{
  "id": 3227563,
  "title": "Zahid backs PAC move to probe Tabung Haji management since 2017, stresses facts over perception",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/zahid-backs-pac-move-to-probe-tabung-haji-management-since-2017-3227563",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T08:05:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/25/zahid-backs-pac-move-to-probe-tabung-haji-management-since-2017-stresses-facts-over-perception/232594"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has endorsed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)'s proposal to form a special body to investigate the management of the Tabung Haji (TH) organization from 2017 onwards. Zahid emphasized the importance of basing the probe on facts and reality to clarify the situation and correct public perceptions about TH's management and governance. The proposal emerged informally during a forum titled \"Reality and Perception: Don’t Politicise Tabung Haji,\" which sought to dissect TH's governance and management, specifically in light of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report spanning 2014-2020. Zahid noted that the government's National Audit Department (JAN) had issued a clean certificate, confirming a thorough audit of TH under the Tabung Haji Act 1995. The PAC, he argued, is the most fitting entity to conduct the investigation due to its designated mandate and authority. Zahid also dismissed the suggestion of creating a new Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) for the same purpose, stating that the PAC, with its explicit jurisdiction, is better suited for the task.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi supports a proposal for the Public A...",
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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."
}