Kuala Lampur, July 15 -- The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) under the previous BN government spent nearly RM13 million on special projects unrelated to its job scope, over a two-year period.

According to the Auditor-General's Report 2018 Series 1, some RM12.81 million was spent from 2016 up until April 2018, a month before the 14th general election which saw Pakatan Harapan take the reins of the federal government.

Some of the projects which did not fit MCMC's portfolio of monitoring and regulating the Malaysian communications industry included procuring a big data analytics system called MyInsight System which cost RM4.75 million, which was purchased a week ahead of the general elections.

Others include RM10...