The latest Edge Weekly has a breaking story on the RM1.5 billion National Integrated Immigration System (NIIS) tender written two weeks ago. Iris and MyEG was headlined as front runners.
MyEG was given coverage in the article, "Are PM's son, PPBM behind frontrunners for RM1.5 billion IIS tender?" It has the tie-up with S5, which could be politically backed. Iris was not mentioned earlier, but now getting Edge Weekly's attention as a front runner in a 12-company race.
The blog posting was about the cancellation of concession awarded to Prestariang by government and subsequently open for tender by government to mean it is willing to spend to develop the system.
The manner media is keeping tab on the front runners it is as though:
"PM's son and/or son-in-law is/are involved in the IIS tender. Is any of them behind Datasonic or MyEg.com or S5?"
A pro-Anwar political Blogger cum Facebooker had leads on Iris's game to win the NIIS tender.
Shahbudin Husin9 August 2020Baru-baru ini seorang penulis blog pro bekas Perdana Menteri, Najib Razak telah menulis mengenai tender bernilai billion ringgit Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) dan mengaitkannya dengan Menteri Dalam Negeri, Hamzah Zainuddin dan bekas menteri kementerian berkenaan, Muhyiddin Yassin yang kini sudah pun menjadi Perdana Menteri.Tulisan blogger berkenaan boleh dibaca di sini – https://anotherbrickinwall.blogspot.com/2020/08/is-pms-son-and-ppbm-behind-rm15-billion.htmlDalam artikel tersebut, nama Muhyiddin dipetik secara jelas dan dikaitkan pula dengan ahli keluarga Perdana Menteri di mana sudah menjadi buah mulut pemain industri sejak tender tersebut ditutup pada Ogos tahun lalu.
Correction: Muhyiddin's and family members name was explicitly mentioned. However, it is not an accusation but curiosity on the unusual coverage by media on front runners.
The blogger cum Facebooker's lead linked it to current Home Minister.
Tender Sistem Imigresen Bersepadu Nasional atau (NIISE) bernilai lebih satu bilion ringgit itu merupakan tender yang ditawarkan selepas KDN membatalkan kontrak Sistem Kawalan Imigresen Nasional (SKIN) bernilai RM3.5 bilion yang diberikan kepada Prestariang SKIN Sdn Bhd (PSSB).Tender tersebut dibatalkan semasa zaman Muhyiddin menjadi Menteri Dalam Negeri dan ia belum sempat dianugerahkan kepada mana-mana syarikat kerana kompleksiti dan penilaian teknikal yang agak lebih ketat berbanding semasa zaman kerajaan BN terdahulu dimana ia dilakukan secara rundingan terus atau direct nego.Selepas hampir setahun dan pelbagai proses penilaian teknikal dijalankan, tender tersebut kini dalam fasa terakhir sebelum ia mendapat lampu hijau daripada KDN.Bagaimanapun, terdapat khabar angin yang tidak sedap didengar mula diperkatakan di kalangan pemain industri yang meluahkan rasa kurang senang apabila ada syarikat-syarikat yang mempunyai rekod tidak cantik dikatakan sedang berusaha keras menggunakan hubungan politik melobi dengan menabur janji kepada individu tertentu bagi tujuan memenangi tender tersebut.Individu yang dilobi itu sudah pastinya adalah melibatkan Menteri Dalam Negeri sendiri dan ia telah diperkatakan dengan meluas, termasuk difahamkan melibatkan pemimpin muda sebuah sayap parti politik sebagai perantaranya.Pemimpin muda yang dijadikan perantara itu difahamkan mempunyai hubungan dengan keluarga Hamzah.Pemilik syarikat tersebut pernah disaman oleh syarikat kasino, Wynn Macau kerana berhutang sebanyak HK$33 million ($4.21 million) yang tidak dibayarnya pada 2017, malah bekas Timbalan Pengarah Urusan syarikat ini juga pernah ditahan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) pada 2017 kerana penglibatan dalam skandal perniagaan di Republik Guinea.Carian di internet sudah memadai untuk mengetahui mereka yang dimaksudkan itu.Persoalannya, adakah Menteri Dalam Negeri akan mengulangi kesilapan sama dalam kes terdahulu yang melibatkan tender bernilai RM3.5 bilion yang diberikan kepada Prestariang SKIN Sdn Bhd (PSSB) secara rundingan terus?Jika Muhyiddin sebelum ini membatalkan tender tersebut kerana diberikan secara rundingan terus dan mahukan satu sistem yang lebih baik digunapakai, adakah Hamzah yang baharu menerajui Kementerian Dalam Neger mahu melanggar aspirasi Perdana Menteri?Atau adakah projek secara runding terus ini sebenarnya mahu diguna untuk memperolehi dana politik bagi menghadapi PRU15 akan datang seperti yang didakwa oleh penulis blog Anotherbrickinwall baru-baru ini?Tahun lepas, blog ini ada menulis artikel berhubung isu tender ini apabila Muhyiddin selaku Menteri Dalam Negeri ketika itu telah mengadakan satu pertandingan golf di mana syarikat-syarikat pembida dijemput sekali untuk menyertainya.
Front runner?
Though talk among businessmen is Home Ministry is a "fishing pond" for PPBM politicians, none is heard yet of Home Minister Dato Seri Hamzah Zainuddin interest in the tender.
The sceptic and suspicious will say, "takkanlah tidak terlibat" (don't tell me he is not involve). Proof is not readily available. The hints and available links are interesting.
Edge Online wrote in late June 2020 that S5 system is involved in the bids by MyEG, Iris and many other bidders. To quote an executive reported by Edge, “Whoever wins the contract, S5 Systems [also] wins.”
The media should investigate thoroughly who is behind S5. The real hands could likely be others not mentioned in official documents.
Returning back to the blogger cum Facebooker posting, the Deputy Managing Director of Iris, Dato Hamdan Mohd Hassan was arrested by MACC for alleged graft involving 15-year e-passport contract for the Republic of Guinea in January 2017 as mentioned. Consequently, Hamdan resigned in September that year.
Iris founder, Dato Tan Say Jim sold his stake in the company and completely pulled out.
Wynn Macau mentioned by the blogger exist. It is a luxury resort and casino hotel group operating in Macau. Back in January 2019, the new President and Group MD of Iris Corp, Datok Paul Poh Yang Hong had a judgement against him for failing to settle gambling debt for US$4.2 millon.
Paul Poh became President and Group MD of Iris in June 2018. From a property man from Hong Leong Group, he set up his own outfit Caprice Capital, and GLM Reit Management. Felda Investment, and Paul Poh and Dato Rozabil holds 17% and 10% in Iris Corp, respectively.
Rozabil is MD of Destini Berhad and was politically linked to Khairy Jamaluddin. Business-wise, he is in partnership with UMNO Kulim Bandar Baru Division head, Dato Aziz Sheikh Kadir.
Together with Dato Dr Zambery Kadir, former Perak MB and recently appointed Malaysia Airport Chairman, Aziz used to be the face leading Muhyiddin's campaign team for UMNO Deputy President.
Blogger and Facebooker, Shahbudin Husin followed this story in his blog ever since a golf competition involving the bidders and then Home Minister last year.
If the kaki judi he described is Paul Poh, then it is highly likely Iris is not only a bidder but now confirmed this week by Edge Weekly as one of the two front runner for the tender.
Who could be that young politician allegedly acting as intermediary?
Can observe the ANCOMLB (S5 reverse takeover target). They appointed a Doctor which you can search his background.
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