility onto others or the federal government. The auditor-general's report, released earlier this month, found that only 11.4% of the 35 project packages had been fully completed as of March 31, with the remaining 31 packages still under implementation. Critics have blamed the cancellation of the PDP model for the project's significant delays, but Shafie has denied terminating any contractor's contracts.",
  "summary": "Thien Ee Hang says Warisan president and then chief minister Shafie Apdal had recommended scrapping the project delivery partner model in 2019.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "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."
}