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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has instructed Felda to submit a comprehensive report on a proposed hotel sale that would result in a 60 million pound loss, citing concerns about fiscal responsibility and settler welfare.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has attributed the Federal Land Development Authority's near RM10 billion loss to systemic mismanagement and political interference rather than failures by the settler community.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has underscored the government's duty to hold public officials to rigorous standards of integrity, warning that office is a privilege to serve the nation, not an opportunity for self-enrichment.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has instructed Felda leadership to accelerate implementation of seven support initiatives for settlers, requesting monthly progress updates to prevent further delays in assistance programmes.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has stressed the need to continue strengthening FELDA as it works to improve the lives of settlers and their families, while ensuring the institution remains economically competitive and relevant.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has proposed returning portions of FGV-managed land to FELDA, proposing restructured management could accelerate debt repayment and improve returns for settlers amid a nine-year recovery timeline.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned Felda's current leadership against repeating past governance failures that burdened the settler-focused agency with a RM980 million debt burden, calling for disciplined and transparent operations.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called on FELDA's leadership to embrace transparency and accountability, warning against repeating historical mistakes that have cost the government approximately RM1 billion yearly in debt servicing.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has lauded FELDA settlers for their pivotal role in the land scheme's seven-decade journey, describing them as fundamental to Malaysia's rural development success and national pride.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim presided over FELDA's 70th anniversary and Settlers' Day celebration in Jengka, recognising the organisation's pivotal role in transforming rural communities and settler livelihoods over seven decades since 1956.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is summoning Felda management to his office to tackle persistent grievances affecting the scheme's settlers, signalling renewed political focus on the agricultural sector.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has committed to addressing the long-delayed housing provision for second-generation FELDA settlers, though implementation depends on state government collaboration on land and infrastructure matters.
The incumbent Sedili assemblyman from Barisan Nasional is promoting agricultural modernisation and industrial development to boost rural incomes ahead of Johor's July 11 state election.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has clarified that the government has not prohibited programmes in FELDA settlements, but underscored that election laws restrict the use of federal machinery for campaigning purposes.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has rejected claims that he instructed the cancellation of the 2026 Johor Felda Settlers' Day event scheduled for Kluang, distancing himself from the controversial decision.
At 23, Pakatan Harapan's Danish Hossman is the youngest candidate in Johor's state election, campaigning to attract investment to Johor Lama and create local jobs to reverse young people's exodus to urban centres and Singapore.
A three-member Federal Court panel is preparing to deliver judgment on the former Felda chairman's application contesting procedural irregularities in his conviction case this afternoon.
The General Operations Force has arrested nine people, predominantly foreign nationals, following a coordinated raid on a Felda plantation. Authorities confiscated RM3.75 million in assets and substantial quantities of bauxite ore.
The Federal Court has rejected former Felda chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad's attempt to review his corruption conviction, requiring him to serve his sentence for misappropriating RM3.09 million in a controversial Sarawak hotel transaction.
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The Federal Court has rejected former Felda chairman Tan Sri Isa Samad's final appeal against his RM3 million corruption conviction, exhausting all remaining legal remedies available to him.
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The General Operations Force has dismantled a significant illegal bauxite mining operation at a Felda plantation in Kuantan, detaining nine people and recovering assets valued at RM3.75 million in the process.
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Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has rejected suggestions that he directed restrictions on Johor's Menteri Besar accessing Felda facilities, addressing tensions between state and federal authority.
Johor has resolved 99.99 per cent of Federal Land Development Authority land title applications, with 27,639 of 27,642 cases settled. The milestone demonstrates the state government's commitment to resolving longstanding ownership issues.
Two major legal proceedings command attention in Malaysian courts this week: a judicial review of former Felda chairman Isa Samad's corruption conviction and continuing money laundering charges against retired army chief Hafizuddeain Jantan.