Kuala Lampur, Oct. 3 -- A PhD viva voce - an oral examination where researchers defend their dissertations before an assessment panel, as various questions are raised by committee members.

That's how Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan described his first appearance before the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which began formal proceedings on September 15, 2026, to review the implementation of recommendations from the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH).

The proceedings before the PAC may be likened to a viva voce by Dr Zulkifli, but the proceedings before the RCI is an inquiry - an investigation into LTH's management and operation issues from 2...