The Auditor-General’s latest report reveals 273 new financial and administrative weaknesses across federal and state agencies, with over RM316 million recovered via a public dashboard.
PETALING JAYA: Auditor-General Datuk Seri Wan Suraya Wan Mohd has uncovered 273 new financial and administrative issues in the latest audit report, exposing weaknesses across federal and state agencies as well as government-linked companies.
The findings, detailed in Auditor-General’s Report Series 1/2026, cover the 2024 financial statements of federal agencies, the operations of ministries and departments at both federal and state levels, and the management of statutory bodies and state-owned companies.
The issues are now publicly available on the online Auditor-General’s Dashboard, allowing for monitoring and follow-up by relevant authorities.
Wan Suraya said the dashboard had facilitated recoveries and repayments totaling RM316.68 million between 2024 and December 2025, including RM221.52 million recovered from federal agencies through penalties, rental arrears, land leases, duties and taxes.
As of Jan 9 this year, 143 of 145 federal agency financial statements had been submitted and certified.
Of these, 128 received unqualified audit opinions, while 15 were issued modified opinions.
The cases have been referred to the Serious Irregularities Action Committee, co-chaired by Wan Suraya and Treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican, under expanded powers from amendments to the Audit Act 1957.
Other concerns include Perbadanan Perwira Harta Malaysia, whose assets were insufficient to meet liabilities, along with issues in several federal entities.
Following amendments to the Audit Act, 1,856 additional entities, including firms with government guarantees, are now subject to audit under the “Follow the Public Money” approach.
Analysis via the new e-SelfAudit system also revealed issues at both federal and state levels.
Among 852 federal entities, four companies were operating outside their original objectives, 13 profitable companies under Minister of Finance Incorporated failed to pay dividends and nine are facing operational concerns despite government support.
At the state level, audits covered programmes in Kelantan, Pahang, Sarawak, Sabah, Terengganu and Kedah, along with 18 companies.
The e-SelfAudit system was applied to 1,004 state-level companies across 13 states.
Wan Suraya said the report also includes audits of major initiatives, including the Research, Development, Commercialisation and Innovation Programme and spending on the MyDigital ID Development project.
The auditor-general’s report is available on the official website of the National Audit Department: https://lkan.audit.gov.my
The Sun Malaysia
