Veteran MP Lim Kit Siang today challenged Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to back his pledge to uphold transparency by declassifying a government report on the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal.

This was Lim's response to Hishammuddin’s promise to the Dewan Negara yesterday that the Defence Ministry will be transparent on the LCS project status and provide regular updates.

The LCS project has come under public scrutiny after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) released its report, indicating many problems affecting it.