PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli has refuted the Negri Sembilan menteri besar’s statement that its degazetted forest reserves remained in state hands by transferring them to the state-owned Yayasan Negri Sembilan (YNS).
“Mohamad Hasan only presented half the story... What he didn’t tell is what happened from Yayasan Negri Sembilan onwards,” Rafizi told a press conference today.
He disclosed a purportedly leaked letter from the state secretariat approving YNS’ request to amend the decision to transfer the land to several other private companies.
“Mohamad Hasan only presented half the story... What he didn’t tell is what happened from Yayasan Negri Sembilan onwards,” Rafizi told a press conference today. He disclosed a purportedly leaked letter from the state secretariat approving YNS’ request to amend the decision to transfer the land to several other private companies.
“The Negri Sembilan exco meeting on March 4, 2004 has decided, amongst other things, to approve YNS’ application to amend the transfer (pemberi-milikan) of land as follows:
“1,014 hectares in Serting Ulu, Jempul for Asli-YKS Sdn Bhd for rubber plantations,” read the letter dated March 12, 2004 and received by YNS a week later.
“Although the name of the company gives the impression that it is a joint-venture with YKS,” Rafizi said, “Searches with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) confirms that is it owned and controlled by Negri Sembilan MCA chairperson Senator Dr Yeow Chai Tiam.”
However, three items on the purported letter were redacted. Rafizi said these are other companies being given forest reserve land and he hopes that they would come clean before he exposes them, too.
“I await Mohamad’s next response before taking other measures regarding this disgusting abuse of land that profits BN’s leadership,” he said.
Rafizi also pointed out CCM’s information that the company has only RM10 in paid-up capital, of which Yeow, as director and majority shareholder, has RM5.
‘Shell company bought for RM2,000'
When contacted, Yeow said he has no knowledge of the land. He said two of his friends bought the shell company three years ago for RM2,000.
When one of the duo backed out, he was invited to sit on the company’s board.
“When we bought the company, the company had nothing. No reserves. No property.
“The company has no land. I do not know who the former owner was. I simply went to the company secretary to buy an empty shell company.”
He said he was hoping to use the company to go into the sand mining business on private land in Port Dickson. There has been no application for land to the state government.
However, the deal broke down when Asli-YNS could not agree on the price of the sand and the company has been dormant since.
“The forest reserve land is Malay reserve land. How could I get it?” he added.
Official search documents from CCM provided to the press by Rafizi confirm that Yeow was appointed to the board on June 25, 2009.
The document dated Oct 22 and last updated on Feb 1 also states the company’s nature of business as “dormant”.
“1,014 hectares in Serting Ulu, Jempul for Asli-YKS Sdn Bhd for rubber plantations,” read the letter dated March 12, 2004 and received by YNS a week later.
“Although the name of the company gives the impression that it is a joint-venture with YKS,” Rafizi said, “Searches with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) confirms that is it owned and controlled by Negri Sembilan MCA chairperson Senator Dr Yeow Chai Tiam.”
However, three items on the purported letter were redacted. Rafizi said these are other companies being given forest reserve land and he hopes that they would come clean before he exposes them, too.
“I await Mohamad’s next response before taking other measures regarding this disgusting abuse of land that profits BN’s leadership,” he said.
Rafizi also pointed out CCM’s information that the company has only RM10 in paid-up capital, of which Yeow, as director and majority shareholder, has RM5.
‘Shell company bought for RM2,000'
When contacted, Yeow said he has no knowledge of the land. He said two of his friends bought the shell company three years ago for RM2,000.
When one of the duo backed out, he was invited to sit on the company’s board.
“When we bought the company, the company had nothing. No reserves. No property.
“The company has no land. I do not know who the former owner was. I simply went to the company secretary to buy an empty shell company.”
He said he was hoping to use the company to go into the sand mining business on private land in Port Dickson. There has been no application for land to the state government.
However, the deal broke down when Asli-YNS could not agree on the price of the sand and the company has been dormant since.
“The forest reserve land is Malay reserve land. How could I get it?” he added.
Official search documents from CCM provided to the press by Rafizi confirm that Yeow was appointed to the board on June 25, 2009.
The document dated Oct 22 and last updated on Feb 1 also states the company’s nature of business as “dormant”.
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