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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced RM29 million in fresh allocations for FELDA communities, including digital literacy programmes, school repairs, and healthcare initiatives, during celebrations marking the authority's 70th anniversary.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid has proposed transferring a portion of land managed by FGV Holdings back to FELDA, aiming to strengthen the agency's finances and accelerate debt repayment while improving returns to plantation settlers.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned Felda administrators that the agency's ballooning RM980 million debt reflects poor governance, urging a decisive shift toward accountability and disciplined operations.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has paid tribute to FELDA settlers, crediting them as the driving force behind the land development scheme's success across its seven-decade history.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced plans to amend Act 530 to permit multiple residential structures on individual FELDA lots. The government has instructed FELDA to prepare draft amendments within two months for Cabinet submission and parliamentary tabling later this year.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is officiating FELDA's 70th anniversary celebration at Jengka, Pahang, honouring the contributions of settlers who have shaped the organisation since its 1956 establishment.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet with Felda management at his office to tackle persistent problems affecting palm oil settlers, signalling renewed government attention to the struggling authority.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed that the federal government faces an annual debt servicing obligation of nearly RM1 billion stemming from Felda's financial mismanagement under previous leadership.
Barisan Nasional incumbent Muszaide Makmor is banking on agricultural modernisation and industrial development to secure a second term in Johor's Sedili state seat, facing challenges from opposition rivals on infrastructure and rural livelihoods.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has denied barring programmes from FELDA settlements, clarifying that restrictions apply only to using government resources for election campaigning, not to events themselves.
A three-member Federal Court panel will decide this afternoon on an application by a former Felda chairman concerning his right to present a defence before his conviction was restored.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has rejected claims that caretaker Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi was barred from attending a Felda gathering, describing the allegations as baseless.
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The General Operations Force has arrested nine individuals following the discovery of a sophisticated illegal bauxite mining enterprise valued at RM3.75 million operating within a Felda plantation in Kuantan, marking a significant enforcement victory.
The Federal Court has dismissed former Felda chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad's attempt to overturn a corruption conviction tied to a RM3.09 million transaction involving Kuching's Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites.
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Malaysia's Federal Court has rejected former Felda chairman Tan Sri Isa Samad's final appeal against his RM3 million corruption conviction, effectively ending his legal battle to clear his name.
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed claims that any directive was issued to prevent Onn Hafiz from accessing Felda settlements, amid ongoing political tensions between coalition partners.
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Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has dismissed reports that he directed restrictions on the Johor Menteri Besar's engagement with Felda affairs, clarifying his administrative role remains within proper governance boundaries.
Malaysian courts face a pivotal week with the corruption conviction review of former Felda chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad and money laundering proceedings involving retired army chief Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan commanding public attention.