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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has blocked a proposed sale of a Felda-owned hotel after discovering it would be sold for £100 million despite costing £160 million to acquire, demanding a full investigative report from the authority's management.
Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil has urged broader rollout of digital safety programmes to rural communities and FELDA settlements, arguing current awareness efforts remain concentrated in urban centres.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim disclosed that Malaysia's government must pay RM980 million annually to the Federal Land Development Authority to cover losses from prior mismanagement, highlighting the fiscal burden inherited by the current administration.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has attributed Felda's near RM10 billion in losses to mismanagement and political interference, rather than shortcomings by the settlers themselves.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has disclosed that Felda faces nearly RM10 billion in accumulated losses stemming from sustained mismanagement and political interference. The revelations underscore deeper governance challenges within the agency responsible for managing Malaysia's agricultural settlements.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will table a policy paper on Felda's second-housing initiative to Cabinet within the next month, signalling the government's push to address housing needs among settlers.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for continued institutional strengthening of FELDA, the federal land development agency, to support settler welfare and economic sustainability under incoming chairman Tan Sri Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir.
Tan Sri Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir has been appointed chairman of the Federal Land Development Authority, tasked with driving the organisation's transformation agenda and safeguarding the interests of over three million settlers.
The Malaysian government is reviewing amendments to the Land Act 1960 affecting FELDA settlers, including proposals to limit heir registration and allow multiple house units on residential lots, Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid said.
The Malaysian government has unveiled RM28.85 million in initiatives targeting FELDA communities, including digital literacy programmes and school upgrades, signalling renewed focus on rural settler welfare.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid has proposed transferring FGV-managed land back to FELDA as part of efforts to stabilise the cash-strapped agency. The government spends nearly RM1 billion annually supporting FELDA.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged FELDA's leadership to maintain strict governance standards and avoid the administrative failures that have drained nearly RM1 billion annually from government coffers.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has recognised FELDA settlers as the foundation of Malaysia's land development schemes, celebrating their seven-decade contribution at the organisation's milestone anniversary event in Pahang.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has cautioned Felda's current leadership against repeating past governance failures as the state-owned enterprise grapples with a RM980 million debt burden, emphasising the need for disciplined financial management.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed claims that the government has prohibited events in FELDA settlements, clarifying that restrictions apply only to the use of government resources for election campaigning, not to programmes themselves.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated denials that he ordered cancellation of a Johor Felda Settlers' Day event in Kluang, stating parliament that restrictions applied solely to government machinery use during election periods.