<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡4日讯）杨忠礼电力（YTL Power International Bhd）（KL: YTLPOWR）证实，大马反贪会（MACC）向子公司YTL Communications私人有限公司（YTL Comms）调查有关教育部价值40亿令吉的1BestariNet项目。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>该集团表示，YTL Comms正与反贪会全力合作，并相信此事将得到“圆满解决”。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>该集团今日发布文告表示：“反贪会要求YTL Comms提供有关1Bestarinet项目的资料。”</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>杨忠礼电力表示，教育部在2011年通过公开招标，将该项目授予YTL Comms，当时共有19家公司参与竞标。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>该集团声称，YTL Comms得标是因为“在技术上最合规，而且投标最具成本效益”。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>杨忠礼电力补充说：“该项目于2019年6月30日合同期满，经教育部认证顺利完成。”</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version</em>：<a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/725558">YTL Power confirms being probed by MACC over 1BestariNet project</a></p></div>


（吉隆坡4日讯）杨忠礼电力（YTL Power International Bhd）（KL: YTLPOWR）证实，大马反贪会（MACC）向子公司YTL Communications私人有限公司（YTL Comms）调查有关教育部价值40亿令吉的1BestariNet项目。

杨忠礼电力证实 遭反贪会调查1BestariNet项目

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