Putrajaya's decision to set up Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) to build and own Malaysia's 5G network infrastructure would incur losses to taxpayers' money, according to Pejuang Youth chief Abu Hafiz Salleh Hudin.

He said the government should utilise the existing local telecommunication providers to develop the network, instead of forking RM15 billion to set up DNB, which is a special purpose vehicle under the Finance Ministry.

Hafiz (above) also refuted the government's claim that with DNB managing Malaysia's 5G network and...