Opposition parliamentarian Mahfuz Omar has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to probe contracts awarded by the Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Ministry to padi processing companies without the necessary facilities. <br /> <br />He accused the ministry of giving out such tenders to a company identified as Haji Md Nor Sdn Bhd. <br /> <br />"There were initially just four companies such as Padiberas Nasional Bhd and Syarikat Perniagaan Peladang (Mada) Sdn Bhd. But the ministry expanded that to 10 more companies and I was told that these companies have no padi processing plants," he said. <br /> <br />"Why give to those without processing plants? What good comes out from it if they have to send the padi somewhere else to be processed?" he asked. <br /> <br />http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/149145
