Selangor Agrees To Make Public Concession Agreement With Syabas

SHAH ALAM, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government has agreed to make public the water concession agreement it signed with Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS).

A statement issued by the Selangor Menteri Besar's Press Secretariat Tuesday stated that the decision was reached at the state executive council meeting last Jan 20.

As such, it said the federal government should also make public the concession agreement involving the state government, federal government and SYABAS.

According to the statement, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim also agreed to assist the Kuala Lumpur High Court in the case involving an application by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) and 13 others to seek a declaration that the audit report and concession agreement signed between SYABAS and the Selangor government were public documents and not confidential documents.

"As one of the parties in the court case, the state government has no objection to provide information and documents involved, if required by the court," it said.

The agreement contains information on the terms and conditions between the Selangor government, the federal government and SYABAS, as well as an audit report on the accounts of the water concessionaire.

According to the agreement signed on Dec 15, 2004, the concession report and audit were classified as confidential and could only be disclosed to the public with the agreement of all parties involved.

--BERNAMA