The MACC has opened six investigation papers into alleged misappropriation, abuse of power and corruption involving Felda and its subsidiary Felda Investment Corporation (FIC), with arrests expected to begin next week.
MACC chief commissioner Abdul Halim Aman said the probe, under Ops Fella, covers six Felda and FIC projects and investments between 2010 and 2020, including properties in Sarawak, Sabah and London, Felda Wellness Corporation, Felda House and Grand Felda House, and the Kuala Lumpur Vertical City project.
“We received the information on Aug 24... involving elements of misappropriation, abuse of power and corruption,” Bernama reported him as saying in Putrajaya today.
Statements have so far been recorded from 12 individuals, including FIC board members and officers, lawyers, a valuer and government officials.
The MACC is also examining alleged issues involving oil palm seedlings and replanting programmes benefiting about 450 settlers at Felda Palong 7.
The MACC has yet to receive a letter from former human resources minister M Saravanan regarding his corruption case, its chief said, according to Bernama.
On claims that a key witness had died, Halim said details were confidential and known only to investigators and top MACC management, adding that whether the case remained strong was “a legal matter”.
Former human resources minister M Saravanan Saravanan previously said his letter to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was meant to explain his position, not seek intervention or have the charges dropped.
The Tapah MP has pleaded not guilty to three corruption charges involving RM1.097 million linked to approvals for foreign worker quotas.
The Environment Department will no longer consider granting exemptions that allow factories to emit air pollutants beyond regulatory limits under the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014.
The move comes ahead of full enforcement of industrial clean air regulations by 2027, closing a loophole that allowed factories to continue over-polluting as long as they commit to reach full compliance within a fixed timeframe.
Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup It also followed multi-year grace periods for industry to adapt. The last extension expired in August 2026.
Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup said 38 premises, including power plants, petrochemical plants and palm oil mills, still exceed statutory emission limits.
They must rapidly upgrade their pollution control systems or face strict legal enforcement and heavy financial penalties. - Mkini
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